1CA 1:5 USA | Canada2 - USA (World Junior Championship)

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World Junior Championship

Canada2 – USA

1:5 (end)

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Canada2

1:5 (0:2, 0:2, 1:1)

USA

Thursday 03.01.2013, 09:00 • Arena Ufa, Ufa, Russian Federation • World Junior Championship

		Welcome. Game starts at 09:00.
		Team Canada, who were first in their Group in the preliminary round, received a bye-spot during quarterfinals and were directly in the semi-finals of World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. Team Canada was the only team in the tournament to win all four matches played so far. Their topscorer is also topscorer of the whole tournament, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with 11 points (3+8). Team USA came in 3rd in group B, right behind Canada and Russia. In the quarterfinals they played against team Czech Republic, smashing them 7-0. John Gaudreau probably played the best match for his national team, scoring no less than 4 goals. Their topscorer remains Jacob Trouba with 8 points (4+4). These two teams also met in the group stage and team Canada won 2:1. There is not more to be said, these two teams are fierce rivals, and that's a guarantee of a great matchup here.
		The match starts at 10:00 CET, 15:00 local time in Ufa, and 05:00 EST in North America.
		Starting lineups: Canada: Subban (Paterson) - Rielly, Harrington, Murphy, Ouellet, Wotherspoon, Hamilton, Reinhart - Rattie, Nugent-Hopkins, Huberdeau, Camara, Lipon, Strome, Scheifele, Ritchie, Danault, Jenner, MacKinnon, McNeill, Drouin USA: Gibson (Gillies) -Jones, Murphy, Reilly, Trouba, Gostisbehere, McCabe, Sieloff - Kuraly, Miller, Lucia, Gaudreau, Galchenyuk, Barber, Bardreau, Pietila, Hartman, Biggs, Grimaldi, Trocheck, Vesey Referees: Massyd, Syoqvist - Raming, Stano.
		Welcome everyone, in approximately 10 minutes the game should start. Following his team's huge 7:0 win over Czech Republic, Alex Galchenyuk said his team can beat Canada today. We'll see what they have prepared for us.
		Both teams are on the ice, we're moments away from the opening face-off.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:18	Team USA won the first face-off, but can't keep the puck.
	01:06	Offside USA.
	01:17	Team USA steals the puck from Canadians in their zone, shot deflected by Subban.
	01:46	Trouba another shot, deflected.
	01:57	JT Miller whistled down for crease violation, face-off in front of Canada zone.
	02:20	The Americans handle the pouck in hthe attacking zone, but can't get a good shooting opportunity.
	03:06	Ryan Murphy takes the puck, the Canadians in the attack.
	03:37	Harrington records first shot on goal for team Canada, Gibson saves.
	04:15	Gaudreau with the backhander, but he missed it high.
	04:59	Team USA changes, Canada tries to take advantage of it.
	05:36	Sieloff made a shot towards Subban, but it's directly into him, no problem about that.
	06:02	MacKinnon powerful shot, but Gibbson deflects it.
	06:25	Canadians dumping the puck.
	06:58	Canadians had a 3-on-3 but couldn't handle the puck.
	07:18	Goal for Team USA! JAKE MCCABE finds the way into the net. Subban was covered by a wall of players of both teams and McCabe was all alone, to score. Assists: Riley Barber, Mike Reilly.
	08:09	Team USA with a great start, they're on the attack again.
	08:12	Commercial break.
	08:27	Trocheck's shot was denied by Subban, sloppy play by Canada in their own zone.
	08:57	Team USA handles the puck in the Canadian zone, Canada looks a bit lost.
	09:40	Murphy with a shot for Team Canada, it's wide.
	10:25	Icing against team Canada.
	10:34	Another icing against Canada.
	10:36	No penalties so far, not a very physical game.
	10:58	Seth Jones couldn't catch a pass, although he was alone, and could have had a shot.
	11:44	Canada can't get in the offensive zone, USA is really disciplined defensively.
	12:32	Morgan Reilly took the puck behind his own net, skates towards the US goal, but shoots directly into Gibson for an easy save.
	12:39	Lipon passes into the middle, but no one can get a shot.
	13:21	Canadians finnaly dominant in the attacking zone, Danault shoots, Gibson deflects it, team USA took possession.
	14:08	A nice play from Trouba, great offensive play, but he can't get a good shot.
	14:37	A powerful slapshot by team Canada, Gibbson holds onto it.
	14:58	Harrington took the puck in the attacking zone, but can't pass accurately.
	15:24	Nugent-Hopkins shoots but it's wide.
	16:03	Goal for Team USA! Another goal by JAKE MCCABE, completely deserved it. Team USA looks like the better team today. His team mates played the puck offensively, and McCabe was alone in the middle, safely puts it in. Assists: Vince Trocheck, Rocco Grimaldi.
