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World Championship

Canada2 – Sweden2	3:2 (after OT)	\|	USA – Finland	3:1 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – Norway	1:0 (end)
Russia – Germany2	3:0 (end)

final/OT

Canada2

3:2 (0:1, 2:1, 0:0 – 1:0)

Sweden2

Sunday 18.05.2014, 15:45 • Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship

		Welcome. Game starts at 15:45.
		This one should be a beauty as two top teams of Group A collide in a game that will most likely decided which one will advance from the first place and which from the second. Team Canada and Team Sweden, both almost perfect in the preliminary round, face each other late in the stage and look to stand beside Russia as the group leader going into quarterfinals.
		The Canadians have only lost once – back in the opening game in shootout against France. Since then, they have been perfect and beat both Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the process. Taking advantage of goals by Cody Hodgson and pretty much the same from Joel Ward, Team Canada has been great here in Minsk and will look to prove that against the Swedes.
		The Tre Kronor are even better off when it comes to the standings as they have never lost a game, just a point due to a win in shootout over the Czech Republic. All other countries failed to find a way to beat Team Sweden, most recently darkhorses from Slovakia and France. Led by great netminder in Anders Nilsson and top-notch forward Joakim Lindström, they have just been lethal here in Belarus.
		The last time these two met was a year ago when they faced off against each other in the quarterfinals at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The home team would go on to win the whole tournament after beating Team Canada in shootout on a goal by Fredrik Pettersson and following a stellar 41-save perfomrance by Jhonas Enroth.
		Starting lineups: Canada: Scrivens (Reimer) – Bieksa "C", Garrison, Coburn, Myers, Ellis, Gudbranson, Rielly – Turris "A", Read, Chimera "A" – B. Schenn, Huberdeau, MacKinnon – Hodgson, Brouwer, Kadri – Monahan, J. Ward, Scheifele. Sweden: Nilsson (J. Eriksson) – Fransson, Ekholm, Burstrom, Andersen, Erixon, Gustafsson, Nygren – J. Lindstrom, Moller, Backlund "A" – Jarnkrok, Nyquist, Klasen – S. Hjalmarsson, Sjogren, J. Ericsson "A" – J. Lundqvist "C", Rasmussen, Danielsson – Axelsson. Referees: Olenin (RUS), Rantala (FIN) – Raming (RUS), Suominen (FIN)..
		Team Canada is going with Ben Scrivens in the net. Also, they will miss injured forward Alex Burrows, who got taken down and out of the tournament in a knee-on-knee by Joachim Ramoser from Team Italy.
		The referees and Team Sweden are making their ways onto the ice.
		And now Team Canada is coming, too.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:01	Canada wins the opening faceoff.
	00:13	And immediately the top line gets it to the doorstep where Nilsson is forced to cover up.
	00:24	Sjogren tried to dump it in, but Gudbranson gets possession for his team.
	00:34	Quick shot by Jimmie Ericsson right after crossing the blue line, glove save made look easy by Scrivens.
	00:50	A turnover by Turris in the neutral zone and now the Swedes dump it in on Scrivens.
	01:09	Chimera carried it in, but the Swedes take it away immediately.
	01:25	Klasen with a giveaway, but as Myers couldn't play it clean, the Swedes keep possession.
	01:40	Icing is called against the Tre Kronor.
	01:46	Big rebound for Joel Ward following a shot by Coburn, goes just wide of the goal.
	02:17	Thrown on Nilsson by Ward and Scheifele went in to fish for the rebound, Ekholm doesn't like it much and they have words.
	02:42	Long shot by Fransson from the blue line, it went right on Scrivens.
	03:02	Lindstrom turns it over on the Canadian blue line.
	03:15	Brouwer carried it in and now a shot by Garrison is blocked in front.
	03:27	Backlund fires one from the right circle, but misses the net.
	03:37	Andersen was open in front and the puck almost found a way to him in what would have benn a big chance for Team Sweden.
	03:59	The Swedes are on the puck.
	04:17	Canada's top line gets it in deep, but Gustafsson takes possession.
	04:45	Monahan looked to spring Ward, but it only goes to sticks of Swedish defensemen and than it's fought for behind the net.
	05:10	Quick counter-attack by Team Sweden led by Jarnkrok and they gain the Canadian zone.
	05:25	Erik Gudbranson (CAN) gets two minutes for holding.
	05:32	Cleared down the ice by Canada.
	05:55	Long shot by Nyquist looking to get deflected, doesn't.
	06:05	Big long one-timer by Ekholm, great stop by Scrivens.
	06:22	Gustafsson fired one from a good position on the circles, Scrivens makes another stop.
	06:54	And now it's finally cleared by the Canadians.
	07:11	Cleared by Brouwer.
	07:25	Neutral zone faceoff won by Sweden and immediately a long shot by Nygren from center ice, kicked aside by Scrivens and Gudbranson will soon reenter the ice.
	08:01	Huge collision between MacKinnon and Nygren besides Swedish net.
	08:20	MacKinnon on the doorstep looking for the lost puck, but he's ckecked and covered by Nygren.
