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Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist (41) battles with Norway's Daniel Sorvik as Swedish teammate and former Red Wings prospect Calle Jarnkrok (left) looks to help.

(The Associated Press)

Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist assisted on Linus Klasen's game-winning goal as Sweden edged Norway 2-1 Tuesday at the World Championship in Minsk, Belarus.

Klasen snapped a 1-1 tie at 7:18 of the third period. Sweden outshot Norway 35-14 but Nyquist had no shots and a plus-1 rating in 14:26.

Nyquist has two points (goal, assist) in three games for Sweden, which leads Group A with eight points and faces France on Thursday (1:45 p.m.)

The U.S., with Red Wings Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser, has two days off before its next game on Thursday against Latvia at 9:45 a.m. The U.S. (2-1) is in a three-way tie for second place in Group B with six points, three behind Russia.

On Wednesday, the Czech Republic, with Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl, meets Italy at 9:45 a.m. and Slovakia, with Detroit forward Tomas Tatar, plays Norway at 1:45 p.m.