1CA 3:1 DEN | Canada2 - Denmark (World Championship)

World Championship

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

Canada2

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

Denmark

Saturday 04.05.2013, 16:15 • Stockholm Globe Arena (12 500) • World Championship

		We watched a great game! Danes were very active in the 1st period and deserved to get into lead. However, after the break Canadians speed up and controlled the rest of the game. Thanks for watching and looking forward to the next games of this tournament! (18:28:04)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:44	Again. Danes in 6!
	58:35	A face-off in the neutral zone and Nielsen has to come to the net.
	58:13	Danes called off Nielsen and will try their luck in 6 players.
	58:13	Time-out of Team Denmark.
	57:57	Canadians in five.
	57:27	The puck on Canadian sticks.
	56:47	A waiting for a shot Green ended but this time Dubnyk beat him.
	56:34	Danes hold themselves in the offensive zone but not shooting.
	55:57	Probably the last chance for Danes. A minor penalty for Stéphane Robidas (CAN).
	55:06	A face-off in front of Nielsen.
	54:44	The last commercial break of this game.
	54:20	Duchene made a efficient turn behind the Danish net and then found with his pass in front of the goal area Hall,but he was blocked by Lassen.
	53:40	Jeff Skinner got a back-pass from Jordan Staal, but it was not precise.
	53:00	Team Canada controls the game.
	52:09	Read Matt appeared completely unmarked in front of the net of Denmark, in the decisive moment of action, however, the puck slipped out of his stick.
	51:53	Eric Staal tried his luck on his own but not successful.
	51:30	Today's attendance is 5 577.
	50:21	Ryan O'Reilly again stroke a post!
	49:54	Andrew Ladd tried to rebounded a shot by Giroux. However, the captain of Winnipeg Jets stroke only the Danish goalie.
	49:30	Canadians are playing with a great calm, but Team Denmark didn´t give up anything.
	47:41	Hall rounded the whole zone and was searching Eberle in front of the net. However, the puck jumped out from his stick.
	47:09	Goal for Team Canada! Another perfect action by MATT DUCHENE and Canada goes into the lead 3-1. Young striker team took the puck already in the neutral zone and like a knife through butter slipped over two players, exchanged the black rubber with Jordan Eberle and ended in the completely uncovered cage! Duchene scored the second goal in the game! Assisted by Jordan Eberle.
	46:17	The first commercial break in the third period.
	46:01	Danes at full strength.
	45:02	Brian Campbell could take an advantage of the fact that the goalie Simon Nielsen was for a moment without a stick. His poison-shot from blue ended in the glove of the Danish goalkeeper.
	44:40	Team Canada was long in front of Nielsen and everything ended by a shot by Duchene. The projectile hit Oliver Lauridsen and Danes sent the puck into the neutral zone.
	44:01	Mads Christensen (DEN) stopped Stamkos and deserved a minor penalty.
	42:58	Canadians show what they do best – a hard game close to barriers. There Danes are helpless.
	42:25	Canadians stopped by their off-side.
	41:45	Stefan Lassen fired from the blue line and the puck missed the net for about a decimeter.
	41:16	Simon Nielsen helped his defence by a quick kick-off from behind the net.
	40:51	Two attempts by Christensen, but Dubnyk caught it all.
	40:18	Giroux got a pass to the left circle, where he didn´t wait for anything and fired. However his attempt stroke Simon Nielsen and Danes are already at full strength.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Shots on goal after the second period: 21:14 (11:4 ).
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:33	Canadians didn´t play this power play well and Danes didn´t have problems with throwing the puck out of the zone.
	38:17	Markus Lauridsen (DEN) gets a minor penalty for delaying the game.
	38:00	Jeff Skinner presented himself by a great individual action behind the opponent´s net. He stroke the puck to the post behind, this move fooled one of the defence-men and Skinner had a free way to the net from the right angle. However, Nielsen was ready and stopped the puck.
	37:15	A pace of the game slowed down.
	36:16	Morten Poulsen fought a puck in the neutral zone and tried to use a not-good-shaped Canadian defence. However, his shot was blocked by Robidas.
	35:21	Defender Jesper Jensen got a puck into skating and scared Dubnyk who had to show a great reflex by his glove!
	34:55	Danes tried hard to make the score tied but their attacks mostly end on the offensive blue line.
	34:28	The puck left the rink. Another face-off in the neutral zone.
	34:16	Stamkos speed up in the neutral zone, in the offensive zone he fooled two defenders and sent to Nielsen a swing shot. However, Danish goalkeeper was able to kick his right pad at the right time.
