USA 3:5 RUS | USA - Russia (World Junior Championship)

World Junior Championship

Germany2 – Norway	0:3 (end)	\|	USA – Russia	3:5 (end)	\|	Finland – Czech Republic	5:3 (end)
Canada2 – Switzerland	4:1 (end)	\|	Sweden2 – Slovakia2	6:0 (end)

final

USA

3:5 (3:2, 0:2, 0:1)

Russia

Thursday 02.01.2014, 12:00 • Malmö Isstadion • World Junior Championship

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		Players of the Game: USA – Matt Grzelcyk Russia – Anton Slepyshev
		Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): USA 9 (33), Russia 3 (25). Stifling defence by the Russians in the third period, and they're on their way to the quarterfinals to play the winner of Sweden-Slovakia. For the USA, nobody would have expected this team to be out in the quarterfinals after watching their first three games, but that's the way it goes.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:31	Buchnevich taunts the US bench in his celebration and gets a 10-minute misconduct, but it's not going to matter.
	59:31	Goal for Team Russia! Grzelcyk turns with the puck with the blueline and falls, giving PAVEL BUCHNEVICH a clearcut break on the empty net and he punches the Russians' ticket into the quarterfinals. Unassisted, empty-net goal.
	59:20	Barber tries to go pass to the slot but it's deflected out of the zone . . .
	59:13	The Americans win the draw, get a couple of shots on Vasilevsky but he stops them both, the second with the glove.
	59:05	Puck out of play in the Russian zone, faceoff inside with Gillies on the bench and a 6-on-5 numerical advantage for the AMericans.
	58:55	Play goes into the Russian zone, Gillies goes to the bench.
	58:48	Timeout USA. With the faceoff at centre, Gillies will probably be on the ice at first, but will be looking to the bench if the play moves down in the Russian zone.
	58:48	Puck deflected out of play in the neutral zone, the faceoff will be at centre ice.
	58:07	Kerdiles goes to the net, knocked down, play in the Russia zone.
	56:48	Pass across to Jaccob Slavin, he tries to go upstairs before Vasilevsky can get across and just over the crossbar.
	56:08	Matt Grzelcyk with a long slapper from centre, right on Vasilevsky.
	55:12	Offside USA on the shoot-in, faceoff at centre ice.
	54:10	Skjei with a low slapper that hits Vasilevsky in the left pad.
	53:30	Russia back at full strength, USA try to enter the zone again.
	52:44	They ice it again, USA start back again but they go offside with just :25 left in the power play.
	52:10	Russia ice, USA still shotless.
	51:09	Hartman tries to take the puck to the net but Alexei Bereglazov takes him down and is called for holding. The US back to the power play.
	49:28	US rush, Fasching's pass attempt is deflected into the air, Vasilevsky catches and holds it.
	49:00	Russia back at full strength.
	48:02	O'Reagan dodges a check and tries to go to the net but is knocked off the puck without getting a shot.
	47:15	Butcher the low wrister from the point, Vasilevsky gets a pad on it, the rebound lies loose before finally cleared away.
	46:44	And now just after the Americans kill off a second-straight penalty they're going to the power play, as the Russians are called for too many players on the ice. The Americans were 11/19 in the first 3 games of this tournament on the power play but have been 0-for-ever since. It's time for them to get it back as they might not have many chances left this game.
	46:25	Maslov tries to go high stick side but misses.
	45:50	Low slapper from Lyubushkin, tipped wide and the puck is iced again.
	44:50	Slepyshev the shot, kicked out by Gillies and the puck is cleared.
	44:36	Now another US penalty as Ryan Hartman goes off for slashing. Russia right back to the power play.
	44:30	Slepyshev circles the net, tries to slip it in the short side but no room.
	43:50	US back at full strength, play continues in their zone.
	42:27	Offside Russia with 1:15 left in their power play.
	41:42	But now Russia is going to the power play as Matt Grzelcyk is called for hooking. They're 2/4 today.
	41:30	Russia 2-on-1, Osnovin's backhand pass is tipped away and they don't get a shot.
	41:20	Puck out of play in the Russia zone, faceoff inside.
	41:13	O'Reagan with the wrister from the top of the circle, into Vasilevsky's pads and he covers.
	40:55	Buchnevich enters the US zone, rips a shot wide.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are back on the ice and the 3rd period faceoff is moments away.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): USA 7 (24), Russia 9 (22) The USA had that period going the way they wanted before they ran into a slew of penalties, and the cost was huge. Three penalties, two 5-on-3s, two goals Zadorov from Slepyshev and it's Russia with the 4-3 lead after 40 minutes. 3rd period begins at 13:49 CET, 07:49 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:20	Russia back at full strength, play in the neutral zone.
