RUS 3:1 1SW | Russia - Sweden2 (World Championship)

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Russia – Sweden2

3:1 (end)

Czech Republic – Finland

0:3 (end)

final

Russia

3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)

Sweden2

Saturday 24.05.2014, 13:45 • Minsk-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship

		The Russian anthem will follow, come back later today for the second semifinal game here at Eurolivescores! (16:05:24)
		Oscar Moller (SWE) and Artyom Anisimov (RUS) are named players of the game.
		It's game over and the Russians advance to the finals as they are still unbeaten here in Minsk! What a journey it has been and it will conclude tomorrow right here. Sweden will play in the bronze medal game, but they have been great here as well.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:49	Nilsson is back in the net with the faceoff in the Swedish zone.
	59:49	Mikael Backlund (SWE) gets five minutes and a game misconduct for charging.
	59:49	It was Plotnikov, but now he's on the bench and it looks like he's going to be okay.
	59:49	Now there was a bad hit on a Russian player who seems clearly shaken up and Medvedev was so mad that it looked like he wrestled a ref down to the ice.
	59:45	Another Russian shot misses the net.
	59:35	Big one-timer by Moller blocked by Plotnikov.
	59:06	Now Kulyomin dumped the puck on goal, but just missed it.
	58:43	Kulyomin carried the puck into the offensive zone, but couldn't get a shot away.
	58:20	The referees checked the situation in the goal crease again, but say it was no goal after all.
	58:20	Denis Denisov (RUS) gets two minutes for interference.
	58:20	Moller got the puck on net and a wild scramble ensued in which Jarnkrok scored, but it can't be a good goal as the net was dislodged.
	57:54	Neutral ice faceoff with Backlund playing the puck out of play.
	57:22	Empty net for the Swedes!
	57:22	Timeout for Team Sweden.
	57:22	Hjalmarsson dumps the puck on net, glove save by Bobrovski.
	56:46	Shirokov has the puck and takes a couple of hits on his way through.
	55:59	Big hit by Kulyomin and Moller and now the Russians can go ahead.
	55:10	Icing called against Sweden.
	54:16	Fransson fires one wide from the blue line.
	53:55	Bad angle shot by Kalinin doesn't go on goal after all.
	53:19	Now a couple of shots by Russians, but Nilsson stays perfect in this period.
	52:54	Now Nyquist almost got in, but they just closed all gaps he could use to get there.
	52:35	Again not much going on with Swedes on the puck, but the Russians look to have it figured out and are not letting them in.
	51:30	Big one-timed blast by Plotnikov from the right side, Nilsson makes a good stop.
	51:20	Good save by Bobrovski on Backlund and Moller has some words for Kalinin and vice versa.
	50:43	Not much happening here midway through the third.
	50:17	Kutuzov with a centering attempt, intercepted by Fransson.
	49:23	Huge one-timer by Fransson and a better save made by Bobrovski.
	48:50	Pad save by Nilsson on a fast shot by Ovechkin.
	48:22	Jimmie Ericsson (SWE) gets two minutes for interference.
	48:15	Cleared down the ice by Russia.
	47:58	Another big shot by Nygren with Swedes in front, but again, Bobrovski keeps it out.
	47:45	Sergei Bobrovski (RUS) gets called for tripping and Danis Zaripov will serve the penalty.
	47:40	Nygren fires one through traffic and there is some action in front, but it stays out.
	46:49	Long shot by Fransson blocked in front.
	46:23	Bobrovski makes a save on Ekholm and Jarnkrok engages in some pushing and shoving in front.
	45:36	The Swedes have most of the momentum early in the third, but Russians have been defending very well.
	45:06	A shot by Kutuzov was tipped in front and Nilsson had troubles getting to it. Shirokov looked for the rebound and no Swede likes it so a little altercation ensues.
	44:21	Lot of neutral ice action here early in the third.
	43:49	Ekholm looked to get it on net, but instead gives it to Russians for a counter-attack.
	43:36	Dump-in by Fransson gloved and hung on to by Bobrovski.
	43:08	The Swedes get the puck into the Russian zone, but make nothing happen.
	42:00	Ekholm returns to the ice.
	41:47	Another wrister by Ovechkin goes wide.
	41:29	Tikhonov and Ovechkin tried a couple of bad-angle shots, but they don't get it to Nilsson.
	41:03	Malkin passed the puck to Ovechkin who fired one on goal, good stop by Nilsson.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Stay tuned as the third period starts at 4:23 PM EET.