	08:32	Awesome hit as Bieksa steamrolls Rasmussen.
	08:32	Rasmussen was able to get a shot away before the hit and following a save by Scrivens, commercial break ensues.
	08:45	Lindstrom fired one through bodies in front from the left circle, Scrivens gets a piece of it.
	09:02	Tim Erixon (SWE) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	09:28	Long shot by Ellis with Brouwer providing screen in front, stopped by Nilsson.
	09:43	Ekholm almost carried the puck into the Canadian zone, but he is hit hard by Ellis.
	10:08	Brouwer and Kadri with a couple of passes, but the latter can't hold the puck on the last one.
	10:46	Couple of good plays by Bieksa on the blue line to keep the puck in, then a shot by MacKinnon is blocked in front.
	11:02	Swedes had a good PK and now Erixon is back in action.
	11:23	Backlund with a chance on the left circle, but Turris came back defensively and made the play.
	11:31	Niclas Andersen (SWE) gets two minutes for interference.
	11:40	Hodgson with a shot and Kadri with a tip, ends up wide of the net.
	11:58	Jimmie Ericsson with the puck deep in the Canadian zone, but they get it back from him.
	12:12	Big shot by Hodgson from close range, Nilsson came up with a great save.
	12:30	Hodgson threw one to the crease with Brouwer over there, stays out though.
	12:46	Fransson fires it off glass and out of the Swedish zone.
	13:03	And again Fransson with a long clear.
	13:18	A shot by MacKinnon tipped in front by Schenn, but it doesn't go on goal.
	13:27	MacKinnon skated up front with the puck, denied by Nilsson, great save with Schenn on the doorstep.
	13:33	Andersen returns to the ice.
	13:40	Scrivens makes a save and hangs on to the puck.
	13:49	Goal for Team Sweden! The Tre Kronor get the lead here past the midway point of the first period and what a goal is that for JOAKIM LINDSTROM who jumped on the lose puck in front and put it off Scrivens and into the back of the net following a battle between Moller and Garrison on the faceoff dot. Assisted by Oscar Moller.
	14:40	The puck is in the Swedish zone as the Canadian will try to come back quickly.
	15:08	Nyquist carried the puck in and fired one using Myers as screen, Scrivens makes the stop and then covers up with Jarnkrok nearby.
	15:25	Turris got to a puck on the right circle and just wristled one on net, great save by Nilsson on a very difficult shot.
	15:48	The Swedes went right back the other way and a couple of dangerous shots is either fought off by Scrivens or not going on the net.
	16:22	Canadians finishing their checks hard with the Swedes looking for a way out of the zone.
	16:33	Huberdeau had a breakaway, but was tripped up by Burstrom. Great turnover and feed by Schenn and now a penalty shot is coming up!
	16:33	What a patient move by Huberdeau on Nilsson, but the Swedish goalie stayed with the puck even when he looked totally deked out and just touched it with his glove so it slid inches wide of the open net! What a save!
	16:53	Huge shot by Erixon from the blue line, deflected wide.
	17:20	A turnover in the Canadian zone set up Klasen for a shot from the right circle, save is made by Scrivens.
	17:36	Nyquist went to the front from behind the net and fired one on Scrivens, good stop again.
	18:05	Scheifele carried the puck in and then got tripped up and slid hard into the boards, pass to the front by Hodgson intercepted.
	18:46	The Swedes have the puck and look for a way into the Canadian zone.
	19:30	Big one-timer by Gustafsson, Chimera deflects it wide.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Great first period is over and the Swedes are on top as Joakim Lindstrom's goal has been the only one so far. Huberdeau came very close with a penalty shot and it was a matter of inches after a great glove stop by Anders Nilsson.
		The shots are 11-8 in favor of Team Sweden.
		Tune back in for the second period at 5:32 PM EET.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:16	Backlund set up Moller for a big one-timer and a great pad save is made by Scrivens.
	20:32	Moller fires one through traffic, great save by Scrivens and then the rebound is fired wide by Backlund.
	20:53	Turris fires one from a bad angle, save is made by Nilsson.
	21:06	Goal for Team Sweden! What a way to open the second period for the Swedes as they beat Scrivens and double up their lead. The puck got dumped into the endzone behind Scrivens where Nyquist got before Turris did and the Red Wings forward passed it up front to LINUS KLASEN who made no mistake and fired it past the goalie and in. Assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Mattias Ekholm.
	21:56	Centering pass by Hjalmarsson defended on the crease by Ellis.
	22:42	Hodgson had possession in the Swedish zone, but Gustafsson takes it away and starts a counter-attack.
	22:58	Big opportunity for Jarnkrok and he fires one from the right circle, but it hits the side of the net!
	23:12	Danielsson attempts a drive from the right side, deflected up into the netting.
	23:36	Bieksa throws the puck on net with Scheifele providing traffic in front, Nilsson makes a stop.
