World Championship Update: Panthers Off to a Hot Start

The Florida Panthers are already making waves at the 2018 IIHF World Championships.
The annual tournament, which runs from May 4-20 in Denmark, features five members of the Panthers, including defenseman Aaron Ekblad (CAN), forwards Evgenii Dadonov (RUS) and Maxim Mamin (RUS), goaltender Harri Sateri (FIN) and coach Bob Boughner (CAN).

Russia is one of just four undefeated teams left through the first three games of the preliminary round, thanks in large part to Dadonov and Mamin, who have combined for seven points (three goals, four assists) in the early goings of the tournament.
Dadonov, 29, is currently tied for ninth in tournament scoring with five points (one goal, four assists), while Mamin, 23, scored twice in Russia's lopsided 6-0 win over Belarus on Monday.
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With Boughner serving as an assistant coach and Ekblad playing big minutes on the blue line, Canada has also looked impressive at the Worlds, scoring the third-most goals and jumping out to an early 2-0-1 record at the tournament - good enough for third place in Group B.
Ekblad, 22, is currently tied for first in scoring among defensemen at the tournament with four points (one goal, three assists). He scored his first goal in Canada's 7-1 win over Denmark on Monday, blasting a long one-timer from beyond the circles past goaltender Sebastian Dahm.

Sateri, 28, has started two of three games for Finland, which currently leads Group B with a perfect 3-0-0 record. He has stopped 18 of 19 shots overall in the tournament, including a 10-save shutout in Finland's 7-0 win over Norway on Tuesday.
The upcoming schedule for Panthers at the World Championship this week is as follows:
\Most games scheduled to be broadcast live on NHL Network and TSN (in Canada)
Wednesday, May 9
Finland (Sateri) vs. Denmark - 2:15 PM
Thursday, May 10
Czech Republic vs. Russia (Dadonov / Mamin) - 2:15 PM
Norway vs. Canada (Ekblad / Boughner) - 2:15 PM
Saturday, May 12
Russia (Dadonov / Mamin) vs. Switzerland - 2:15 PM
Canada (Boughner / Ekblad) vs. Finland (Sateri) - 2:15 PM
Sunday, May 13
Germany vs. Finland (Sateri) - 2:15 PM
Monday, May 14
Russia (Dadonov / Mamin) vs. Slovakia - 10:15 AM
Canada (Boughner / Ekblad) vs. Latvia - 2:15 PM
Tuesday, May 15
Finland (Sateri) vs. United States - 6:15 AM
Canada (Boughner / Ekblad) vs. Germany - 10:15 AM
Russia (Dadonov / Mamin) vs. Sweden - 2:15 PM
PRELIMINARY ROUND ENDS*