		The Russians had another great period, but again, the Swedes started out well, but ended up getting outshot 13-8 by Russia. And as defenseman Anton Belov added another goal past Nilsson who is not having a good game today, the Russian lead is big going into the third, but not too big to get erased.
		Shipachyov had a chance in front, but couldn't bury it and now Mattias Ekholm (SWE) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:01	Ovechkin has his shot deflected up into the netting with Malkin in front.
	38:39	Malkin can't find Ovechkin in front in what looked like a sure goal in front of Nilsson.
	38:18	Nyquist has his shot blocked with Chudinov leaving the sin bin.
	38:01	Danielsson fires one off the side of the net.
	37:38	Good-looking shot by Klasen missed the net.
	37:28	Danielsson fires one with Sjogren in front, but it's blocked and then Bobrovski covers up again.
	37:04	Lindstrom with a shot on goal, blocked in front and then covered by Bobrovski.
	36:42	Moller fires one with screen in front, but it goes wide.
	36:13	Maxim Chudinov (RUS) gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	36:12	Gustafsson threw the puck on goal on a delayed call with Erixon right there on the doorstep, ends up going wide.
	35:21	Swedes have possession and look to carry it out of their own zone.
	34:48	Big hit by Kalinin on Fransson after the Swedish defenseman played the puck into the Russian zone.
	34:07	Icing called against Russia.
	33:23	Shot by Medvedev is deflected in front, but ends up going out of play.
	33:02	Tikhonov battling hard around Nilsson and the Russians are able to keep the puck in the zone.
	32:39	14,521 are in attendance today.
	32:39	Nilsson's net dislodged as one of the Russians came down and crashed into it, commercial break coming up.
	31:40	Wrister by Backlund blocked in front by Chudinov.
	31:02	Goal for Team Russia! Fed by the momentum from the powerplays, the Russians get a two-goal lead midway through the second period! A lose puck in the Swedish zone deflected to ANTON BELOV who wasted no time and just blasted one and it would end up going off Nilsson and into the top corner to make it 3-1 Russia with nine minutes left in the second. Assisted by Danis Zaripov and Alexander Ovechkin.
	30:44	Ovechkin fans on a one-timer with Nyquist just about ready to return.
	30:02	Ekholm clears it down the ice, good PK so far for Sweden.
	29:34	Shot by Kutuzov deflected up into the netting.
	29:04	Kulyomin looked to pass the puck rinkwide, but it's deflected out of the Swedish zone.
	28:47	Gustav Nyquist (SWE) gets two minutes for slashing.
	28:21	Ovechkin set up for a one-timer by Zubarev, but Nilsson got over in time and deflected it aside with Jarnkrok leaving the penalty box.
	28:11	Hard shot by Ovechkin goes over the crossbar and out of play.
	27:34	Beautiful tic-tac-toe with Chudinov at the end of it, but he fires it wide.
	27:15	Backhander on goal by Kulyomin, great stop by Nilsson.
	26:59	Shot by Medvedev is blocked and then the puck is cleared.
	26:48	Nilsson covers up after Tikhonov gets it on net.
	26:18	Calle Jarnkrok (SWE) gets called for tripping, but the brutal hit on Nyquist is unpunished.
	26:18	Bad hit by Chudinov on Nyquist and the Swedish forward looks shaken up. Will that be a penalty or not?
	25:51	Russians have the puck in their own zone, but will look to carry it out.
	25:25	Bobrovski was down, but not out as he makes an incredible glove save on Moller!
	25:16	Good hard shot by Ekholm and a huge shoulder save by Bobrovski.
	24:25	The puck deflected to Zaripov in front who tried to backhand it on goal, but it was tipped aside.
	24:00	Swedes have the puck in their own end.
	23:07	Icing called against Sweden.
	22:50	Good block by Shipachyov on a shot by Klasen.
	22:32	Handpass called after Dadonov touches the puck after it was handpassed.
	21:33	Second consecutive icing against Russia.
	21:15	Hjalmarsson with a shot through traffic, Bobrovski makes a stop even though he wasn't sure of it.
	21:09	Kutuzov and Klasen apparently don't like each other while the puck is tipped up into the protective netting.
	20:49	Big blast from the blue line by Nygren with Belov leaving the box, the shot is fired wide.
	20:24	Cleared by Plotnikov and great forecheck by Shipachyov in the Swedish zone.
	20:01	Sweden wins the faceoff to open the second period.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Maxim Chudinov and Mattias Ekholm lead their respective teams in ice-time.
