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Forsberg victorious in Colorado return

Swedish superstar Peter Forsberg didn't register a point but he made the most of his return to Colorado by helping the Avalanche post a 2-1 win over Vancouver on Tuesday.

Published: 5 March 2008 08:07 CET

Appearing in his first National Hockey League game with the Avalanche since April 4th, 2004 after signing a contract for the remainder of the season on February 25th, Forsberg logged a massive amount of ice time, making it through his season debut unscathed.

After nursing foot and ankle injuries since the 2006-07 Stanley Cup playoffs, the former MVP winner recorded three shots on goal on 22 shifts that totaled just under 20 minutes of ice time.

Defenceman John-Michael Liles snapped a tie early in the third period with a power-play goal.

Paul Stastny also scored, Andrew Brunette recorded two assists and Jose Theodore made 26 saves for Colorado (35-26-6), which jumped ahead of Vancouver (32-24-10) for seventh place in the Western Conference.

Ryan Shannon tallied and Roberto Luongo stopped 29 shots for the Canucks, who fell to 0-2-2 in their last four games.

ICEHOCKEY

Swedish ice hockey team faces strong Russia

The Swedes face a tough test in Saturday's ice hockey world championships semi-final against 2012 winners Russia, who are seeking redemption for their Sochi Olympic flop.

Published: 23 May 2014 13:12 CEST
Swedish ice hockey team faces strong Russia
Sweden's Gustav Nyquist goes up against Belarus in the qualifying rounds. Photo: TT

The Swedish squad came to Minsk with ten players who had never played in the world championship before. The team struggled throughout the preliminary round before winning a place in the last four by edging out hosts Belarus 3-2.

This hard-fought win seems to have boosted the Swedes' confidence ahead of the dangerous semi-final confrontation with the Russians.

"They have those two superstars of course, but also a great team," Swede Gustav Nyquist, a Detroit Red Wings right winger, said of Russians Alexander Ovechkin and Yevgeny Malkin.

"But we're good too and have shown what we can do. It'll be a tight game. The results in the quarter-finals goes to show that any team of the four remaining can win this."

Russia, the only team with a perfect record at the event, look favourites to win with strong performances in all areas of the ice, including defence. The team has allowed just seven goals in eight matches.

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