Russia – Finland | 7:3 (end) | | | Canada2 – Switzerland | 4:3 (2:0 after SO) | | | Slovakia2 – USA | 2:5 (end) |
Czech Republic – Sweden2 | 5:2 (end) |
after shootout (2:0)
Canada2
4:3
(1:1, 2:1, 0:1, 0:0)
Switzerland
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
19. Point (Watson), 28. Bennett (Chartier), 38. Ekblad (Hicketts), ?. Watson – 18. Kindschi (Maurer, Privet), 31. Fiala, 55. Kindischi
Referees: Fraňo, Hodek – Lhotský, Svoboda
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Penalty missed:
Canada2:
Billia (McDonald) -- Ekblad (C), Hicketts – McKeown, Fleury – Neill, Pilon – Carrier --Bishop, Bennett, Chartier – Watson, Point, Virtanen – Audette, Fabbri, Dal Colle – Hawryluk, McCann, Lemieux – Pépin.
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Coach:
Switzerland: Fehr (Descloux) –- Klopfer, Harlacher – Siegenthaler, Karrer – Maurer, Kindschi – Gurtner –- Riat, Suter, Trisconi – Meier, Malgin, Fiala – Kessler, Privet, Schmidli – Meyer, Ritz, Schläpfer – Rod.
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Coach:
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Coach:
Switzerland: Fehr (Descloux) –- Klopfer, Harlacher – Siegenthaler, Karrer – Maurer, Kindschi – Gurtner –- Riat, Suter, Trisconi – Meier, Malgin, Fiala – Kessler, Privet, Schmidli – Meyer, Ritz, Schläpfer – Rod.
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Coach:
Referees: Fraňo, Hodek – Lhotský, Svoboda
Attendance:
SPENCER WATSON gets credit for the game-winning goal.
It looked like Canada was going into a bit of a defensive shell and that may have cost them. After a lengthy stretch without any shots, the Swiss started a play from their own end that finished with a hard shot from the point by captain SIMON KINDSCHI.
After having possession in the zone for ages they finally break through. AARON EKBLAD fakes a shot, moves to elude Swiss forward and scores on a low shot through traffic that I'm not sure Fehr could see. Assist: Joe Hicketts.
After a bad Canadian line change where a player had to leave the puck to avoid a too-many-men call, the puck slid all the way to the Canadian zone and there KEVIN FIALA made a beautiful move to his backhand and beat Billia upstairs to tie this game up again quickly. Unassisted.
Impressive Canadian rush led by Rouke Chartier--his weak-angle shot was stopped, but the rebound came in front to SAM BENNETT, and he had time to pick the low corner. Assist: Rourke Chartier.
The Canadians come out storming after giving up the opening goal. After getting denied on his initial attempt, BRAYDEN POINT made good on his second shot and ties this game. Assist: Spencer Watson.
The puck is worked from the right wing boards over to SIMON KINDSCHI at the left hashmarks, who beats Billia with a high wrister to the near post. Power play goal. Assists: Cedric Maurer, Julien Privet.