World Championships: Day One Summary

Several Rangers are taking part in the World Championships in Germany this month, and yesterday marked the opening of the tournament. Team USA was upset by the hosting Germans, while Canada steamrolled the Italians. Six Rangers took part in those two games, here is how they fared in their respective openers:

Team USA:
Brandon Dubinsky: -1 rating, 2 PIMs
Chris Kreider: +1 rating
Matt Gilroy: +1 rating

Team Canada:
Marc Staal: +1 rating
Michael Del Zotto: Even rating
Chad Johnson: Did not play

Michal Rozsival (Czech Republic)and Arterm Anisimov (Russia) will skate in their first games on Sunday. Meanwhile, Andreas Ambuhl and Switzerland lead Latvia 1-0 after the first, with Ambuhl netting the only goal thus far in the contest.

Teams USA, Canada, and Switzerland each play their second games on Monday.