Finland Germany 5-8-16

Germany's Korbinian Holzer (left) fights with Antti Pihlstrom of Finland during Sunday's game.

(The Associated Press)

The Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk picked up a pair of assists as Russia defeated Kazakhstan 6-4 Sunday at the World Championship in Moscow, Russia.

Datsyuk has one shot on goal in 14:17. Red Wings defenseman Alexey Marchenko had no points and one shot in 16:18 for Russia (1-1), which outshot Kazakhstan 49-19.

Finland 5, Germany 1: Red Wings forward Teemu Pulkkinen had no points and no shots on goal in 15:11 of ice time as Finland improved to 2-0. Patrik Laine, projected to be the second pick in June's entry draft, had two goals and an assist.

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