Czech Republic – Switzerland 4:2 (end) | Canada2 – Russia 2:3 (0:1 after SO) | USA – Finland 4:3 (end)
Germany2 – Sweden2 3:9 (end)
after shootout (0:1)
Canada2
2:3 (0:0, 1:0, 1:2)
Russia
Tuesday 22.04.2014, 15:00 • Imatra Jaahali • U18 World Championship
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Canada: McDonald (Billia) – Fleury, McKeown, Perlini, Konecny, Point – Sanheim, Thomas, Barzal, Gropp, McCann – Hicketts, Carrier, Bleackley, Virtanen, Bishop – Pilon, Hawrylyuk, Quenneville, Audetter, Crouse

    Russia: Tretiak (Trushkov) – Sleptsov, Sharipzyanov, Svechnikov, Nikolishin, Protapovich – Dervuk, Proporov, Kraskovsky, Dergachyov, Afonasyevsky – Lyamkin, Nazarkin, Pilipenko, Kamenev, Vovchenko – Mikulovich, Shchukin, Yazkov, Fazleyev, Korshkov

    Referees: Ansons (LAT), Miller (USA), Lhotsky (CZE), Pesonen (FIN).
     
    Hello again!
    We're in Imatra for the last gameday of Round Robin. We starts with Russia-Canada game. Russians in case of win in regular time could become the top team of the group and Canada would be the second. If the game will finish other way it seemed that Russia and Canada could meet at the SF stage.

    Top Scorer: Jake Virtanen 2+2 – Yevgeny Svechnikov 3+2
    Power-play: CAN 2/16 – RUS 6/17
    Penalty-killing: CAN 11/12 – RUS 7/12
     
    Warmup is coming to an end
     
    We'll start approximately about 16:08 of Finnish time
     
    There is a high-risk that Internet connection will go down here and we would be unavailable to write for a period of time
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:29
    Fast Russian attack and Sleptsov fired from the slot
     
    01:01
    Icing Russia
     
    01:33
    Open Kamenev fires – miss the net!
     
    02:16
    Virtanen fires from the centre of the zone – Tretyak denies it
     
    03:51
    Canadians allow Russian to shoot, Kraskovsky from the middle range – easy for McDonald
     
    04:37
    Thomas with blueliner and Perlini try to press Tretyak. Faceoff out Russian zone
     
    04:50
    Canada checks Tretyak with several shot
     
    05:50
    Some misunderstanding between Russians in the middle. Faceoff in their zone after Tretyak froze the puck
     
    06:45
    Svechnikov and Nikolishin showed up a good chemistry between them. Nikolishin's shot denied
     
    08:02
    Big rush for Russian 2nd line, Kraskovsky with a shot and then attempts to bury it.
     
    08:34
    Hand pass from Vovchenko and the faceoff out Canada zone
     
    08:48
    Icing Russia
     
    10:00
    Sanheim checked Tretyak with blue-liner
     
    10:50
    Afonasyevsky came to the zone and shoot. Faceoff in Canada zone
     
    11:59
    Faceoff out Canada zone. Russia with more passion plays first period
     
    12:37
    First call of the game. Daniil Vovchenko boarded Brayden Point. 5+20 for Russian player
     
    12:51
    Easily cleaned the zone
     
    13:19
    Canadian came to the zone, but shot is blocked. Faceoff in Russian zone
     
    14:01
    1,5 minute of PK killed
     
    14:40
    Afonasyevsky took the puck of out the zone
     
    15:11
    Nazarkin cleared it again!
     
    15:35
    Icing team Canada
     
    16:01
    They couldn't do with this defense!
     
    16:33
    The most dangerous moment was created shorthanded when Dergachyov fired, and Kraskovsky didn't see thte puck
     
    17:40
    and they killed it!
     
    18:06
    Pilipenko with one-timer miss the net!
     
    19:11
    Jake Virtanen to the box for goalie interference
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    It was very quick and exciting period. Canada could make a lead during 5-minute PP after penalty of Daniil Vovchenko but didn't create any scoring chances. SOG: 8-9.
    Russia will start next period in powerplay
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    21:10
    Canada in full
     
    21:32
    Virtanen hit the goalpost!
     
    21:49
    Goal for Team Canada!


    Fast attack and TRAVIS KONECNY beat Tretiak

    Assisted by Travis Sanheim and Joe Hicketts
     
    22:58
    Shoulder save by Tretyak on Barzal's attempt
     
    23:50
    Kamenev moved to the centre and fires, then Korshkov miss the puck
     
    25:08
    Russians came to the zone with offside.
     
