Czech Republic – Denmark 2:1 (3:2 after SO) | Slovakia2 – Latvia 3:5 (end) | Sweden2 – Canada2 0:3 (end)
after shootout (3:2)
Czech Republic
2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1)
Denmark
Thursday 09.05.2013, 16:15 • Globe Arena, Stockholm • World Championship
     
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    The Czechs win the shootout, but their scoring woes continue, as they've now scored only 6 regulation goals in 4 games. The 2 points give them 5, and they remain in 5th place in the Stockholm Group, 1 behind Norway.

    Denmark now has 3 points, tied for 6th in the group with Belarus.
     
    Players of the game: Denmark: goaltender Simon Nielsen. Czech Republic: defenceman Zbynek Michalek.
     
    Game over.
     
    Zbynek Irgl gets credited with the winning goal for scoring the shootout winner.
     
    Game over, as Ondrej Pavelec makes a pad save off of Julian Jakobsen.
     
    Zbynek Irgl again, beats Nielsen 5-hole.
     
    Morten Madsen scores, sliding the puck through the pads. Round 6 ahead.
     
    Zbynek Irgl scores with a beautiful forehand deke, and the pressure is now on the next Danish shooter.
     
    Kim Stall had Pavelec going down and tried to go upstairs but Pavelec got a stick on it. Round 5.
     
    The order is reversed and Hudler shoots again, this time he hits the post. Denmark can win it with a goal.
     
    Jiri Hudler has to score for the Czechs and he does, going 5-hole. The shootout continues.
     
    Morten Green is stopped by Pavelec keeping this game alive.
     
    Zbynek Irgl is the 2nd Czech shooter, goes to the backhand and misses, meaning Denmark can finish this with a goal.
     
    Kim Staal is Denmark's second shooter, pad save Pavelec.
     
    Jan Kovar shoots first for the Czechs, tries to deke but Simon Nielsen makes a great pad save.
     
    Denmarks shoots first, it's goal-scorer Martin Poulsen scores again, beating Pavelec stick side.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    This game will be settled by a shootout. 3 players for each team will shoot, unless the difference is too great to be overcome, and if it's still tied it will be sudden-death. Unlike in the NHL, the shooting order is altered every 3 rounds, and all players become available to shoot again.

    Shots on goal in overtime (and the game): Czech Republic 3 (31), Denmark 0 (19).
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 46. Michalek (Hubáček, Smid), rozh. náj. Irgl – 56. Poulsen (Staal)

    Czech Republic: Pavelec (Francouz) – Z. Michálek, Šmíd, Hejda, Nakládal, Čáslava, Kutlák – Voráček, Hudler, Tlustý – Hertl, Tenkrát, Hanzal – Vrbata, Novotný (C), Hubáček – Irgl, Koukal, Fleischmann – Vrána, Kovář.
    Denmark: S. Nielsen (Galbraith) – Larsen, Lassen, O. Lauridsen, J.B. Jensen, Mads Boedker, M. Lauridsen, R. Nielsen – Madsen, Starkov, Green (C) – Mikkel Boedker, Hardt, Jakobsen – J. Jensen, Björkstrand, Storm – Poulsen, Dresler, K. Staal.
    Referees: Morgan Johansson (SWE), Daniel Piechaczek (GER) – Chris Carlson (CAN), Jimmy Dahmen (SWE)