	17:19	Offside is called against team USA.
	17:38	USA takes another puck in their own end.
	18:34	Still no penalties, although a Canadian player was tripped in USA zone now.
	19:00	Final minute of the opening period.
	19:26	Team USA in the new attack, but can't shoot.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Unbelieveably bad Canada today, they look undisciplined defensively and can't get a real attack. The history repeats, when they have a day-off, they usually play badly afterwards. Team USA is flying, and looks like they could be winning this one. We'll be back for the second period after 15 minutres' intermission.
		Teams are about to hit the ice again, and second period start is moments away.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:24	Pietila dumps the puck in.
	20:52	Nugent-Hopkins skates through the middle and from the top of the face-off circle shoots, but Gibbson saves.
	21:11	Danault shoots, Gibbson in the place to deflect it.
	21:49	Galchenyuk receives the puck from Murhy, but shoots directly into Subban.
	22:59	Goal for Team USA! Unbeliveable but true. After Canada dominates on the ice, the USA are on a breakaway, JOHN GAUDREAU the scorer who took the puck in the middle of the ice and just as he got into the Canadian zone, he scores to give his team a comfortable lead over fierce rivals. Assists: Jake McCabe.
	23:39	Huberdeau to Strome who's in front all by himself, but can't beat fanstastic Gibson today. Huge save!
	24:24	Canada dominates in the attacking zone, but can they score?
	25:32	Reilly couldn't get a shot for team USA, Canada were outplayed in their zone.
	26:14	USA dominates in the Canadian zone.
	26:33	Jonathan Drouin had a golden chance for Canada, but missed high.
	36:48	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got called for slashing, team USA on the powerplay.
	27:23	Galchenyuk skates in and gets across the zone, though Canadians clear the puck.
	28:33	Jones had the puck on the left side, faked a shot and had an opportunity to shoot, but his shot was blocked, team Canada clears.
	28:48	Team Canada back at full strength.
	29:46	Powerplay for team Canada, Connor Murhy got called for slashing.
	30:44	Canada gets their first powerplay shot of the day. Now they're in the attacking zone, but can't score.
	31:25	Strome behind the net, but he was double-teamed and loses the puck.
	31:32	Team USA net comes loose, and the clock stops.
	31:46	Team USA back at full strength.
	32:25	Harrington with one hand puts the puck in forward motion, Gibbson covers it.
	32:51	Goal for Team USA! JIM VESEY got the puck in front of Ouellet, skates past him and beats Subban. Assists: John Gaudreau, JT Miller.
	32:51	Goalie change team Canada: Subban OUT, Binnington IN.
	33:44	Team USA has been a better team, now they're in the Canadian zone for over a minute.
	34:09	Some pushing and shoving in front of Gibbson.
	34:20	Bad news for team Canada, Reinhart is in the penalty box after he hit Reilly with a hight stick.
	34:46	Canada killing time in the US zone.
	35:14	Gaudreau leaves the puck for Barber, who shoots a one-timer, his shot is deflected by Binnington.
	35:46	Trouba misses a 3-on-2 opportunity, Galchenyuk beatifully passed to him, but he can't put it in the net.
	36:20	Team Canada back at full strength.
	37:08	Sieloff shoots wide, still in the attacking zone.
	37:52	2-on-1 for team USA, but the pass was blocked.
	38:18	Another simmilar opportunity, Binnington keeps Canada in play.
	38:32	A huge save by Gibbson. Nugent-Hopkins couldn't score.
	38:54	Anthony Camara called for hig-sticking.
	39:10	Trocheck fires from the post, Binnington deflects.
	39:46	Jones with a slapshot from the blueline, it's wide.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Another outstanding period of hockey for team USA who now have a big lead over Canada. Team USA are dominant while team Canada can't get a real attack. Shots on goal 2nd period (game): CAN 10 (18), USA 14 (26) Penalty minutes: CAN 6, USA 2
		Third period coming up in a few minutes.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:34	Seth Jones took the puck from his net to Canada zone, but the pass was innacurate.
	40:54	Team Canada back at full strength.
	41:34	JT Miller skates past the defender with a nice move shoots but Binnington saves.
	41:48	A nasty collision between Sieloff and Scheifele, but they both get a penalty, four on four hockey coming up.
	42:17	Murphy shoots from the blueline for Canada, deflected, but Canadians couldn't score on the rebound.