	23:45	Icing is called against Team Sweden.
	23:52	Goal for Team Canada! The Canadians finally beat Nilsson and cut the lead in half! Huberdeau went into the goal area with the puck and then just dished it to BRAYDEN SCHENN who kind of fanned on it, but got a shot away anyway and it went up into the air, down on Nilsson and off the back of his shoulder and just in past the goal line. Assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau.
	24:40	Read carries it in, but his pass misses the target and the puck is lose.
	25:04	Backlund carried it into the zone, but Garrison took away Lindstrom and so the Canadians regain the puck.
	25:27	Brouwer carried it in and fired one right away, just wide of the net.
	25:38	Hodgson with an attempt on a delayed call, good stop by Nilsson.
	25:53	Great cross-ice pass by MacKinnon for Hodgson who was patient and then fired one right on Nilsson.
	25:54	High-sticking minor called against Erik Gustafsson (SWE).
	26:12	Ellis has the puck in the Canadian zone and is looking for a way to Nilsson's vicinity.
	26:41	Brayden Schenn on the puck on the doorstep after a great feed by Huberdeau, but Nilsson makes a great pad save and then Ellis puts the rebound off Schenn and wide!
	27:16	Good rinkwide pass by Kadri for Reilly, the defenseman fans on it.
	27:39	Kadri with a drive through traffic and Nilsson somehow gets his blocker on it.
	27:46	Goal for Team Canada! What a game here at the Chizhovka-Arena as we're all tied just about seven minutes after the Swedes took a two-goal lead. The puck went on the blue line to KEVIN BIEKSA who just ripped it with Burrows providing screen and Nilsson had no chance on that fast rocket of a shot. Assisted by Cody Hodgson and Morgan Rielly.
	28:40	Chances on both sides with teams putting pressure on the opposite goaltenders, both previal.
	28:58	Good drive by Klasen, but ends up in the corner.
	29:07	Following a Canadian counter-attack, Niclas Burstrom (SWE) gets two minutes for hooking.
	29:22	Hodgson set up Garrison for a long one-timer, Nilsson doesn't have to make a save on that one.
	29:43	Now Nilsson had to stop a shot by Garrison, but it was more of an attempt to find a deflection in front.
	30:01	Bad angle shot by Hodgson deflected aside by Nilsson.
	30:12	Nice feed by Hodgson for Ellis in front, the latter fans on it.
	30:42	Scrivens plays the puck and Reilly will have to start out of his own zone.
	31:07	Burstrom returns to the ice and immediately goes on a counter-attack, his shot is stopped by Scrivens.
	31:33	Couple of blocks in front of Nilsson as the Canadians try to take the lead.
	32:10	Nilsson covers up following a dump-in and a commercial break ensues.
	32:18	Ward one-times one at the top of the right circle, but it's blocked immediately.
	32:20	Joel Ward (CAN) gets called for tripping.
	32:38	Good shot by Lindstrom through traffic and as Scrivens covers up, Bieksa has some words for Jimmie Ericsson.
	32:42	Bieksa clears it right after the face-off.
	33:04	Good block by Brouwer on a hard shot from Moller's stick.
	33:32	Big scramble around Scrivens with lots of bodies on the doorstep, but referee lost sight while the puck laid besides the goalie's pads and blew the play dead.
	33:38	It's cleared after another won faceoff for the Canadians.
	34:09	Great one-timer from the right circle by Axelsson, Scrivens gets over to stop it.
	34:18	Myers clears it and Ward is just about ready to leave the box.
	34:45	Big shot by Fransson from the left wing, Scrivens has got it.
	34:49	Klasen with a drive right after the faceoff, glove save by Scrivens.
	35:32	Gudbranson sent Read into the zone, wrister from the right wing is stopped.
	35:57	Schenn can't keep the puck in, but gets it back in quickly.
	36:18	Quick shot by Bieksa blocked by Moller.
	36:29	Another shot by Bieksa deflected into corner.
	36:38	Big drive by Bieksa from the blue line and this time Nilsson had to make a stop.
	36:54	Nathan MacKinnon (CAN) gets two minutes for interference.
	37:27	Big one-timer by Ekholm from the blue line and it trickled through Scrivens and just wide of the net!
	38:00	Backlund threw the puck on net and Scrivens had no clue if he had it so the refs let the play go, but nobody digs it out.
	38:03	Bieksa clears it as Canadians have been great on PK faceoffs.
	38:36	Lindstrom passed one to Backlund for a deflection and the puck gets tipped wide.
	38:54	MacKinnon exits the penalty box.
	39:39	Jarnkrok carried it in and after his shot, Nyquist followed up, but it's all blocked in front of Scrivens.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Linus Klasen (SWE) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
		This game has been just amazing and after the Swedes took a big two-goal lead, Team Canada took charge and rallied back with two quick goals in a period that saw a lot of great saves, but also three goals.
		16-12 were shots in favor of Team Canada in the second period.
		Stay tuned as the third period begins at 6:21 PM EET.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:32	Ekholm clears the puck out as the Canadians can't settle in.
