Finland – Czech Republic 3:0 (end)
final
Finland
3:0 (1:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Czech Republic
Saturday 09.02.2013, 13:30 • Malmö Arena • Euro Hockey Tour
     
    Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): Finland 6 (28), Czech Republic 16 (30).

    After looking lethargic through two periods, the Czechs came out with a strong third period, but were denied from scoring by an even stronger Juha Metsola, who had to work for his shutout.

    Both teams have one game remaining in this weekend's Oddset Hockey Games. The Czechs face Russia tomorrow, followed by Finland vs the host Swedes in a couple of traditional European hockey rivalries. Check back at Eurolivescores.com for coverage of both. (15:36:48)
     
    The Czechs were threatening in the dying seconds, but Juha Metsola was able to preserve his shutout.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:12
    Czechs back again, another save Metsola, faceoff coming up to his right.
     
    58:20
    Now Finland with a great chance to the other way, Juhamatti Aaltonen with the hard wrister from the slot and Alexander Salak with the great save.
     
    57:35
    Lukas Kaspar with a great chance to get the Czechs on the board, Juha Metsola with a nice blocker save.
     
    56:37
    Salak makes a nice save on a threatening Finnish rush, play continues.
     
    54:11
    Big slapper from the point by Zamorsky, another save by Metsola.
     
    53:22
    After a long stretch of dump-and-chase hockey, Metsola gets a whistle by covering the puck at the side of his net. Finns quite content to kill the clock at this point.
     
    49:58
    Power play is over, Metsola scoops up Barinka's shot from the point for a whistle.
     
    49:16
    Czechs with a power play rush, Irgl drops to Novotny, whose shot in close is stopped. :28 left in the power play.
     
    47:44
    Czechs going back to the attack, and Marko Anttila getting called for hooking. Metsola made a nice save on the delay to get the whistle.
     
    47:20
    Czechs back at full strength, Finns start out from their own end . . .
     
    46:32
    Salak covers a loose puck at the side of the net. :31 left in the Finnish power play.
     
    45:43
    Finland with good possession in the attacking zone this time. Shot from the point by Niskala held by Salak. 1:20 left in the penalty.
     
    45:03
    The Czechs kill off the penalty, but now they're going back to the box. Petr Caslava for cross-checking. Finlalnd 1/5 on the power play so far.
     
    44:30
    The Finns not so aggressive on this power play, but they're probably content to kill the clock.
     
    42:57
    A tripping penalty in the attacking zone to Jiri Novotny takes the Czechs off the power play--it happened in a battle for the puck along the end boards. We'll have 4-on-4 for :34
     
    41:30
    Czechs with early pressure in the third and force a tripping penalty to Juha-Pekka Hytönen. If they want to get back into this game, the Czechs almost certainly have to cash in.
     
    40:59
    Shot from the blue line from Irgl is stopped and held by Metsola.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Lajunen, 31. Hietanen (Filppula), 33. Savinainen (Lajunen, Hytönen)

    Finland: Metsola (Engren) - Mäenpää, Hietanen - Niskala, Lajunen - Väänänen, Kousa - Ohtamaa, Kukkonen - Salminen, Filppula, Haataja - Osala, Hytönen, Aaltonen - Kiiskinen, Koskiranta, Anttila - Savinainen, Wirtanen, Kuusela - Lahti.
    Czech Republic: Salák (Kovář) - Barinka, Krajíček - Čáslava, Zámorský - Nakládal, Mojžíš - Krejčík, Němec - Kašpar, Novotný, Irgl - Vondrka, Nedorost, Průcha - Adamský, Vrána, Tenkrát - I. Rachůnek, Hertl, T. Rachůnek - Petružálek.
    Referees: M. Nord, M. Sjöqvist - J. Dahmén, J. Käck