Zurich/Freiburg – Switzerland also won its fifth game at the Ice Hockey World Cup in its own country. The runner-up world champion defeated the point-less bottom team Great Britain 4-1 on Thursday. NHL striker Nino Niederreiter scored twice for the runner-up. The Swiss, winners 9-0 against Austria on Wednesday, lead Group A with 15 points ahead of Finland (12), which dispatched Latvia 7-1. The third-placed ÖEHV team (9) will play against Germany on Saturday.
