MINSK, Belarus -- High-scoring Russia routed Kazakhstan 7-2 on Wednesday for its fourth straight victory at the ice hockey world championship. Sergei Plotnikov scored twice on power plays, and Viktor Tikhonov had one goal. They each have four goals, tied for the most in the tournament. Tikhonov also added three assists, while Plotnikov had two. "Its a question of good partners," Plotnikov said. "We have a good team. We play all for one and one for all and that leads to the results. Were well motivated." Plotnikov, Yegor Yakovlev and Danis Zaripov each had a power play goal for a commanding 3-0 lead. Nikolai Kulyomin and Alexander Burmistrov also scored. Mikhail Panshin and Andrei Spiridonov scored for Kazakhstan. Russia leads Group B with 12 points and has scored a total of 22 goals. The United States, Belarus and Latvia, who were idle Wednesday, have six points. Kazakhstan has one. Also Wednesday, Switzerland ended a three-game losing streak by beating Germany 3-2, Czech Republic shut out Italy 2-0 and Slovakia beat Norway 5-2 for its first win. Damien Brunner had a power play goal and an assist to lead the Swiss team -- last years runner-up -- to its first victory after losses to Russia, the U.S. and Belarus. "We found a way to win and thats important," Brunner said. Thomas Oppenheimer scored two goals for Germany. Switzerland has three points in four games in Group B. Germany has five. Jiri Sekac gave the Czechs a 1-0 lead in the second period, and Jaromir Jagr added an insurance goal in the third. The Czechs outshot Italy 37-11, but goaltender Daniel Bellissimo made 35 saves. Czech goalie Alexander Salak stopped 11 shots for the shutout. Ladislav Nagy scored the winning goal for Slovakia with 18 seconds remaining in the second period and added another one in the third. He has scored four times in the tournament. Tomas Tatar, Juraj Mikus and Michel Miklik also scored for Slovakia. Norway got goals from Alexander Bonsaksen and Morten Ask. The Czechs and Norway have six points in Group A in four games, two more than Slovakia, while Italy has three. Sweden tops the group with eight points, one point ahead of Canada. NFL Jerseys China . This is an exercise I have undertaken a few times, starting in 2009, and hope that Ive refined my approach a little bit in that time to help paint a better picture. Baseball Jerseys From China . - Joao Plata scored twice in the final 24 minutes, including the winner in stoppage time, to help Real Salt Lake remain unbeaten with a 3-2 victory over the winless Chicago Fire on Saturday night. http://www.cheapnflchinajerseysonline.com/. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was made. By releasing Bailey, the Broncos would open up cap space with the 12-time Pro Bowl player scheduled to make around $10 million next season. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . Schaub will start for an injured Case Keenum and try to help the Texans end a 12-game skid. Schaubs last action in Houston came when he took over late in a game against Oakland on Nov. 17 as Keenum was struggling. NFL Jerseys Wholesale China . The first baseman hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Mets to a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.The Detroit Tigers continue to hold down top spot in the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, ahead of the Boston Red Sox and -- going to the playoffs! -- Pittsburgh Pirates. The Red Sox have gone 20-7 in their last 27 games to pull away from the rest of the American League East, and part of the reason for their strong finish has been the work of lefthanded starter Jon Lester, who has a 2.29 ERA in a dozen starts since the All-Star break. Among other teams moving up, the Washington Nationals jumped into the Top 10, from 13, on the strength of a 16-6 record in their last 22 games. Too little, too late, but a strong finish nonetheless. The Los Angeles Angels still have a shot at a .500 record, after going 21-9 in their last 30 games; a decceptive end to an otherwise terrible season.dddddddddddd Falling, at the wrong time, the Texas Rangers have fallen out of playoff position, going 6-15 in September, and drop from eight to 12 in the rankings, while the Baltimore Orioles have lost five in a row, and may have lost third baseman Manny Machado to a knee injury, to go from 11 to 15. Toronto continues to languish in the lower third, down from 22 to 23, with a 4-9 record in their last 13 games and star slugger Edwin Encarnacion joins the increasingly long list on the Blue Jays DL. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '