Here's the latest on the Dallas players in the tournament.
John Klingberg, D, Sweden
Klingberg recorded no points, two shots on goal and a plus-two rating as Sweden defeated Switzerland, 3-1, in the quarterfinals Thursday. Nicklas Backstrom, William Nylander, and Alex Edler scored goals, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26 shots for Sweden. Klingberg again played on a defense pair with Edler and logged 17:46 of ice time in Thursday's game. Klingberg has five points (one goal, four assists), a plus-seven rating and is averaging 18:39 of ice time in eight games. He is tied for fifth in scoring among defensemen at the tournament, and he is tied for fifth in plus/minus rating among all players.
Julius Honka, D, Finland
Honka had no points and played 17:57 of ice time as Finland defeated Team USA, 2-0, in the quarterfinals. Mikko Rantanen and Joonas Kemppainen scored goals, and Harri Sateri stopped 26 shots for the Finns, who snapped the USA's winning streak at six games. Honka, who played on Finland's top defense pair and saw time on the power play in Thursday's game, has recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in eight games and is averaging 17:20 of ice time per game. Honka had no shots in Thursday's game, but he remains tied for the tournament lead with 23 shots on goal.
Valeri Nichushkin, LW, Russia
Nichushkin recorded no points and one shot on goal in 12:49 of playing time as Russia defeated Czech Republic, 3-0, in the quarterfinals. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots for his third shutout of the tournament and Nikita Kucherov, Artemi Panarin, and Dmitri Orlov scored goals for the Russians. Nichushkin, who had played on the fourth line in his first three games at the tournament, was listed on the first line on Thursday's lineup sheet. He has no points in four games and is averaging 11:27 of ice time.
Thursday's Quarterfinals
Finland 2, USA 0
Russia 3, Czech Republic 0
Sweden 3, Switzerland 1
Canada 2, Germany 1
Saturday's Semifinals
Sweden vs. Finland
Canada vs. Russia
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