	41:09	Five on three coming up as Jimmie Ericsson (SWE) gets called for tripping.
	41:26	Big one-timer by Garrison deflected aside by Nilsson.
	41:49	MacKinnon had his pass deflected, but they kept it in and now Nilsson had to make a great pad save on Turris.
	42:01	A couple more shots on Nilsson and he covers up following another one by Turris.
	42:26	Sjogren is able to clear the puck out.
	42:46	Kadri with a shot from the left circle, but it's blocked immediately.
	43:10	Ericsson returns to the ice.
	43:21	Lundqvist goes offside on a counter-attack attempt.
	43:57	Tyler Myers (CAN) gets called for holding.
	44:25	The Swedes have their opposition locked in front of Scrivens.
	44:37	And now it's finally cleared by Team Canada.
	45:40	What a sequence by the Swedes with a couple of great plays by Axelsson, Ekholm and Nyquist, but that results in no goals yet.
	45:57	Penalty killed off by Team Canada.
	46:30	Tre Kronor have the puck behind Nilsson.
	46:49	Long shot by Klasen dealt with by Srivens.
	47:08	Backlund carried the puck in and fired one, deflected up high by Myers.
	47:24	Good block by Schenn and that also gets the puck into neutral ice.
	47:38	Good save by Scrivens on Moller and than the rebound is cleared.
	47:56	Three on one for Team Canada and after Coburn passed it to MacKinnon, the youngster fires it just wide of the net.
	48:19	And the puck is deflected up into the netting following a great sequence by Team Canada.
	48:19	The shots on goal are tied at 27 apiece.
	48:29	Icing is called against Sweden.
	48:37	Big hit by Ekholm on Kadri in the corner.
	49:06	Swedes have the puck in their own zone.
	49:24	Nyquist with a low shot looking for a deflection, doesn't get one and ends up in the corner.
	50:01	Jarnkrok with a drive, deflected up by Bieksa.
	50:24	Too many men on the ice, Jason Chimera (CAN) will serve the penalty.
	50:24	8,453 are in attendance today.
	50:40	One-timer by Danielsson goes over the crossbar.
	51:12	Axelsson with some sweet moves in the offensive zone and when he had Scrivens out of position, he fired it through the blue paint and out.
	51:49	The puck is cleared by Garrison.
	52:16	Garrison clears again after a couple of failed attempts.
	52:28	Chimera jumps back into play.
	52:36	Hjalmarsson fires one, just wide of the net.
	52:59	Icing is called against Canada.
	53:35	Battle along the boards between Huberdeau and Axelsson, Canadians come away victorious.
	53:54	Gudbranson threw the puck on net and Huberdeau is right there, but Nilsson holds it.
	54:15	Hodgson came in and fired one through a screen, great pad save by Nilsson.
	54:45	Centering attempt by Gudbranson swatted away by a Swedish D.
	54:53	Icing is called against Team Sweden.
	54:59	Myers throws the puck on net and Nilsson holds on to it.
	55:07	Moller in an opportunity and he fired one, Bieksa gets in his stick to deflect it away.
	55:55	Great shot by Fransson and what a save made by Scrivens and then the rebound is cleared away from Klasen by Scheifele.
	56:43	Ellis has to race back for it.
	57:03	Turris wins possession back in the neutral zone.
	57:21	Read dumps it in and it ends up covered by Nilsson as Andersen has some words with the Flyers forward.
	58:00	Offside against Canada.
	58:06	Good shot by Coburn, but it ends up going wide.
	58:28	Ekholm fires one from bad angle, Scrivens holds on to it.
	58:40	Fransson loses the zone as he was being set up for a long one-timer.
	58:52	Great forecheck by Chimera, but the time is flying down in this third period.
	59:08	Centering attempt by Turris blocked by Nyquist.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		No goals in the third as both goalies were perfect, overtime coming up in just a couple of moments.
	60:01	Overtime began.
	60:14	Icing is called against Canada.
	60:36	Moller and Backlund with a couple of shots on a beautiful counter-attack, Scrivens stays with it and makes the saves.
	61:20	Myers circled around the offensive zone and then turned it over on a centering pass.
	61:47	Ellis for Hodgson twice, but the Sabres forward just can't get his stick on the puck.
	62:30	Bad line change for Team Canada and that led to a big chance for Gustafsson, but Scrivens comes up with a huge pad save!
	62:38	Goal for Team Canada! Canada wins it! A bad line change saw Scrivens having to make a big stop against Gustafsson and then the puck was carried out by Brouwer who gave it to Scheifele who skated all the way into the offensive zone with it and then centered one on RYAN ELLIS who deflected the puck past Nilsson and in. Assisted by Mark Scheifele and Troy Brouwer.
		Game over.
		Anders Nilsson and Jonathan Huberdeau named players of the game as "O Canada" will follow here in Minsk.
		What a great game between two title contenders and Team Canada takes it by one goal after all and they pass Sweden onto the first place in the standings of Group A.
		That's it for now, tune back in later in the evening with coverage from both Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. (18:05:42)

