In a tense, gritty Group A affair at Helsinki Ice Hall on Sunday, France trailed Kazakhstan for more than half the game, but fought back to earn a 2-1 win for their first three points of the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

Denmark scored three early first-period goals in a span of just 2:48 and never looked back in a 9-1 opening win over Kazakhstan in Saturday’s early game in Helsinki.