A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament:
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson had a goal and two assists for Sweden, which closed out the preliminary round with a 6-1 defeat of Slovakia at Ostravar Arena in Vítkovice, Czechia on Tuesday.
Stationed on the second pairing with fellow Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, Karlsson logged 22:03 of ice time on 25 shifts and had a game-high nine shots.
Pettersson recorded 17:14 of ice time on 25 shifts and had one shot.
Highlights:
Sweden completed the preliminary round with a 7-0 record and will face Finland in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, 2:20 p.m. (EDT).
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi was held without a point for Finland in a 3-1 loss to Switzerland at the o2 Arena in Prague.
Opening the contest on the right wing of the third line, Puljujarvi had 13:14 of ice time on 17 shifts and had one …