All three of the Devils' participants at the IIHF World Championship are headed to the quarterfinal round.
Jacob Josefson (Sweden), Artur Gavrus (Belarus) and Tuomo Ruutu (Finland) will all have their sights set on advancing when the next round of the tournament opens Thursday in the Czech Republic.
The matchups, which were set with the conclusion of the preliminary round on Tuesday, include a pair of rematches from last year’s semifinals: Finland versus the host Czech Republic, and Sweden taking on Russia. Belarus faces undefeated Canada.
Finland (4-2-0-1, 16 pts.