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final
Russia
4:0 (0:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Norway
Tuesday 18.02.2014, 13:30 • Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi • Olympics - Men
     
    Russia have glided into the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games with a thumping 4-0 beating of Norway! Despite a tight opening period the game opened up in the second where Alexander Radulov got the first and he then set up Ilya Kovalchuk to make it two. With time running down in the third Norway pulled their netminder and were punished as an inspired Radulov grabbed his second, and with Haugen back in net Alexey Tereschenko made it four. Thanks for following the game with us, and join me later for Switzerland against Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi! (15:53:49)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    It's now the final few seconds as Russia are easing to victory 4-0
     
    59:25
    Goal for Team Russia! Haugen is back in net but that doesn't stop the Russians! Viktor Tikhonov backhands the puck to ALEXEY TERESCHENKO on the slot who roofs it in off the bar, it's 4-0! Assists- Viktor Tikhonov and Vladimir Tarasenko
     
    58:53
    Goal for Team Russia! ALEXANDER RADULOV isn't going to miss an empty net! He's set free into the zone and easily hits the empty net, it's 3-0! Assists- Pavel Datsyuk
     
    58:13
    Kovalchuk has the open net in front of him, for whatever reason he passes to Datsyuk instead of scoring himself and Datsyuk miss hits the puck wide!
     
    57:40
    And Haugen has been pulled, Norway's net is empty!
     
    57:40
    It's the last chance saloon for Norway now if they're going to somehow save this one and they've taken a timeout
     
    57:31
    Offside from the Russians with just over two minutes remaining
     
    56:42
    A low rasping wrist shot from Ken Andre Olimb doesn't go far wide of Bobrovskiy's right hand post! He would have had trouble getting across to that
     
    56:20
    Anisimov from a tight angle goes glove side on the goalkeeper and the unbalanced Haugen just manages to hold it in his glove
     
    55:05
    Datsyuk! What stunning skill! He beats not one not two but three defenders with breathtaking skill but it's just letdown by the backhand attempt which Haugen sends away!
     
    54:37
    Another heavy effort from distance, this time from Nikitin and Haugen gathers easily
     
    54:35
    Yemelin! Found free on the left he wrists the puck with pace but it's directly into Haugen. Despite the scoreline Haugen has done well tonight and come up with several excellent saves
     
    53:00
    Reasonably slow counterattack from the Norwegians and Bobrovskiy scoops up the puck as it rolls towards his net
     
    52:15
    Ovechkin is chopped down when charging through one on one and incredibly no penalty shot is called! He isn't happy about that decision at all
     
    50:35
    This really is a strong shift from the Norwegians! The puck bounces all around the slot, and on three attempts they only just fail in squeezing it home! That will give them some hope of mouting a comeback
     
    50:02
    Dangerous puck into the crease from Olimb on the right flank and Bobrovskiy chests it away!
     
    49:21
    Russia move offside
     
    48:55
    Clever backhand pass from Datsyuk, Kovalchuk whips it in first time but it doesn't come to anything
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 25. Radulov (Datsyuk, Markov), 38. Kovalchuk (Radulov, Datsyuk), 59. Radulov (Datsyuk), 60. Tereschenko (Tikhonov, Tarasenko)

    Russia: Bobrovskiy (Varlamov)- Voinov, Markov, Datsyuk, Radulov, Kovalchuk- Yemelin, Medvedev, Ovechkin, Malkin, Popov- Nikitin, Belov, Syomin, Kulyomin, Anisimov- Tyutin, Tikhonov, Tereschenko, Nichushkin, Tarasenko
    Norway: Haugen (Soberg)- Holos, Bonsaken, Skroder, K Olimb, Thoresen- Trygg, Tollefsen, Bastiansen, M Olimb, Rosseli Olsen- Solberg, Odegaard, Ask, Roest, Dahlstrom- Sorvik, Hansen, Olden, Roymark, Forsberg
    Referees: Piechaczek, Pollock, Mcelman, Valach
    Attendance: 11423