1SW 2:1 RUS | Sweden2 - Russia (World Junior Championship)

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World Junior Championship

Sweden2 – Russia

2:1 (end)

Canada2 – Finland

1:5 (end)

final

Sweden2

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

Russia

Saturday 04.01.2014, 15:00 • Malmö Arena • World Junior Championship

		We have one finalist, and now we will see who the other is in our late game. Canada and Finland will play the other semifinal, starting in about 100 minutes . . . 19:00 CET, 20:00 EET, 13:00 EST. (17:24:55)
		Players of the Game: Sweden – Oskar Dansk Russia – Damir Zhafyrov
		Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): Sweden 3 (21), Russia 10 (27). The situation is defused and the teams are now on their respective bluelines. An intense end to an intense game. Two great teams and it's Sweden who advance to tomorrow's final. Russia will play for bronze.
		Pushing and shoving along the boards as the horn went has now escalated as the teams come off the benches. Both teams had better be careful, as they don't want to lose players for tomorrow -- particularly Sweden, who will play for the gold medal.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:53	The Swedish net is dislodged amidst a scramble. The referees are discussing and there's no penalty, faceoff inside.
	59:40	Jesper Pettersson called for slashing the stick out of a Russian player's hands. Russia now with the late 6-on-4, looking for the equaliser.
	59:19	Puck cleared out of the zone, Russia starts back.
	58:41	Vasilevsky now goes to the bench for a 6th attacker, faceoff in the Swedish zone to Dansk's left.
	58:41	Icing Sweden and Vasilevsky remains in the Russian goal.
	58:27	Puck chipped deep in the Swedish zone, Vasilevsky is staying.
	58:21	Timeout Russia. With the faceoff at the blueline, it appears Vasilevsky is staying in the net for now, but he'll be looking to the bench if they get the puck in deep.
	58:21	Offside Russia, some shoves are exchanged after the whistle but I can't imagine there will be any penalties at this point unless it's grievous, and inded there isn't.
	57:50	Sorensen centres for Sandberg in front and he one-times it wide.
	56:48	Huge chance for Russia on a 3-on-2 and Dansk somehow gets an arm on a shot labelled for the top corner.
	56:17	Icing Sweden.
	55:36	Djoos with a shoot-in from the neutral, zone, Vasilevsky catches it and plays it up.
	54:50	Buchnevich leads a Russian rush, circles the net and shoots from the other side, pad save Dansk, puck cleared.
	54:17	Play in the Russian zone, Gustav Olofsson shoots from the point wide.
	53:47	Icing Sweden.
	53:15	Rober Hagg with a slapper wide.
	51:47	Zhafyarov turns and fires from the high slot, right on Dansk, who holds on. I think we can expect a big push from Russia for the equaliser.
	50:43	Anton Slepyshev tries to go high blocker side on Dansk and hit the near-side goalpost just below the crossbar.
	49:57	Johnson lead a Swedish rush, held onto it forever and lost it, then got it back and shot from the point, deflected wide.
	48:20	Now Grigorenko with a pair of shots, Dansk kicked the first one right back to him, then he shot wide.
	47:54	Shot from the point by Mironov, pad save Dansk.
	47:37	Goal for Team Russia! Strange goal to bring Russia within one -- DAMIR ZHAFYAROV shot the puck from the corner and it somehow snuck between Dansk and the post. We've got a game again. Assist: Alexander Babaranov.
	46:27	Sorry for the late start to the third period, folks. I got stuck on the concourse level and then wasn't allowed to return to my seat until a whistle -- and the goal was the first whistle. Faceoff in the Swedish zone to Dansk's left.
	44:55	Goal for Team Sweden! After Sweden killed off the four-minute penalty, Erik Karlsson sprung OSKAR SUNDQVIST on a breakaway and he beat Vasilevsky on a forehand deke. Assist: Erik Karlsson.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period: Sweden 8 (18), Russia 7 (17). A rather even period with pretty good defence from both sides, with both goaltenders Dansk and Vasilevsky holding steady. Sweden with the lead going into the final 20 minutes, but the Russians very much in this one, and they'll start the 3rd period with a power play for almost a full 4 minutes. 3rd period begins at 16:39 CET, 10:39 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:54	Swedish penalty going to for slashing. Elias Lindholm's stick went off Valeri Vasiliev's stick and then bounced up, catching him in the face. Vasilevsky went down -- Swedish coach Rikard Gronberg made a "diving" signal from the bench. The call is changed to high-sticking and it's a double minor. Vasiliev goes to the dressing room, apparently cut.
