RED DEER — Danila Yurov had a goal and an assist as Russia downed Switzerland.
Pavel Tyutnev scored the winning goal late in the first period as Russia (1-1) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead.
Dmitri Zlodeyev and Matvei Michkov also scored for Russia.
Attilio Biasca and Fabian Ritzmann scored for Switzerland (0-1).
Yegor Guskov made 16 saves for Russia, while Kevin Pasche stopped 28 shots for Switzerland.
Later in Red Deer, Sweden faced Slovakia.