Norway – Canada2 2:3 (end) | Germany2 – USA 4:5 (end) | Latvia – Switzerland 2:3 (end)
Denmark – Slovakia2 3:4 (end) | Russia – Belarus 2:1 (end) | Czech Republic – France2 5:4 (after OT)
final
Russia
2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
Belarus
Tuesday 20.05.2014, 19:45 • Minsk Arena • World Championship
     
    That's all for Group B, but Group A is not quite done over at Chizhovka Arena, so click on Czech Republic-France, who are now in overtime.

    And don't forget we'll have all four quarterfinal games on Thursday. (22:12:53)
     
    The Russian national anthem is now playing.
     
    Players of the game:

    BLR – Kevin Lalande, who entered the game in goal in relief and stopped every shot he faced.

    RUS – Sergei Bobrovsky, who stopped 17 of 18 in goal for Russia, and had to come up big a few times in the 3rd.
     
    The Belarusians with a frantic push in the third period to make a game of this, but it was Russian dominance in the second period, where they scored twice, that decided this game.

    Nevertheless, the Belarusian fans give their team quite an ovation, and why not? They finish 3rd in the group and are off to the quarterfinals, where they will face Sweden. Russia will play either Czech Republic or France, whose game is still in progress.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:56
    They were trying to generate something behind the net, then back to the point, Platt's shot was blocked, then Stepanov's long shot hits Bobrovsky in the chest. Only 3.6 left now.
     
    59:23
    Timeout Belarus.
     
    59:23
    Belarusians back the other way, Sergei Kostitsyn's wrister hits Bobrovsky and he holds on.
     
    59:03
    Malkin leads the puck out to centre and flips it into the Belarusian zone.
     
    58:33
    Play moves into the Russian zone, Lalande heads to the bench for a 6th attacker.
     
    57:59
    Icing Russia.

    We'll now start to watch for Kevin Lalande going to the bench ... might be a bit early yet. He stays for now.
     
    57:37
    Denisov's blast from the point hits Lalande square in the mask, and play is stopped immediately.
     
    57:05
    Icing Belarus.
     
    56:58
    Tikhonov had the puck behind the net, centres out front to Malkin and Kevin Lalande denies him twice from point-blank, finally covering it.
     
    56:33
    Play in the Belarusian zone. Anisimov with a couple of whacks at it, the first one is blocked, second is right on Lalande, who covers.
     
    56:18
    The puck goes out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff at centre ice.
     
    55:52
    A pass back to the point misses and Belarus must go back to their own end to retrieve the puck.
     
    55:40
    Icing Russia again.
     
    54:47
    Icing Russia.
     
    53:55
    One-time blast from the point by Chudinov deflects wide.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 33. Plotnikov (Shipaychyov, Tikhonov), 36. Shipachyov (Plotnikov) – 46. Denisov (Kitarov, Korobov)

    Russia: Bobrovsky (Vasilevsky) – D. Denisov, Chudinov, Medvedev (A), Kutuzov, Yakovlev, Belov, Zubarev – Plotnikov, Kalinin, Shipachyov – Tikhonov, Malkin, Kulyomin (A) – Zaripov (C), Anisimov, Shirokov – Dadonov, Burmistrov, Kuznetsov. Coach: Oleg Znarok
    Belarus: Koval (Lalande) – Korobov, Graborenko, V. Denisov (C), Gotovets, Yevenko, Usenko, Karev – Volkov , S. Kostitsyn (A), Kovyrshin – Platt, Stas, A. Kostitsyn (A) – Ugarov, Stepanov, Kitarov – Yefimenko, Osipov. Coach: Glen Hanlon
    Referees: Nord (SWE), Patafie (USA) – Carnathan (CAN), Suominen (FIN)