Niemi has 2 goals, 2 assists in Finland’s 10-1 victory over Austria

Finland beats Austria 10-1

REGINA, Saskatchewan — Jyri Niemi had two goals and two assists to help Finland beat Austria 10-1 on Wednesday in the world junior hockey championship.

Joonas Rask, Jani Lujunen, Mikael Granlund, Aleksi Laakso and Toni Rajala also scored for Finland, 2-1 in Group B play. Austria dropped to 0-3.

On Thursday, Finland will face Sweden (3-0).

In Group A in Saskatoon, Switzerland beat Latvia 7-5 to improve to 1-2. Tim Weber scored the go-ahead goal for Switzerland in the third period.

Latvia finished group play 0-4.

On Thursday night in Saskatoon, the United States will face five-time defending champion Canada for the top spot in Group A. Both teams are 3-0.