Ice hockey Olympic champions Finland were the first team to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup in their own country.
The hosts defeated Great Britain 6-0 (2-0, 2-0, 2-0) on Friday and took the lead in preliminary round group B with 13 points.
Latvia saved their chance for the knockout round with a 4:3 (0:0, 3:2, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) after a penalty shootout against Austria and climbed to fifth place.
In the German group A, Slovakia, third at the Olympics, celebrated its second victory. After the 4: 3 (1: 2, 3: 0, 0: 1) against Kazakhstan, the Slovaks are fifth.
The Kazakhs are the next opponents of the German national team on Sunday (3:20 p.m. CEST/Sport1 and MagentaSport).
Latvia – Austria 4:3 (0:0, 3:2, 0:1, 0:0, 2:1) nP. – Goals: 0: 1 Nissner (21:10), 1: 1 Balcers (25:36), 2: 1 Cukste (29:50), 2: 2 Heinrich (31:24), 3: 2 Balcers (35: 40), 3: 3 Zundel (46:21), 4: 3 Jelisejevs (penalty). – Penalty minutes: Latvia 10 – Austria 10. – Spectators: 8516
Kazakhstan 3-4 Slovakia (2-1, 0-3, 1-0). – Goals: 0: 1 Kollar (12:12), 1: 1 Panyukov (15:17), 2: 1 Shevshenko (17:52), 2: 2 Fehervary (29:47), 2: 3 Liska (33: 18), 2:4 Slafkovsky (34:26), 3:4 Panyukov (43:32). – Penalty minutes: Kazakhstan 5 – Slovakia 6. – Spectators: 3068
Great Britain 0-6 Finland (0-2, 0-2, 0-2). – Goals: 0:1 Friman (06:48), 0:2 Hietanen (11:38), 0:3 Filppula (26:40), 0:4 Armia (28:27), 0:5 Maenalanen (49: 01), 0:6 Rajala (55:42). – Penalty minutes: Great Britain 4 – Finland 2. – Attendance: 11502
Germany – Italy 9: 4 (4: 0, 2: 1, 3: 3). – Goals: 1: 0 Karachun (05:01), 2: 0 Wissmann (06:17), 3: 0 Ehliz (13:14), 4: 0 Fischbuch (17:58), 5: 0 Reichel (25: 01), 5:1 Traversa (25:37), 6:1 Fish Book (34:55), 7:1 Ehliz (41:24), 8:1 Karachun (42:45), 8:2 Frigo (47: 26), 8-3 Mantenuto (49-50), 9-3 Soramies (57-04), 9-4 Petan (59-41). – Penalty minutes: Germany 4 – Italy 8. – Spectators: 3311