Austria – Norway 3:1 (end) | Russia – Slovakia2 1:0 (2:0 after SO) | Slovenia2 – USA 1:5 (end)
Finland – Canada2 1:2 (after OT)
final
Austria
3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)
Norway
Sunday 16.02.2014, 09:00 • Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi • Olympics - Men
     
    That's the final buzzer, and Austria have claimed their first win in this year's Winter Olympic Games with a 3-1 victory against Norway! Michael Grabner opened up the scoring in the fifth minute before Michael Raffl quickly made it two, but Per-Age Skroder pulled the Norwegians within one. Despite creating enough chances to equalise they lacked the quality to finish them off and Grabner grabbed his second late on to ice it. Thanks for following the game with us, and join me late for Russia against Slovakia in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi! (11:26:49)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:56
    Thoresen under pressure backhands the puck wide of the left post with just a few seconds left in the game
     
    59:21
    Haugen has been pulled for the extra skater just after Grabner could have grabbed a hat trick for himself!
     
    58:23
    Goal for Team Austria! MICHAEL GRABNER slips through the Norwegian defence one on one and he puts Haugen on the ice before hitting the empty net, 3-1! Assists- Daniel Welser
     
    58:02
    Zuccarello tries to get something going but his attempt is weak and deflected wide
     
    57:23
    Norway also go offside. They haven't got long to save the game now with just 02:37 remaining
     
    56:09
    Austria go offside
     
    55:59
    Bonsaksen one times it off a Zuccarello pass back to the point but it's right into the goalkeeper's body!
     
    55:22
    Norway poorly cough up the puck in their own zone and they rely on Haugen to bail them out!
     
    54:22
    Lange! Excellent save from the Austrian goaltender! Olimb has space to line up a curling wrister but Lange reacts brilliantly !
     
    53:48
    The puck finds its way to Nodl on the crease who twists and misses the near post when it seemed easier to hit the target! That was a big chance there for Austria to practically finish it
     
    52:26
    Ask! Good positional attack from the Norwegians and Lange makes an alert kick save as Ask fires the puck in low from the right!
     
    51:57
    Rosseli Olsen is well placed on the doorstep but the puck bobbles up and Lange scoops it up in his glove to relieve the danger!
     
    50:46
    Low pass from Thoresen into the slot but it evades everyone
     
    49:52
    Skroder has space in the Austrian zone, opts to drive the puck in on goal from distance and it's right down Lange's throat
     
    49:26
    Grabner! Real turn of pace as he streaks through the defence but the angle is too tight to trouble the netminder!
     
    48:09
    Norway's powerplay just isn't working today and their opponents are back at full strength
     
    48:02
    Better attempt this time from Ken Andre Olimb, and Lange beats it away with his glove
     
    46:51
    Three big slapshots for Norway but they lack power and quality as they're blocked!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Grabner (Pock, Lukas), 7. Raffl (Grabner), 59. Grabner (Welser) – 29. Skroder (Thoresen)

    Austria: Lange (Swette)- Trattnig, Lakos, M Raffl, Vanek, Grabner- Pock, Lukas, Latusa, Koch, Lebler- Altmann, Iberer, T Raffl, Nodl, Hundertpfund- Unterluggauer, Ulmer, Oberkofler, Welser, Herburger
    Norway: Haugen (Volden)- Holos, Bonsaksen, Zuccarello, Olimb, Thoresen- Trygg, Tollefsen, Ask, Olimb, Rosseli Olsen- Solberg, Odegaard, Olden, Skroder, Bastiansen- Hansen, Roymark, Forsberg, Roest, Dahlstrom
    Referees: Sindler, Walsh, Cameron, Schrader