		Tune back in for the second period which start at 3:34 PM EET.
		The Swedes had a great start into the first period, opening the score early and having momentum for the opening couple of minutes. A Russian powerplay was, however, able to turn that around and things started going the Russian way. Nilsson had to face 11 shots, while only 6 went on Bobrovski.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:08	Another good Swedish shot from the blue line, this time by Moller. It's deflected in front, but not on goal.
	18:49	Nygren sends the puck on goal and Bobrovski has it, Ericsson was looking for it and now he and Medvedev are having words.
	18:44	Anton Belov (RUS) gets two minutes for holding.
	18:18	Another big shot, this time by Dadonov, Nilsson makes a good stop.
	18:00	Goal for Team Russia! What a goal by Russia and the de facto home team takes the lead for the first time in the game! Blitzkrieg-like action by SERGEI SHIROKOV to get the goal as the third-liner just sped over the blue line and fired one hard and it went off the glove of Nilsson and in. What a shot to beat the great Swedish goaltender! Assisted by Danis Zaripov and Yevgeni Medvedev.
	17:38	Not much happening, but it looks like Sweden is getting some of the momentum back.
	16:46	Ekholm dumps it in and Bobrovski holds on to it.
	16:31	Tikhonov is stopped as he went offside.
	16:09	The Russians have the puck in the Swedish zone, but their shots are getting blocked often in front of Nilsson.
	14:57	Dadonov carried the puck in and then he fired one, but it missed the net.
	14:41	Center-ice faceoff.
	13:25	Goal for Team Russia! The Russians tie the score and this place is going nuts! SERGEI PLOTNIKOV was at the right place in the right circle at the right time and the rebound of Medvedev's shot went right his way with Nilsson out of position and even though he hesitated for a bit, he fired one right into the back of the wide-open net. We're all tied here at the Minsk-Arena. Assisted by Yevgeni Medvedev and Vadim Shipachyov.
	13:17	Offside called against Team Russia.
	12:57	High dump-in by Fransson gloved and returned to play by Bobrovski.
	12:18	Nyquist carried the puck in and fired a long shot that went wide of the net.
	12:02	Anisimov fires one from the right side, blocked by Burstrom.
	11:30	Malkin on the doorstep with Klasen returning to the ice, but he shoves it wide.
	11:08	Malkin looked to deal out a big pass aftr a shot by Medvedev was blocked, but nobody can get a piece of it.
	10:10	Ovechkin causing more trouble on the Swedish doorstep, but Nilsson didn't have to face a shot on goal.
	09:48	Ovechkin looked to set up Shipachyov in front of the wide-open net, but the pass avoided the intended recipient's stick.
	09:22	Linus Klasen (SWE) gets called for hooking.
	09:22	Shot by Tikhonov on a delayed call is deflected up into the netting by Gustafsson.
	08:40	Russians lose it one the Swedish blue line again.
	08:24	Moller fires one through screen, but it's deflected wide.
	07:49	Low backhander by Moller misses the net.
	07:19	Medvedev wins a battle in the corner, but the Russians can't get over the Swedish blue line.
	06:48	Zubarev threw one on goal, but he missed it.
	06:33	Bad-angle shot by Anisimov with Lundqvist back on the ice, Nilsson makes a glove save and so the Swedes still have the one-goal lead.
	06:05	Faceoff in the neutral zone.
	05:58	Ovechkin throws the puck on goal, Nilsson doesn't give up a rebound with Plotnikov right there looking for it.
	05:46	Chudinov fans on a one-timer from the blue line.
	05:23	Plotnikov carried the puck in deep, but his pass missed the recipient.
	05:01	Another shot by Kutuzov with Kulyomin tipping it in front, Nilsson makes another stop.
	04:50	Kutuzov with a shot through traffic, deflected wide.
	04:43	One-timer by Kutuzov is stopped and hung on to by Nilsson.
	04:20	Joel Lundqvist (SWE) gets two minutes for hooking, first Russian PP coming up.
	04:14	Shot by Kalinin from the right side deflected aside by Nilsson, rebound by Yakovlev is sent wide of the net.
	03:58	The puck is in the Russian zone, but the Russians have it.
	03:31	Medvedev reenters the ice, penalty killed off.
	03:15	Swedes have possession, but seems like they don't want to fire the puck.
	02:46	Ekholm fires from the blue line, but it ends up missing the net and he clearly doesn't like that outcome.
	02:28	Now Russians had possession and Plotnikov was able to cut some time off the Swedish powerplay.