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 24. B. Schenn (Huberdeau), 28. Bieksa (Hodgson, Reilly), 63. Ellis (Scheifele, Brouwer) – 14. Lindstrom (Moller), 22. Klasen (Nyquist, Ekholm)

Canada2: Scrivens (Reimer) – Bieksa "C", Garrison, Coburn, Myers, Ellis, Gudbranson, Rielly – Turris "A", Read, Chimera "A" – B. Schenn, Huberdeau, MacKinnon – Hodgson, Brouwer, Kadri – Monahan, J. Ward, Scheifele.

Sweden2: Nilsson (J. Eriksson) – Fransson, Ekholm, Burstrom, Andersen, Erixon, Gustafsson, Nygren – J. Lindstrom, Moller, Backlund "A" – Jarnkrok, Nyquist, Klasen – S. Hjalmarsson, Sjogren, J. Ericsson "A" – J. Lundqvist "C", Rasmussen, Danielsson – Axelsson.

Referees: Olenin (RUS), Rantala (FIN) – Raming (RUS), Suominen (FIN).

Attendance: 8,453

1st period
	05:25
	09:02
	11:31
	13:49
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:06
	23:52
	25:54
	27:46
	29:07
	32:20
	36:54
2nd intermission

3rd period
	41:09
	43:57
	50:24
After 3rd period
Overtime
	62:38
Final/OT