	33:55	"Let's Go Canada" sounds for maybe the first time in the hall.
	33:15	Team Canada is after their turnover is really active and Nielsen must be careful that he won´t be surprised by other shots.
	31:38	Goal for Team Canada! Eric Staal sent the puck to the front of the net on completely free STEVEN STAMKOS, who beat goalkeeper Danish by a forehand deke. Assisted by Eric Staal, Claude Giroux.
	31:10	Danes didn´t learn their lesson and let Canadians into an another power play. Jesper Jensen (DEN) gets a minor penalty for slashing.
	30:15	Goal for Team Canada! MATT DUCHENE rounded Danish net, didn´t let Daniel Nielsen to stop him and beat also S. Nielsen by backhand shot through a mess in front of him. Assisted by Jordan Eberle.
	29:20	Giroux fired from the right.
	29:00	Team Denmark is very attentive, Canadians can not get a better chance. When it happened and Canadians can fire, yet reliable Nielsen covers it.
	28:16	Canadians have troubles with crossing the offensive blue line and Danes send another puck behind their net.
	27:58	But also an another penalty for Morten Green (DEN), this time a minor one for hooking.
	27:58	The first commercial break in the second period.
	27:24	Danes at full strength.
	27:09	A great luck for S. Nielsen! Steven Stamkos stroke only a post!
	26:41	Another bad kicking-off sent Team Canada into off-side.
	26:15	Danes sent the puck behind Dubnyk´s net.
	25:24	Morten Green (DEN) gets a minor penalty for slashing. Another power-play for Canadians.
	24:48	A chance on the other side! Eric Staal got up in front of the net, but his backhand attempt did not work, but didn´t have to be sorry for long. Behind him from the second wave skated Campbell, but he failed in the one hundred percent chance.
	24:00	Team Canada has huge problems during kicking – off. Now that could be used by Frederik Storm, who skated on the right wing. By his hard shot he just hit goalkeeper Dubnyk.
	23:09	Giroux are now made his way through the defense in front of Simon Nielsen, but the puck ended up just next to the net.
	22:28	Team Canada at full strength.
	21:56	Morten Madsen stroke a post!
	21:05	Canadians play very well. They already sent the puck twice into the neutral zone.
	20:28	Claude Giroux (CAN) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Shots on goal after the first period: 11:10.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:23	Such a great moment of the game. Probably the best in the first period. Team Denmark, one-man-short-handed, skated into an attack. Mikkel Boedker passed to Daniel Nielsen and Dubnyk writes down the best save so far. In a counter attack Canadians had a great opportunity, but Giroux didn´t beat S. Nielsen!
	19:00	One minute left in the first period.
	18:34	Danish sent the puck to the corner in the Canadian zone.
	18:02	Oliver Lauridsen (DEN) gets a minor penalty for highsticking. It was really an unintentional foul but players are responsible for their stick, of course.
	17:53	But they are stopped by their off-side.
	17:34	Canadians in a pressure.
	16:55	A great action by Matt Duchene! He freed himself from his defender, skated from the corner right in front of the net and sent a good shot. This time , however, was Nielsen better.
	16:01	Giroux got a pass through Danish defence but Canadian forward did not send a good shot. It was blocked.
	15:16	Shots on goal so far: Team Canada 4 – Team Denmark 6.
	14:12	Canadians continue on their pressure, but Jordan Staal only skates from the corner but in the middle is stopped by Hardt.
	13:18	The second commercial break.
	13:18	Matt Duchene and Jordan Eberle fought the puck behind the goal Denmark, however, as the winner of this shoving out Taylor Hall, who took the puck on his stick and tried to beat Nielsen.
	12:51	A really good hit behind Danish net but Danish have the puck.
	12:33	Now it worked and the puck is in the neutral zone on Canadian sticks.
	11:40	After a long while Team Denmark in offensive zone. And now troubles for Canadians. This line is really rolling and Canadians can not get the puck out of zone.
	11:30	Lauridsen wasn´t able to get the puck out of their zone so Nielsen after another shot writes down the 5th save tonight.
	10:55	However, attacks by team Denmark are more dangerous. It is easy to see that one of the favoris – Team Canada – is searching for itself.
	10:30	Canadians are now more active and try to make the score tied.
	09:50	O´Relly fired from the top of the circle but Danish goalie was precise.
	09:13	The very first good opportunity for Canadians but Skinner didn´t find a gap by his backhand shot.
	08:01	Jordan Eberle tried to shot from the blue line but his shot was stopped by Danish.
	07:42	Canadians look really helpless. They are just throwing pucks to corners and waiting what´s coming next...
	07:17	A commercial break.
	06:25	Eric Staal tried to send a puck to the net but no Canadian stick was there.
