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
     
    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.
     
    58:33
    Play moves into the Russian zone, Lalande heads to the bench for a 6th attacker.
     
    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.
     
    53:24
    Right off the faceoff, Andrei Kostitsyn gets the puck, shoots once, save Bobrovsky, gets his own rebound back and another save by Sergei Bobrovsky.
     
    53:20
    The power play is over but Andrei Stepanov heads to the net with the puck, ties to beat Bobrovsky five-hole but is denied.
     
    51:01
    Viktor Tikhonov is getting a slashing penalty, and I'd bet it was on Lalande, which led to the skirmish. Belarusian power play, 0/4 but they've got energy right now.
     
    48:25
    An interception in the Russian zone and a Belarusian 2-on-1, Volkov to S Kostytsyn, tries to go back to Volkov but it's broken up without a shot.
     
    47:48
    Yevgeni Malkin leads a dangerous rush through the zone, then tries to make a pass to Tikhonov headed to the side of the net but it's knocked away.
     
    45:49
    Goal for Team Belarus!
    Kitarov led the rush down the right wing, stopped at the hashmarks at passed across the middle to VLADIMIR DENISOV streaking in and, he beat Bobrovsky high glove side to get Belarus on the board. As badly as they've been outplayed, they're not out of this game.
    Assists: Alexander Kitarov, Dmitri Koborov.
     
    42:31
    Kirill Govets with a brilliant move, cuts in from the left wing right in on Bobrovsky, tries to beat him with a backhander but is denied. Belarus's best scoring chance of the game.
     
    41:35
    Scramble around the Belarusian goal, Lalande is down, Tikhonov tries to backhand it in but can't put it away.
     
    38:32
    Russia's Yegor Yakolev gets a minor penalty for shooting the puck out of play, so Belarus goes to the power play, 0/3 in the game.
     
    36:14
    Interesting turn of events here, as Kevin Lalande takes over in goal for Belarus. Faceoff outside the zone.
     
    36:14
    Now the Russians drive hard to the net again, there's a big collision and Vitali Koval goes down. It looks like he's injured his knee and he's leaving the game.
     
    35:47
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Sergei Plotnikov picks the pocket of a Belarusian player trying to break out of the zone, he then quickly spun around and sent a backhand pass to VADIM SHIPACHYOV, who chipped it in and it's 2-0. Plotnikov deserves the credit on that one.
    Assist: Sergei Plotnikov.
     
    34:02
    A Russian shot goes off the crossbar and out of play, faceoff outside.
     
    32:46
    Goal for Team Russia!
    They finally cash in on the power play. Behind the net it was Tikhonov to Shipachyov, then out front to SERGEI PLOTNIKOV, and he one-times it from the low slot through the legs of Koval to open the scoring. Power-play goal.
    Assists: Vadim Shipaychov, Viktor Tikhonov.
     
    31:47
    Pass to Zaripov off the draw, his shot hits Koval, then the puck is cleared out of play by Alexei Yefimenko and he's called for delay of game. Russia to the power play again, 0/3.
     
    27:31
    Belarus's Dmitri Korobov is called for tripping in his own zone. Russia to the power play, 0/2 today.
     
    23:48
    Now Russia with a penalty in the attacking zone, Viktor Tikhonov for holding. Belarus to the power play, 0/2 and shotless in the first period.
     
    23:43
    Now a centring pass and a quick one-timer from Kulyomin looks labelled for the top corner but Koval swats it away with the glove.
     
    19:39
    Dmitri Korobov gets a penalty for tripping on the play, so Russia with a late power play, 0/1 today.
     
    19:39
    Shot by Kulyomin right off the draw, kicked out by Koval, then back out front to Tikhonov for another chance and another big save by Vitali Koval.
     
    18:05
    Turnover behind the Belarus goal, fed out in front to Kalinin for the one-timer from the slot, big pad save Koval.
     
    14:20
    From that scrum that went on for a while, Russia's Denis Denisov is getting a penalty for holding. Belarus to the power play, 0/1 today.
     
    08:37
    Russia's Alexander Burmistrov now getting a penalty for holding behind his own net. Belarus to the power play for the first time.
     
    06:50
    Now Kutuzov sneaking in from the point, his one-timer from the low slot is just wide.
     
    06:29
    Malkin with the pass across to Tikhonov, he had room on the near side but misses and it goes high and out of play. Faceoff outside with 1:12 left in the penalty.
     
    05:41
    We're now getting the first penalty of the game, Belarus's Alexander Kitarov for tripping. Russia to the power play.
    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)