	42:57	Bench penalty to team Canada for too many men on the ice, 4-on-3 PP for the USA.
	43:36	Trouba blasts after he received a pass backwards to the blueline, but it's wide.
	44:03	Goal for Team Canada! Very sloppy play by team USA, and Canada finnaly finds themselves on the board. It's being checked by the video referee. It's a goal, nothing strange there. TY RATTIE shot the puck, Gibson deflected but he picked up the rebound and put it in empty net. A shorthanded goal for Canada. Without assistance.
	45:13	Binnington catches Trouba's try, and Canada are back at full strength.
	45:37	Jenner took a shot from an angle, Gibbson deflected and then team USA clears, icing called.
	46:04	Team Canada holds the puck in the attacking zone, they must play aggresively now.
	46:41	Connor Murphy cleared it, but it's yet another icing call against the USA.
	47:08	Shot towards the goal, falling Gibbson manages to save!
	47:22	Commercial break.
	47:35	Strome came skating from the left side and went towards Gibbson, who saves a shot.
	48:08	Canadians were on the attack MacKinnon shot one-timer from the face-off circle and Gibbson was ready for that too.
	48:27	Kuraly received a pass by Galchenyuk from his own zone and shot from the left side, but Binnington covered it.
	49:09	Another great opportunity for team USA, Trouba the shot, deflected, but nobody picked up the puck.
	49:54	Joh Gaudreau hit Xavier Oullet with a high stick, so he's out for the nexr two minutes.
	50:11	Unbeliveable save by gibbson! Nugent-Hopkins in the slot, he shot a one-timer and I don't know how Gibbson got his hand on this.
	51:09	Canadians in the American zone, Gibbson takes all their shots.
	51:42	Americans clear the puck, and soon will be at full strength.
	51:54	Team USA back on five on five.
	52:21	Murphy came right in time to prevent Huberdeau from taking a shot in front of Gibbson.
	53:08	Reilly was by himself against a US defender, Gibbson deflected his shot.
	54:07	Sean Kuraly over the blueline, Americans on the attack.
	54:41	Trocheck got the puck back to the crease but there was no one to pick it up.
	55:21	Almost a goal for team Canada, shot by Nugent-Hopkins hit the post.
	55:41	Goal for Team USA! JOHN GAUDREAU received a pass by JT Miller and was on a breakaway alone with the goalie. Huge goal and this could be over. Assists: JT Miller.
	55:41	It seems Camara picked the penalty for high-sticking, Canada will now have a difficult job if they want to get anything out of this game.
	57:12	Ouellet on the breakaway, shot deflected from the blueline.
	57:56	Canada back at full strength.
	57:56	A chance for the USA directly from the face-off, Binnington makes the save.
	58:14	Grimaldi's shot was deflected from the right side.
	58:43	Sieloff's one timer was denied after he received a pass from behind the goal.
	58:50	Danault gets called for kneeing, and this game should be over.
	59:00	The last minute in the third period.
	59:38	Seth Jones keeping the puck behind the net.
	60:00	Game over.
		This one is over, Team USA will play for the gold on Saturday. For the second time in a row, Canada will miss the gold medal game.
		Team USA stunned Team Canada today, and the hardest thing in sports is to win, when you're supposed to, Canada learned that today. McCabe and Gaudreau both found the net twice and Vesey scored one. The only goal for Canada came from Ty Rattie who picked his own rebound. Team USA will play either Sweden or Russia on Saturday, while Canada will play for the bronze against whoever loses that game. We'll be broadcasting the other semi-final game and both medal round games, so stay with us. Shots on goal: CAN 16 (34), USA 16 (42) Penalty minutes: CAN 16, USA 6 (12:27:33)

Commentary by

Alan Ilijic

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 45. Rattie - 8. McCabe (Barber, Reilly), 17. McCabe (Trocheck, Grimaldi), 23. Gaudreau (McCabe), 33. Vesey (Gaudreau, Miller), 56. Gaudreau (Miller)

Canada2: Subban (Binnington) - Rielly, Harrington, Murphy, Ouellet, Wotherspoon, Hamilton, Reinhart - Rattie, Nugent-Hopkins, Huberdeau, Camara, Lipon, Strome, Scheifele, Ritchie, Danault, Jenner, MacKinnon, McNeill, Drouin

USA: Gibson (Gillies) -Jones, Murphy, Reilly, Trouba, Gostisbehere, McCabe, Sieloff - Kuraly, Miller, Lucia, Gaudreau, Galchenyuk, Barber, Bardreau, Pietila, Hartman, Biggs, Grimaldi, Trocheck, Vesey

Referees: Massyd, Sjoqvist - Raming, Stano

Attendance: 4781

1st period
	07:18
	16:03
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:59
	36:48
	29:46
	32:51
	34:20
	38:54
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:48
	42:57
	44:03
	49:54
	55:41
	55:41
	58:50
Final