	38:55	Americans back to regroup, still shotless on this power play.
	37:14	Daniel O'Reagan tries to break in, Pavel Buchnevich gives him a hook to the hands and the USA heads to the power play, looking to equalise.
	36:53	Russian rush, glove save Gillies.
	36:28	Offside USA.
	35:35	Finally the USA is back at full strength, but that string of penalties was costly. Play now in the Russian zone.
	34:16	Goal for Team Russia! Another Russian goal on a blast from the point on a 5-on-3. Again, it's Slepyshev to NIKITA ZADOROV for the one-time slapper. Assist: Anton Slepyshev. And they're still on the power play.
	34:06	Puck deflected out of play in the US zone with :49 left in the Russian two-man advantage, faceoff inside.
	33:20	Now another US penalty as Steven Santini shoots the puck over the glass. Russians back to the two-man advantage.
	33:15	Goal for Team Russia! That didn't take long, as Slepyshev and NIKITA ZADOROV play pitch and catch at the point, leading to Zadorov's one-time bullet that finds its way through the maze and inside the post. Power-play goal and the Russian power play continues. Assist: Anton Slepyshev.
	12:55	Now another US penalty as Thomas DiPauli is called for hooking as the Russians enter the zone, 5-on-3 for 1:28.
	12:23	Stefan Matteau tries to cut through the Russian defence and takes a tripping penalty to end the power play, we'll play 4-on-4 for :17.
	12:10	Faceoff in the US zone with :30 left in their power play.
	12:00	Kerdiles with the quick one-timer, kicked out by Vasilevsky.
	10:40	Nikolai Sladnichenko heads off for checking to the head, minor and 10-minute misconduct. US to the power play, they're 0/1.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	10:23	Icing Russia.
	09:32	Puck deflected out of play in the USA zone, faceoff inside.
	09:03	Icing Russia.
	07:49	Pavel Buchnevich with a low wrister from far out, glove save Gillies, and he holds on.
	06:00	USA 3-on-1, Ryan Hartman passes then gets it back and Andrei Vasilevsky slides across to make a huge pad save.
	05:39	Puck deflected out of play in the US zone, faceoff inside.
	04:00	Zadorov tries to stop Erne from entering the Russian zone but the big US forward runs over top of him.
	03:23	Offside USA and Tryamkin hits Barber into the boards after the whistle, knocking him down. No call.
	02:52	Barber rips a shot just wide in the dying seconds of the US power play.
	02:36	Grzelcyk with the quick wrister off Vasilevsky's blocker. Finally the Russian goalie covers with :20 left in the penalty.
	01:14	Vasilevsky makes a save and hangs on as both units change quickly, after only 18 seconds. This US power play is the best-ranked in the tournament, but they were blanked on Tuesday vs Canada.
	00:56	Russia's Alexander Barabanov is called for tripping Matt Grzelcyk behind the USA goal, US to the power play for the first time.
	00:42	Hudson Fasching comes out of the corner and shoots low into Vasilevsky's pads, Russia goes back quickly the other way, Gillies the save and hangs on.
	00:23	Puck out of play in the US zone, faceoff inside.
		The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will begin shortly.
		Interesting stat from the first period: Russia's Mikhail Grigorenko 8/8 on faceoffs.
		Shots on goal in the 1st period: USA 17, Russia 13. That period probably played too loosey-goosey for the liking of these two coaches. The USA escapes the period with a 3-2 lead that saw a lot of shots from these two dangerous teams. 2nd period begins at 12:58 CET, 06:58 EST.
		USA kills the first penalty of the game without giving up a shot.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	18:50	USA ices for the third time, Russia then called for icing trying to return. :53 left in the power play, Russia still shotless.
	17:47	Will Butcher gets this game's first penalty for holding in his own zone, so Russia to the power play.
	16:51	Goal for Team USA! The Americans come right back the other way and score. Barber's pass is tipped and NICOLAS KERDILES knocks it out of the air with his stick, then fires a wrister past Vasilevsky. Assist: Riley Barber.
	16:35	Grigorenko finds a seam and splits the D with the puck, but turned away by Jon Gillies with a huge stop.
	14:18	US rush, Matteau a shot from an angle, stick save Vasilevsky.
	13:36	Now a shot from Zhafyranov from the right wing, hits Gillies and he hangs on.
	13:11	Russia continues to press, Slepyshev tries to tuck in in the near side but is denied.