	38:55	Long shot goes right on Vasilevsky, stick save and he covers.
	37:20	One-time slapper from De la Rose, kicked out by Vasilevsky.
	37:03	Puck deflects out of play off a Swedish stick in the Russian zone, faceoff outside.
	36:37	Icing Russia.
	35:59	Slapper from the point by Nikita Tryamkin, pad save Oskar Dansk, but a wild scramble ensues, 2 or 3 whacks at it, and the Swedish keeper keeps it out.
	34:02	Offside Sweden. At one time the shots were 6-1 Russia but are now 15-15 in the game.
	33:20	Big hit by Zadorov on Johnson into the boards, fans want a penalty but play continues.
	32:50	Icing Sweden.
	31:46	Now the puck bounces to Dansk at the other end and he covers.
	31:35	Puck slides to Vasilevsky, he covers it then gets a snowshower and the Russians don't like it. Words are exchanged but no penalty called.
	31:08	Russia kills off the penalty without giving up a shot, but right after it finishes Sweden's Oskar Sundvqist is set up in the slot, Andrei Vasilevsky makes a great glove save on his wrister.
	29:02	Russian 2-on-2 rush, Dansk stops the shot as Vadim Khlopotov loses his footing and crashes into the goalie. He's called for goalie interference, apparently not making enough of an effort to avoid contact. Sweden to the power play, they're 1/2.
	27:36	Oskar Sundqvist nearly got a breakaway pass at the Russian line but he had to slow a bit to stay onside and then never fully got possession of the puck, Vasilevsky batted it away.
	26:37	Big slapper from Slepyshev sails high.
	26:07	Low wrister from Olofsson, pad save Vasilevsky, finally the Russian goalie gloves the puck.
	25:17	Offside Russia on the shoot-in, faceoff at centre ice.
	25:01	Valentin Zykov wtih a wraparound attempt denied by Dansk, then digs at the puck and he starts pushing and shoving with Robert Hagg. Tempers finally calm down and no penalties are called. Faceoff in the Swedish zone.
	24:50	Sweden back at full strength, icing Sweden.
	24:30	Big slapper from Tryamkin, blocked by a sliding Filip Sandberg.
	22:39	Russia to the power play as Sweden's Gustov Olofsson stood in the way of Grigori Busarov in the neutral zone and got called for interference. When they showed the replay on the big screen, the fans didn't like the call.
	22:10	Russians come back again, Damir Zhafyarnov with the low shot from an angle, hits Dansk and he covers again.
	21:38	Huge giveaway in the Swedish zone to Mikhail Grigorenko, but the shot is right on Oskar Dansk, who holds on.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams are back on the ice and the third period will start shortly.
		Shots on goal in the first period: Sweden 10, Russia 10. Russia was the more aggressive team out of the gate, but Sweden came on in the late going and when they got a couple of late power plays, they cashed in to grab the all-important first goal. 2nd period starts at 15:59 CET, 09:59 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:10	Goal for Team Sweden! With the talent Sweden has, a two-man advantage is hard to stop. Lindholm with the puck at the top of the slot, passes to FILIP FORSBERG at the bottom of the circle and he fires it in the short side before Vasilevsky can come across. Power-play goal. Assist: Elias Lindholm.
	18:39	5-on-3 for Sweden as Alexander Barabanov clears it over the glass.
	18:37	Sweden with control off the draw, anotherh slapper from Johnson, glove save Vasilevsky.
	18:30	Djoos and Johnson each shoot from the point, one blocked, Vasilevsky stops the other, finally another shot from Djoos and Vasilevsky holds onto this one with :36 left in the penalty.
	17:06	Now Nikita Tryamkin getting Russia's first penalty of the game for holding. Sweden to the power play.
	16:35	Now Mironov from the point through a crowd, off the pad of Dansk in the butterfly.
	15:55	Barbashyov the high wrister, Dansk gets a piece of it with the blocker.
	14:10	Sundqvist with the shoot-in from the blueline, Vasilevsky catches it and plays it up.
	13:37	Icing Sweden.
	12:53	Jacob de la Rose with the wrister from the top of the circle, right on Vasilevsky, who holds on.
