USA – Austria 5:3 (end) | Norway – Slovenia2 3:1 (end) | Russia – Latvia 6:0 (end)
Canada2 – Denmark 3:1 (end) | Finland – Slovakia2 2:0 (end) | Czech Republic – Sweden2 1:2 (end)
final
USA
5:3 (1:2, 4:1, 0:0)
Austria
Saturday 04.05.2013, 11:15 • Hartwall Arena, Helsinki • World Championship
     
    Daniel Welser and Paul Stastny are best players of the game (13:22:41)
     
    USA faced with some problems in the start of the game but then managed to win it mostly in the second third.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:24
    Another Austrian offside
     
    59:02
    Last minute
     
    58:55
    Offside from Austrian side
     
    58:26
    LeBlanc with good hit stopped Walser in defensive zone
     
    57:20
    So many mistakes on the ice from both side, any time can't stop in offensive zone
     
    56:48
    Raffl's shot from the slot was blocked
     
    56:00
    Two-on-one attack for US but shot goes higher
     
    54:05
    Vanek came into the zone but his shot was stopped by Bishop
     
    53:30
    Austrian icing
     
    52:41
    Trouba passed to Chris Butler who fired from the board to the goalie
     
    51:10
    Craig Smith had a several shots but they weren't dangerous for Austrian goalie
     
    50:40
    U.S. made an icing
     
    50:00
    More defensive period from both side, one team can't create anything, other don't want to do it
     
    48:00
    Bishop freezes the puck and commercial break
     
    47:30
    Johnson wants to make a hat-trick but his blue-liner goes left from the net
     
    45:15
    The pace of the game fall down, at least U.S. didn't try to increase the speed
     
    44:36
    Some mess at US net after Vanek crashed with goalie and net
     
    44:22
    Austrian offside
     
    42:20
    Carter fired after getting the pass from begind the net – missed
     
    41:10
    Austrians started the period with more pressure and puck posession
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Exciting game continues with 5 goals in the second period. As it should be happened, US took a lead and need only to decrease the number of mistakes. SOG: 23-19
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:32
    Goal for Team USA!


    ERIK JOHNSON with a powerful slap shot made a double in this game!

    Assisted by Jamie McBain and Drew LeBlanc
     
    37:14
    Hundertpfund got 2 minutes for high-sticking (AUS)
     
    35:39
    Equal game and Austria made an icing
     
    34:24
    Second commercial break
     
    33:21
    Goal for Team Austria!

    Another breakaway and DAVID SCHULLER overplayed Bishop to cut USA team lead!

    Assisted by Markus Peintner and Robert Lukas
     
    32:30
    Stastny made a pass to Craig Smith but he missed the puck
     
    30:57
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    30:57
    Goal for Team USA!


    AARON PALUSHAJ found himself alone and fired from the spot to empty-net!

    Assisted by Danny Kristo and Nick Bjugstad
     
    29:31
    Goal for Team USA!


    TIM STAPLETON was first on the rebound after shot of LeBlanck after Faulk's feed

    Assisted by Drew LeBlanc and Justin Faulk
     
    29:00
    US after long attack hits the post!
     
    27:00
    Fourth US line was closed to another goal but Kristo haven't see the way of puck
     
    25:43
    Petry fired brom the board deflects by a goalie
     
    25:00
    USA controls the game, more pressure and more traffic
     
    23:38
    Goal for Team USA!


    ERIK JOHNSON blue-liner goes through goalie to tie the game!

    Assisted by Nick Bjugstad and Danny Kristo
     
    21:12
    Vanek was on the breakaway and fired into goalie
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Surprising result of the 1st period. U.S. came to the zone too late and only have a time to score once.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:30
    Butler was skating to the slot but his shot goes wide
     
    18:30
    Problems with stopping into the zone. Bishop made an icing
     
    18:06
    Second penalty of Austrians: Herburger for holding Stapleton
     
    17:24
    USA in full
     
    17:00
    Can't create anything Austrians during PP, only lonely blue-liner into the Bishop's glove
     
    15:23
    Thompson (USA) for high-sticking
     
    13:42
    The second commercial break
     
    11:50
    USA starts to pull more pressure on the Austrian goalie
     
    10:02
    Goal for Team USA!


    Very fast realization of the PP. Faulk from the blue line and DAVID MOSS on the rebound!

    Assisted by Justin Faulk and Paul Stastny
     
    09:49
    First call of the game – Baumgartner (AUS)
     
    07:10
    U.S. team tries to understand what's going on but they still try to figure out how to work here like team
     
    05:38
    Goal for Team Austria!

    WOW!! Another fast attack and DANIEL WALSER was first on the rebound! 2:0 for AUSTRIA!

    Assisted by Matthias Iberer
     
    04:58
    Goal for Team Austria!

    Rude mistake in front of the net and MANUEL LATUSA with perfect shot into top corner open the scoring!

    Assisted by Thomas Hundertpfund
     
    03:31
    McBain had a several chances to open the scorebox, shot were blocked
     
    03:07
    American forward interfered into goalie – faceoff in neutral zone
     
    01:02
    Problems with skating to the offensive zone – U.S. made an offside
     
    00:52
    Game starts with U.S. attack but first shot of the game goes to main Austrian Star Tomas Vanek
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Teams are on the ice and we again listen to national anthems
     
    Starting lineups:

    USA: Bishop (Gibson) – Carle, Faulk, Smith, Moss, Stastny – Johnson, Hunwick, Butler, Stapleton, LeBlanc – Trouba, Butler, Gionta, Carter, Thompson – Petry, McBain, Kristo, Bjugstad, Palushaj

    Austria: Starkbaum (Swette) – Pock, Lakos, Welser, Iberer Matthias, Schuller – Unterluggauer, Iberer Florian, Raffl, Koch, Vanek – Schumnig, Lukas, Latusa, Hundertpfund, Baumgartner – Klimbacher, Altmann, Oberkofler, Peintner, Herbuger

    Referees: JOHANSSON Morgan (SWE), RANTALA Aleksi (FIN).
     
    Today's gameday starts in 1 hour in Helsinki with game between USA and Austria!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 11:15.
    Commentary by

    Igor Petrov

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Moss (Faulk, Stastny), 24. Johnson (Bjugstad, Kristo), 30. Stapleton (LeBlanc, Faulk), 31. Palushaj (Kristo, Bjugstad), 39. Johnson (McBain, LeBlanc) – 5. Latusa (Hundertpfund), 6. Walser (Iberer), 34. Schuller (Peintner, Lukas)

    USA: Bishop (Gibson) – Carle, Faulk, Smith, Moss, Stastny – Johnson, Hunwick, Butler, Stapleton, LeBlanc – Trouba, Butler, Gionta, Carter, Thompson – Petry, McBain, Kristo, Bjugstad, Palushaj
    Austria: Starkbaum (Swette) – Pock, Lakos, Welser, Iberer Matthias, Schuller – Unterluggauer, Iberer Florian, Raffl, Koch, Vanek – Schumnig, Lukas, Latusa, Hundertpfund, Baumgartner – Klimbacher, Altmann, Oberkofler, Peintner, Herbuger
    Referees: JOHANSSON Morgan (SWE), RANTALA Aleksi (FIN)