Switzerland 3 Bearus 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Philipp Kurashev, Nicolas Muller and Valentin Nussbaumer scored to help Switzerland beat Belarus 3-2 on Wednesday in the world junior hockey championship.
Philip Wuthrich made 27 saves for Switzerland in its Group B opener.
Mmaxim Sushko and Viktor Bovbel scored for Belarus, coming off a 6-1 loss to Sweden on Tuesday.
In Group A, Canada faced Slovakia in a night game.
The defending champion United States opened Tuesday night with a 9-0 victory over Denmark. The Americans will resume Group A play Thursday night against Slovakia.