	02:15	Ekholm has the puck in his own end.
	02:07	Long shot by Lindstrom deflected up into the air without Bobrovski catching a piece of it, faceoff in the neutral zone.
	01:52	Nygren fired one with Backlund screening, but it doesn't get through, but the Russians can't clear.
	01:29	And now a powerplay is coming up for Sweden, Yevgeni Medvedev (RUS) is going to the penalty box for interference.
	01:10	Big shot from the blue line with Tikhonov and Malkin in front, but the Swedes resist.
	00:51	Jimmier Ericsson carried the puck in over the blue line, but Russians regain possession quickly.
	00:19	Goal for Team Sweden! Wow, that's a stunner! The Swedes open the scoring just nine seconds into the game! Nobody covered OSCAR MOLLER in the neutral zone and he received a great pass from Lindstrom, carried the puck in and found Bobrovski's five-hole after a good deke in front! What a start to the game by Tre Kronor! Assisted by Joakim Lindstrom and Mikael Backlund.
	00:01	We're underway and the Russians win the opening draw.
	00:01	Game started.
		Now the Russians are making their way onto the ice and of course, the fans love that.
		The Swedes are entering the ice and the fans don't like them much.
		Less than fifteen minutes left before the first semifinal game begins.
		Starting lineups: Russia: Bobrovski (Vasilevski) – Denisov, Chudinov, Kutuzov, Medvedev, Yakovlev, Belov, Zubarev – Ovechkin "C", Plotnikov, Shipachyov – Tikhonov, Malkin, Kulyomin "A" – Zaripov "A", Anisimov, Shirokov – Dadonov, Burmistrov, Kuznetsov – S. Kalinin. Sweden: Nilsson (J. Eriksson) – Fransson, Ekholm, Erixon, Gustafsson, Burstrom, Andersen, Nygren – Lindstrom, Moller, Backlund "A" – Jarnkrok, Nyquist, Klasen – S. Hjalmarsson, Sjogren, J. Ericsson "A" – J. Lundqvist "C", D. Axelsson, Danielsson – Rasmussen. Referees: Kaval (USA), Šindler (CZE) – Suominen (FIN), Valach (SVK)..
		The last time these teams met was in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden, were the Russians beat the hosting country 7-3 in the preliminary round. Semyon Varlamov made 43 saves and Evgeni Malkin scored a hattrick and added two assists in the game.
		Sweden will need their goaltender Anders Nilsson to deliver his A game again on Saturday in the semis. Facing the likes of Malkin and Ovechkin won't be easy, but he managed to backstop his team, led by NHL defenseman Mattias Ekholm and breakout forward Joakim Lindstrom, to seven wins already.
		The Swedes lost only one game all tournament and it was in overtime against Canada. Besides that, they have been flawless and only lost one points in a shootout victory over the Czechs, another semifinalist. In the quarterfinals, Swedes beat the hosts from Belarus even though they trailed in the game.
		In quarterfinals, Russia edged France 3-0 with Sergei Bobrovsky getting another shutout and Evgeni Malkin registering two points. Alex Ovechkin is playing again after the injury and the leading scorer Viktor Tikhonov is just a beast for the Russians.
		The Russians have been as strong as they could be here in front of what could be called a home-ice atmosphere for them. They haven't lost a game yet, their overall score is 34-7 and they have both the leading goalie and the leading point-scorer of the event on their roster.
		Welcome to the semifinals. Number-one seed from Group B meets number-two from Group A. It will be Sweden or Russia. One of these European powerhouses will advance to the gold-medal game, the other will have to fight for the bronze.
		Welcome. Game starts at 13:45.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 14. Plotnikov (Medvedev, Shipachyov), 18. Shirokov (Zaripov, Medvedev), 32. Belov (Zaripov, Ovechkin) – 1. Moller (Lindstrom, Backlund)

Russia: Bobrovski (Vasilevski) – Denisov, Chudinov, Kutuzov, Medvedev, Yakovlev, Belov, Zubarev – Ovechkin "C", Plotnikov, Shipachyov – Tikhonov, Malkin, Kulyomin "A" – Zaripov "A", Anisimov, Shirokov – Dadonov, Burmistrov, Kuznetsov – S. Kalinin.

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

Referees: Kaval (USA), Šindler (CZE) – Suominen (FIN), Valach (SVK).

Attendance: 14,521

Australia – Germany2	9:19 (end)	\|	Czech Republic B – xxx	5:4 (end)	\|	France2 – Slovakia2	7:3 (end)
Czech Republic – Italy veterans	3:1 (end)

1st period
	00:19
	01:29
	04:20
	09:22
	13:25
	18:00
	18:44
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:18
	28:47
	31:02
	36:13
2nd intermission

3rd period
	47:45
	48:22
	58:20
	59:49
Final