Welcome. This game starts at 15:30 CEST, 09:30 EDT.

It's the third and final day of the group stage at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Canada and Switzerland both enter this game needing a win to advance to the semifinals. Canada opened with a 4-0 win against the Czech Republic but lost 4-3 yesterday to Sweden. The Swiss started with an impressive 3-2 win over Sweden but then blew a late lead and lost to the Czechs 3-2 in a shootout. The Swiss lead the group with 4 points, followed by Sweden and Canada with 3 each and the Czechs with 2. The top two teams advance.

Canada is the home team this game and is wearing primarily white uniforms with red trim, black pants and helmets. The Swiss are wearing primarily red uniforms with white trim, black pants and helmets.

Julio Billia is making his third straight start in goal for Canada--he's second in the tournament with a 2.02 goals-against average. The Swiss, meanwhile, are countering with Kevin Fehr--the first appareance for him. Descloux was impressive for most of their first two games, but was in goal for that late collapse yesterday.

The teams are now taking to the ice, with the opening faceoff about five minutes away. First we'll have the national anthems.

The national anthems of Switzerland and Canada have been played and the opening faceoff is moments away.

Icing against Canada.

Swiss winger Damien Riat with a long shot, blocker save Billia.

Roland McKeown with Canada's first shot a wrister from the top of the slot that hits Fehr in the chest.

Now Billia catches a shoot-in and holds for a stoppage.

Offside Canada.

Penalty half over, Swiss without a shot yet.

Pilon ices and that should about do it for this penalty.

Canada back at full strength, Dal Colle leads a rush but his shot is deflected out of play. Faceoff in the Swiss zone.

A Canadian dump-in slides to Kevin Fehr and he's forced to cover it.

Big slapper from Haydn Fleury at the point hits a leg and goes to the corner.

Nice rush by Sam Bennett, goes inside-out on a Swiss d-man and gets a shot, puck ultimately deflects out of play. Faceoff outside.

Hand pass against Canada in the attacking zone, faceoff at the Swiss blueline.

Daniel Audette takes a baseball swing at an airborne puck in teh slot and it goes wide, play continues.

The play is whistled down because Canada's Jake Virtanen was stationed in the goal crease, faceoff outside with 1:03 left in the penalty.

Fleury the low shot from the point, deflected on the way and hits Fehr's pad.

Swiss kill off the penalty, play now in the neutral zone.

Clark Bishop with a big hit into the end boards in the Swiss zone. This game has not been nearly as physical as the Canada-Sweden game yesterday.

Swiss dump the puck in and go for a line change, the puck bounces to Billia and he covers it.

Swiss player Roger Karrer hobbles off, not sure what happened to him. Play continues . . .

McKeown a shot from the point, stick save Fehr.

Canada to the offensive off the drop of the puck, most of the play down low.

Finally a swiss forray into the Canadian zone, I think it was Tino Kessler with the shot, but his jersey is tucked into his pants, making his number unreadable.

Now it's the Swiss with some pressure but the puck is deflected out of play, faceoff outside.

Timo Meier clocks Rourke Chartier into the boards, then steals the puck and gets a shot on goal.

Meier in another collision, this one with Brendan Lemieux in the Swiss zone.

Physical play picking up now, Nico Gurtner stands up a Canadian player in the neutral zone. More energy this period.

Ekblad a drive from the point, deflected high off the glass.

Play in the Canadian zone as two players tangled in the corner in the Swiss zone, Audette is the Canadian player.

Now a Swiss rush, Sin Schlapfer with the wrister, glove save Julio Billia.

Hitting picking up again, several on that last sequence, Billia catches a long shot from the point and holds on. Swiss definitely matching this Canadian team pound-for-pound.

Play is stopped as it's under a Swiss player in his own zone, several players crowd around with sticks under him. Sam Bennett questioning the ref why it wasn't delay of game.

Watson makes a nice move with the puck just inside the blueline and fires a high slapper that whistles over the crossbar.

Dal Colle from the corner in front to Watson, his one-timer just wide.

The Swiss quickly counter and they get a faceoff in the Canadian zone as Billia gloves it.

Offside Canada.

Jayce Hawryluk with a big hit on Schlapfer into the boards at the Swiss blueline.

Hand pass Switzerland in the neutral zone. After some discussion the faceoff is going to be in the Swiss zone.

Canadians with possession around the outside in the Swiss zone, but not penetrating the middle or getting any shots.

Now the puck comes out and shot back in offside.

The play is stopped as we have an injured linesman. He was hit by a shot and shaken up but it looks like he's going to be able to continue. Faceoff at the Swiss blueline.

Sam Bennett crosses the blueline and fires a high slapper that Fehr catches and holds.

Swiss enter the zone, shot by Fiala hits the outside of the net.

Canadians ice, Swiss start back.

Scramble around the Canadian net, Billia covers again.

Canadian rush, Watson wrister and blocker save Fehr.

Offside Switzerland, still 3 on 3.

Now 4 on 4, play in Swiss zone.

Shot on goal for Brayden Point, Swiss penalty almost done.

Back to 5 on 5 but not for long, delayed penalty to Switzerland.

Swiss back to full strength, they had the best chance shorthanded, now a shot by Malgin.

Offside Switzerland.

Canada kills the penalty off, and Audette steps out of the box and wins a race for the puck in the Swiss zone . . .

Hicketts with a shot from the point, kicked out by Fehr.

Slapper from Virtanen goes off the crossbar and out of play. Faceoff coming outside.

Canada wins the draw at the blueline and the shoot-in also goes out of play. This time the faceoff is at centre ice.

Icing Canada.

Overtime looming, as a wide range of scenarios possible right now as far as making the semifinals.

The Canadians go back up ice and point takes a hard shot that Fehr snares. It's clear the Canadians want 3 points from this game.

Puck hits a glove at the Swiss bench. Faceoff outside the blueline.

Shot by Fiala on a Swiss rush, pad save Billia.

Tino Kessler with a wrister from just inside the line gloved by Billia. Nervousness now with the faceoff in the Canadian zone.

Timeout Canada.

Surely this more of a defensive timeout because it's not likely they'll score in regulation at this point.

Now Ekblad is being sent back to the bench and Fleury back on. Dale Hunter trying to sneak in a change during the timeout I guess.

Ekblad's shot is blocked, Swiss come back . . .

Puck out of play at the Canadian blueline, faceoff outside the line.

Fleury the shot from the point, pad save Fehr.

Ekblad from the point, another save Fehr as Bishop gets hammered in front.

Schlapfter wins a battle along the boards and takes a long shot that sails wide.

Icing Switzerland.

Offside Canada.

Ekblad sends a low slapper wide.