	12:57	Russia with possession off the draw, Barbyshov with the shot from the point, Gillies the save through a crowd, then a mad scramble in the crease and Gillies finally gets his body on top of the puck and gets the whistle.
	12:44	Shot from Skladnichenko, stick save Gillies and he covers.
	11:23	Goal for Team USA! Matteau's centring pass is tipped, but RYAN HARTMAN picks it up in the slot and fires a backhander that beast Vasilevsky to the stick side. Assist: Stefan Matteau.
	10:54	Offside USA as Barber crossed the line ahead of the pass. Faceoff at centre ice.
	09:11	Goal for Team Russia! The Russians answer right back. Mironov shot from the point, Gillies stopped the initial shot but it was lying there in the crease. PAVEL BUCHNEVICH shot it off the post, then whacked again to knock it in. Assist: Andrei Mironov.
	08:50	Goal for Team USA! Jack Eichel circled the net out front and STEFAN MATTEAU shot, the puck hit Vasilevsky and sat on the goal line. Carrick then whacked it in. Assists: Jack Eichel, Brady Skjei.
	07:30	USA now to the attack, wrister from Kerdiles, Vasilevsky holds on.
	06:17	Goal for Team Russia! The play started with a pass out of the corner from Osnovin to MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO. Slepyshev got the rebound and gave it back to Grigorenko at the side of the net, and he put it in to open the scoring. Assist: Anton Slepyshev.
	05:58	The puck now goes out of play in the Russian zone, faceoff outside.
	05:42	Skjei a low wrister from the point, pad save Vasilevsky.
	04:36	Shot from the high slot by Alexander Barabanov goes off Gillies' pad and out of play. Faceoff in the US zone.
	03:28	USA rush, Hinostroza holds the puck waiting for some teammates to get open but Thomas DiPauli crashes into the Russian net, dislodging it. Faceoff outside.
	02:25	Connor Carrick with a long shot while being checked, kicked away by Vasilevsky.
	01:49	Icing Russia.
	01:20	Russia with a chance, Slepyshev on the doorstep but Gillies makes a pad save.
	00:36	Back the other way, the puck goes out of play in the USA zone, faceoff inside.
	00:27	Good chance for the Americans right away, first Copp with the long shoot-in, then Hinostroza and Matteau bang away at it but Vasilevsky in butterfly formation keeps it out.
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are on the ice and the game will start shortly. As the higher seed, the USA is the designated home team and is wearing all navy blue uniforms with red and white trim, white helmets. Russia, the designated visiting team, is wearing white uniforms with blue and red trim, red pants and helmets.
		Starting Lineups: USA: Gillies (Stolarz) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, Slavin, Grzelcyk (A), McCoshen – O'Regan, Barber (C), Kerdiles – Eichel, Hartman, Matteau – Copp (A), Erne, Fasching – DiPauli, Shore, Stepan Russia: Vasilevsky (Nalimov) – Zadorov, Mironov (A), Lyubushkin, Tryamkin, Bereglazov, Maslov, Vasiliev – Slepyshev (C), Buchněvich, Grigorenko – Zhafyarov, Osnovin, Barabanov – Yakimov (A), Barbashyov, Khlopotov – Skladnichenko, Busarov, Gimatov – Zykov Referees: Jozef Kubuš (SVK), Marcus Linde (SWE) – Henrik Pihlblad (SWE), Joonas Saha (FIN).
		This is the first of four quarterfinals to determine the semifinalists at this World Junior Championship. The United States finished 2nd place in Group A with 3 wins and 1 loss, Russia finished 3rd in Group B with 2 wins and 2 losses. Both teams lost on New Year's Eve with a chance to finish atop their groups. The Russians enter the game on a two-game losing streak. No surprises in the starting goalies -- Jon Gillies for the USA and Andrei Vasilevsky for Russia.
		Welcome. This game starts at 12:00 CET local time in Malmö, 15:00 MSK, 06:00 EST, 1am in Hawaii, 22:00 in Vladivostok.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. Matteau (Eichel, Skjei), 12. Hartman (Matteau), 17. Kerdiles (Barber) – 7. Grigorenko (Slepyshev), 10. Buchnevich (Mironov), 34. Zadorov (Slepyshev), 35. Zadorov (Slepyshev), 60. Buchnevich

USA: Gillies (Stolarz) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, Slavin, Grzelcyk (A), McCoshen – O'Regan, Barber (C), Kerdiles – Eichel, Hartman, Matteau – Copp (A), Erne, Fasching – DiPauli, Shore, Stepan

Russia: Vasilevsky (Nalimov) – Zadorov, Mironov (A), Lyubushkin, Tryamkin, Bereglazov, Maslov, Vasiliev – Slepyshev (C), Buchněvich, Grigorenko – Zhafyarov, Osnovin, Barabanov – Yakimov (A), Barbashyov, Khlopotov – Skladnichenko, Busarov, Gimatov – Zykov

Referees: Jozef Kubuš (SVK), Marcus Linde (SWE) – Henrik Pihlblad (SWE), Joonas Saha (FIN)

1st period
	06:17
	08:50
	09:11
	11:23
	16:51
	17:47
1st intermission
	00:56
2nd period
	10:40
	12:23
	12:55
	33:15
	33:20
	34:16
	37:14
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:42
	44:36
	46:44
	51:09
	59:31
	59:31
Final