Slovakia2 – Austria | 1:2 (after SO) | | | Slovenia2 – Czech Republic | 2:4 (end) | | | Russia – Finland | 2:3 (end) |
Belarus – Canada2 | 1:4 (end) |
Dennis Mende
Goals and assists:
24. Radulov (Kovalchuk), 59. Kovalchuk (Tereshchenko, Nikulin) – 4. Kontiola (Aaltonen, Lepistö), 28. Kontiola (Lepistö), 36. Aaltonen (Pesonen)
Referees: Croft, Winnerborg – Wilmot, Morrison
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Russia:
Varlamov (Bryzgalov) – Nikulin (C), Biryukov, Tyutin, Medvedev, Denisov, Belov, Ryasensky – Loktionov, Radulov, Kovalchuk – Popov, Perezhogin, Anisimov – Mozyakin, Tereshchenko, Petrov – Kokarev, Soin
Subs:
Coach:
Finland: Raanta (Engren) – Lepistö, Hietanen, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen (C), Melart – Pesonen, Kontiola, Aaltonen – Salminen, Karpikoski, Koskiranta – Savinainen, Viitaluoma, Pihlström – Hagman (A), Anttila, Hytönen
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Finland: Raanta (Engren) – Lepistö, Hietanen, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen (C), Melart – Pesonen, Kontiola, Aaltonen – Salminen, Karpikoski, Koskiranta – Savinainen, Viitaluoma, Pihlström – Hagman (A), Anttila, Hytönen
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Croft, Winnerborg – Wilmot, Morrison
Attendance:
Shots on goal: Russia 21 (36) – Finland 3 (24)
Suddenly the Russians are back in business! After a shot by Nikulin the rebound came to Tereshchenko who gave the puck to the left where ILYA KOVALCHUK waited and fired the puck into the net from short distance!
Assisted by Alexei Tereshchenko and Ilya Nikulin.