Slovakia wins again at worlds

Swiss add to German misery with narrow win

PR AGUE, CZECH REPUBL IC • Slovakia struck late to overcome Slovenia 3-1 for its third victory at the ice hockey world championship and France ended a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over Austria on Tuesday.

Earlier, Switzerland edged Germany 1-0 and Belarus beat Denmark 5-1 for their second victories at the tournament.

Los Angeles Kings forward Marian Gaborik scored on a power play with 5:44 remaining and added his second into an empty net with one second to go to lead Slovakia to victory.

“It wasn’t our best game,” Gaborik said. “But we showed we know what to do when we’re losing.”

Buffalo Sabres defenceman Andrej Meszaros had tied it in the final period after Jan Urbas gave Slovenia a 1-0 lead in the first period.

Damien Fleury scored on a power play 6:13 into the final period and Laurent Meunier added the second into an empty net with 58 seconds left for France’s first win at the tournament.

“That’s a big win for us,” Dallas Stars forward Antoine Roussel said. “We deserved the three points but that was a hard battle for both teams.”

Earlier, the defeat by Switzerland was another blow for Germany’s campaign after a humiliating 10-0 loss to Canada in its previous game on Sunday.

Denis Hollenstein ended the deadlock with a backhand shot in the final period with 7:44 remaining.

“It was an important game for us all,” Nashville Predators forward Kevin Fiala said. “We just have to keep going like that. ”Nobody’s bad in this sport any more. Every game is gonna be tough.“