    25:13
    Icing Canada
     
    25:28
    Svechnikov rush, but his shot was too easy for McDonald
     
    26:18
    Audette with kind of volley shot, too easy for Tretyak
     
    27:43
    Kamenev tried to come through, but can't, then in moment Pilipenko shoots
     
    29:20
    Russians played with possession in this game and can't convert it
     
    30:50
    Sharipzyanov blocked Virtanen dangerous shot
     
    31:21
    Offside Canada. Faceoff out Russian zone
     
    32:33
    PP time in Russia with Matt Barzal in the box for holding
     
    33:10
    Stick save by McDonald on Sleptsov's shot
     
    34:13
    What a stick save of MDonald after Kamenev shot
     
    34:33
    Canada in full
     
    35:02
    Penalty goes to Mason McDonald with sending the puck out ice-rink
     
    36:10
    Russia can't made an attempt to shot and the puck left the zone
     
    37:03
    One-timer by Kamenev and Canada in full
     
    37:40
    Kraskovsky got an injury, but left the ice by himself
     
    38:36
    Crouse made some mess an enemy crease, Tretiak stays safe
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Second period was close to the first, but Canada took a lead with Konecny's shot. Russia was better team again, but it really doesn't matter now. SOG: 13-17
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:27
    Goal for Team Russia!


    IVAN NIKOLISHIN put the puck to the goalie "house" after superb feed
     
    41:23
    Very concentrated play by Russian in defense. Canadians are agruing with refs for "no call"
     
    42:01
    McKeown with couple shots from the board, threaten Russians
     
    43:18
    Kinda Canadian PP that ends with easy Perlini shot
     
    44:04
    Canada owe the game right now. Faceoff in Russian zone
     
    45:05
    Offside near Canadians waters
     
    45:50
    A lot of mistakes from both sides right now
     
    47:20
    Kraskovsky with wrap-around shot and it goes near the post. Difficult seconds for McDonald
     
    47:40
    Goal for Team Canada!


    2-on-1 breakaway and MATT BARZAL gave his team a lead

    Assisted by Jared McCann
     
    48:27
    Good hit by Sleptsov on Virtanen
     
    48:45
    Both refs raise a hand. It's a call with a fault on Yegor Korshkov from John Quenneville who got 2 minutes
     
    49:03
    Puck was jumping at the goalline after Sleptsov's shot
     
    50:02
    Pilipenko with beauty stick work was close to tie the game. Then Svechnikov fired from the crease into McDonaldn
     
    50:50
    Konecny with rush, moved to Tretyak but goalie saved with a stick
     
    52:10
    Rare Canadian attack in these minutes ends with dangerous shot on Tretyak
     
    53:37
    Kraskovsky is very active in this game, he made again a very hard shot
     
    55:05
    Faceoff in Canada zone
     
    56:40
    Canada dumped the puck into the zone, and checked, checked
     
    58:00
    PP time for Russia with McKeown in the box for slashing.
     
    58:00
    Home team timeout.
     
    58:50
    Russia didn't pull the goalie
     
    59:12
    Empty net
     
    59:25
    Goal for Team Russia!


    It was a mess on the crease and rebound goal by VLADISLAV KAMENEV.

    Assisted by Ivan Nikolishin and Alexey Sleptsov
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    Canada secured first place at Group A. Russia earns points in every game of the tournament.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:17
    Tretiak stopped difficult Konecny's shot
     
    61:16
    Kraskovsky made two take and run moves
     
    61:49
    Svechnikov hitted the net after sole move
     
    62:37
    Teams want that time will go fast, they just come to the zone and shoot
     
    63:11
    Sleptsov miss the empty net!
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    Russia changes goalie Alex Trushkov will play at shootout series
     
    Canada will start the series
     
    Bleackley – miss
     
    Pilipenko scores!
     
    McCann denies by Trushkov!
     
    Kamenev to the goalie!
     
    Virtanen miss!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Goal for Team Russia!


    KIRILL PILIPENKO overplays McDonald at SO
     
    Game over. (17:35:26)
    Commentary by

    Igor Petrov

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Konecny (Sanheim, Hicketts), 48. Barzal (McCann) – 41. Nikolishin, 60. Kamenev (Nikolishin, Sleptsov), 65. Pilipenko

    Canada2: McDonald (Billia) – Fleury, McKeown, Perlini, Konecny, Point – Sanheim, Thomas, Barzal, Gropp, McCann – Hicketts, Carrier, Bleackley, Virtanen, Bishop – Pilon, Hawrylyuk, Quenneville, Audetter, Crouse
    Russia: Tretiak (Trushkov) – Sleptsov, Sharipzyanov, Svechnikov, Nikolishin, Protapovich – Dervuk, Proporov, Kraskovsky, Dergachyov, Afonasyevsky – Lyamkin, Nazarkin, Pilipenko, Kamenev, Vovchenko – Mikulovich, Shchukin, Yazkov, Fazleyev, Korshkov
    Referees: Ansons (LAT), Miller (USA), Lhotsky (CZE), Pesonen (FIN)