	05:42	Brian Campbell badly started another attack and the puck is flighting to the icing.
	05:12	Canadians tried to score a goal right after the face-off but Danish are very active and stopped the attack right from the beginning.
	04:50	Goal for Team Denmark! So easy, so easy! Canadians maybe overslept and there goes a punishment. MORTEN GREEN gets a pass through two defenders and sent the puck under the cover! Assisted by Kim Staal, Daniel Nielsen.
	04:28	There is the first penalty of this game. Eric Staal (CAN) gets a minor one for slashing.
	02:53	The very first shot goes for Kim Staal, but Devan Dubnyk showed that a goalie of his qualities can not have problems with a shot like this.
	02:10	Danish are able to hold Canadians from their zone.
	01:29	Duchene tried to find Eberle but one member of Danish defense put his stick into the pass.
	00:52	Both teams changed their players so far but no one is able to cross the offensive blue line.
	00:10	Team Canada won the first face-off and skating forwards. Danes stopped this first attack.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Canada: Dubnyk (Smith) – Robidas, Dillon, Schenn, Campbell, Brodie, Harrison, Schultz – Ladd, Giroux, Stamkos – Staal E. (C), Simmonds, Read – Hall, Duchene, Eberle – Staal J., Skinner, O'Reilly. The coach: Lindy Ruff. Denmark: Nielsen S. (Galbraith) – Nielsen D., Lassen, Lauridsen O., Jensen Jesper B, Boedker Ma., Lauridsen M., Nielsen R. – Green (C), Starkov, Hardt – Jakobsen, Christensen, Boedker Mi. – Storm, Poulsen, Jensen Jesper – Bjorkstrand, Staal K., Madsen. The coach: Per Backman. Referees: Brueggemann (GER), Piechaczek (GER) – Sheljanin (RUS), Suominen (FIN).
		CANADA has already three years did not get further than the quarter-finals, will therefore be great team of coach Lindy Ruff finally wants badly reach the medal. During the last championship, Maple Leafs lost in the first round of play-offs with Slovaks 3-4. Like last year, this year's Canadian team full of top stars of the NHL. Canada is among the biggest favorites for the gold medal, but the current roster before WC did not play any preparatory duel. Representing Canada was recently participated in December at Davos Spengler Cup tournament. From the Canadian roster someone can get scared. There are stars of the largest size as Steven Stamkos, Claude Giroux or Eric Staal. It is expected that the most used defender will be Brian Campbell. The defence of Canada has little experience from WC. Only two defenders have played World Championship – Luke Schenn and the oldest member of the Canadian team Stéphane Robidas, age thirty-six. The leader should be Phoenix goalie Mike Smith, who is at the World Championships for the first time. His back will cover Devan Dubnyk of the Edmonton.
		DENMARK is a regular participant of WC since 2003. The biggest success was the eighth place in 2010. Before the tournament, Danes played six games of the Euro Hockey Challenge. The first win came in the fourth game when at home rink won over Finland after overtime. In the last game before the World Cup they narrowly defeated Team Austria 2-1. The team of Per Bäckman are represented by three players from the NHL. Defender Philip Larsen (Dallas) and Oliver Lauridsen and a wing – Mikkel Boedker (Phoenix). The rest of the players player are from the Swedish Elitserien, DEL German, Finnish SM-liiga and several representatives from the Danish league.
		Head to head matches: Canada and Denmark met recently at the World Championship in Latvia 2006. In the first period Canadians scored three goals, in the second three conceded, however. The last period had to decided and Canada won 5:3. Danes played the first game in their history in 1949 right with Canada. In Stockholm they suffered huge debacle 0:47, which is also the world record for the elite division WC.
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:15.

Commentary by

Lucie Mužíková

@LMuzikova

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 31. Duchene, 32. Stamkos (Staal E., Giroux), 48. Duchene (Eberle) – 5. Green (Staal K., Nielsen D.)

Canada2: Dubnyk (Smith) – Robidas, Dillon, Schenn, Campbell, Brodie, Harrison, Schultz – Ladd, Giroux, Stamkos – Staal E. (C), Simmonds, Read – Hall, Duchene, Eberle – Staal J., Skinner, O'Reilly. The coach: Lindy Ruff.

Denmark: Nielsen S. (Galbraith) – Nielsen D., Lassen, Lauridsen O., Jensen Jesper B, Boedker Ma., Lauridsen M., Nielsen R. – Green (C), Starkov, Hardt – Jakobsen, Christensen, Boedker Mi. – Storm, Poulsen, Jensen Jesper – Bjorkstrand, Staal K., Madsen. The coach: : Per Backman.

Referees: Brueggemann (GER), Piechaczek (GER) – Sheljanin (RUS), Suominen (FIN)

Attendance: 5577

1st period
	04:28
	04:50
	18:02
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:28
	25:24
	27:58
	30:15
	31:10
	31:38
	38:17
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:01
	47:09
	55:57
Final