Russia has started the defense of its World hockey title with a 5-0 win over Germany, as reported by the Associated Press on Friday. Oleg Saprykin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Zinoviev, Anton Kuryanov and Denis Zaripov scored in the opening game of the tournament. Russia, ranked No. 1 in the world, had five NHL players among the 20 dressed for the game.