	12:39	Offside Sweden on the dump-in, faceoff back in their own end.
	12:07	Icing Russia.
	11:22	At the other end, Alexei Bereglazov with the low wrister, Dansk scoops it up and holds on.
	11:00	Puck goes into the Russian zone, Erik Karlsson was the first to it but couldn't get a handle on it and didn't get a shot on goal.
	09:46	Zhafyrov spins around in the Swedish zone and fires, stick save Dansk.
	08:37	One-time slapper from Linus Arnesson goes off Vasilevsky's shoulder and out of play, faceoff in the Russian zone.
	06:57	Turnover in the Swedish zone but they recover and Russia doesn't get a shot from it.
	06:24	Offside Sweden. Shots 6-1 Russia at this stage.
	04:33	Slepyshev with a shot right off the draw, blocker save Dansk.
	04:27	Buchnevich tries to break free into the Swedish zone but his shot is deflected high and out of play, faceoff inside.
	04:15	Puck deflected out of play in the Russian zone, faceoff inside.
	04:03	A bit of a delay now as rink workers are called out to repair a pane of glass in the corner -- looks like it came out of the stantion on one side.
	04:03	Sweden gets their first shot and it's a dandy of a chance, Filip Forsberg walking in on Vasilevsky, who makes a huge, round-the-world glove save.
	03:35	Icing Russia.
	03:05	Offside Sweden. Swedes still looking for their first shot of the game.
	02:56	Bereglazov shoots from the point just as the penalty expires, it's deflected into Dansk, who covers.
	02:29	Slapper from Buchnevich blocked, Sweden ices.
	01:41	Swedish clearing attempt goes off the glass and out of play with 1:15 left in the penalty, faceoff inside.
	01:36	Slapper from the point by Tryamkin, pad save Dansk.
	00:56	Early penalty going to Sweden's Jesper Pettersson with the game's first penalty for roughing -- Russia's power play came up huge in the quarterfinals and they get their first chance today.
	00:40	Russia's Pavel Buchnevich with a one-time slapper, Oskar Dansk slides across for the first save of the game.
	00:05	Sweden's Linus Arnesson starts off the game with a big hit into the boards.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting Lineups: Sweden: Dansk (Hogberg) – Djoos, Arnesson, Pettersson, Olofsson, Norell, Hagg, Bengtsson – Johnson, Wennberg (A), Collberg – de la Rose, Forsberg (C), Lindholm (A) – Burakowsky, Sorensen, Wallmark – Sandberg, E. Karlsson, A. Karlsson – Sundqvist 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: Antti Boman (FIN), René Hradil (CZE) – Benoit Martineau (CAN), Joris Müller (SUI).
		This is the first semifinal game of the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship, featuring host Sweden against Russia. Sweden is a perfect 5-0 entering this game, winning all four group stage games, including one against Russia, and then beat Slovakia 6-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to this game. Russia was 2-2 in the group stage to finish 3rd, but then beat the USA 4-3 in the quarterfinals. In the meeting on New Year's Eve, Sweden won 3-2. Sweden is led offensively by tournament co-scoring leader and Nashville Predators prospect Filip Forsberg with 11 points, Elias Lindholm with 8 points, and Andre Burakowsky and Alexander Wenneberg with 7 each. Russia is led by Mikhail Grigorenko of the Buffalo Sabres, who has 7 points along with captain Anton Slepyshev and defenceman Nikita Zadorov with 5 points -- he scored 2 big power-play goals against the USA in the quarters. The starting goaltenders are two of the biggest names in this tournament -- Sweden's Oskar Dansk (4-0, 1.75, .927) and Russia's Andrei Vasilevsky (3-1, 2.01, .929).
		Welcome. This game starts at 15:00 CET local time in Malmö, 18:00 MSK, 09:00 EST.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 20. Forsberg (Lindholm), 45. Sundqvist (Karlsson) – 48. Zhafyarov (Babaranov)

Sweden2: Dansk (Hogberg) – Djoos, Arnesson, Pettersson, Olofsson, Norell, Hagg, Bengtsson – Johnson, Wennberg (A), Collberg – de la Rose, Forsberg (C), Lindholm (A) – Burakowsky, Sorensen, Wallmark – Sandberg, E. Karlsson, A. Karlsson – Sundqvist

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: Antti Boman (FIN), René Hradil (CZE) – Benoit Martineau (CAN), Joris Müller (SUI)

1st period
	00:56
	17:06
	18:39
	19:10
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:39
	29:02
	39:54
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:55
	47:37
	59:40
Final