Sweden2 – Finland 2:3 (1:2 after SO) | Russia – Czech Republic 6:0 (end)
after shootout (1:2)
Sweden2
2:3 (0:1, 1:1, 1:0, 0:0 - 0:1)
Finland
Saturday 03.05.2014, 12:30 • Globen Arena, Stockholm • Euro Hockey Tour
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 12:30.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Sweden: Eriksson (Nilsson) – Nygren, Ekholm – Hersley, Burnstrom – Rahimi, Ahnelov – Andersen, Fransson – Moller, Backlund, Lindstrom – Klasen, Olausson, Axelsson – Ericsson, Sjogren, Hjalmarsson – Danielsson, Lundqvist, Thuresson – Karlsson. Coach: Marts

    Finland: Rinne (Saros) – Hietanen, Ohtamaa – Karalahti, Marttinen – Lajunen, Korpikari – Pokka, Kivisto – Teravainen, Kontiola, Lehtera – Pakarinen, Hytonen, Komarov – Jormakka, Sallinen, Huhtala – Sallinen, Wirtanen, Savinainen – Poysti. Coach: Westerlund

    Referees: Romasko, Anisimov – Pihlblad, Haster.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    1:28
    Karalahti found a rebound shot, but he missed the half empty net!
     
    3:10
    Sjogren was in the same position as Karalahti, but one of the Finland defenders stopped him in time.
     
    11:14
    Goal for Team Finland!
    PEKKA JORMAKKA scored from behind a defender under Eriksson's arm! Assist: Leo Komarov.
     
    14:30
    Rahimi gets called in for high sticking.
     
    16:30
    Sweden is in full strength.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Shots on goal – 11:7.
    Penalties – 1:0.
    Faceoffs – 10:9.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:29
    Moller received a pass in front of the net, but Rinne showed a great save!
     
    23:00
    Hietanen gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for interference.
     
    23:44
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    OSCAR MOLLER received a pass from side to side and Rinne couldn't move fast enough to stop his shot. Assists: Joakim Lindstrom, Magnus Nygren.
     
    24:50
    Finland had the same chance, but Eriksson showed an amazing save!
     
    26:50
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net.
     
    28:25
    Lindstrom received a pass in front of the empty net, but he missed with his backhand!
     
    29:39
    Rahimi's shot from the blue line went wide by inches.
     
    31:23
    Finland is slightly more active, but Sweden is defending well.
     
    32:13
    Leo Komarov goes in the penalty box for roughing.
     
    32:25
    Backlund found a rebound shot in between the circles, but he couldn't get a shot on the net!
     
    33:13
    Another 2 shots of Backlund, but Rinne is fantastic today.
     
    33:55
    Sweden can't get itself in the offensive third.
     
    34:13
    Finland is in full strength.
     
    35:02
    Ericsson gets called in for cross-checking.
     
    36:10
    Finland has pressure, but it can't get a shot on the net.
     
    36:31
    Ohtamaa was alone on the blue line, but his shot went only in Eriksson's pad.
     
    36:45
    Sweden gets called in for too many players on the ice. Five on three.
     
    37:02
    Sweden is in four players.
     
    37:05
    Karalahti missed from behind the circles!
     
    37:30
    Ericsson clears the puck.
     
    37:52
    The puck is out of the ice.
     
    38:21
    Goal for Team Finland!
    ATTE OHTAMAA had like five shots in these powerplays and his slapshot from the left circle hit the top left corner of the net! Assists: Petri Kontiola, Jori Lehtera.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period. Offside of Sweden.
     
    39:45
    Backlund went in front of the net, but he just let Rinne show another great save!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Shots on goal – 28:16.
    Penalties – 3:2.
    Faceoffs – 20:19.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    41:03
    Both teams can't get a single shot on the net, Finland is slightly more active.
     
    42:15
    Inaccurate passes on both sides.
     
    42:30
    Ericsson was in a good position, but his shot was blocked.
     
    43:22
    Faceoff in front of Rinne.
     
    43:50
    Sweden has big pressure, but Finland is successfuly blocking all the shots.
     
    45:03
    Icing of Suomi.
     
    46:13
    Another icing of Finland. Sweden can't find a scoring chance though.
     
    46:30
    Finland got 25 points out of 30 in the EHT so far.
     
    47:50
    Finland saves time in its offensive third.
     
    48:40
    Shots on goal in the third period – 2:1.
     
    49:20
    Offside of Sweden.
     
    50:00
    Finland is showing an amazing defence in the last 5 minutes.
     
    50:47
    Eriksson caught Ohtamaa's weak shot from the blue line in his glove.
     
    51:29
    Ohtamaa gets called in for roughing and Thuresson for slashing. Four on four.
     
    52:12
    Komarov sent the puck to Hytonen in between the circles, but the center of Finland missed the puck!
     
    52:50
    Finland is much more active at this moment and Sweden can't get in the offensive third.
     
    53:23
    Karlsson's shot from a low angle wasn't dangerous for Rinne.
     
    54:00
    Finland's defence is still flawless.
     
    55:28
    Faceoff in front of Rinne, Sweden can't get a single shot on the net.
     
    56:01
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    OSCAR MOLLER received a pass from Backlund after Finland paniced in its defensive third and he hit the top left corner of the net from between the circles! Assist: Mikael Backlund.
     
    56:50
    Sweden is much more active now.
     
    57:34
    Rinne deflected Klasen's shot from the right side.
     
    58:18
    Faceoff in front of Finland's goal.
     
    58:52
    Finland clears the puck, Sweden has big pressure.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of the third period.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    Andersen sent a weak shot seconds after the third period finished for no reason, but no penalty will be called.
     
    Shots on goal – 37:18.
    Penalties – 4:3.
    Faceoffs – 28:24.
     
    Sweden showed a great finish in the third period and took this game to overtime.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:30
    In Helsinki Sweden won over Finland 3:2 in overtime.
     
    61:00
    Finland is only defending so far in the overtime.
     
    61:41
    Korpikari's weak shot from the blue line was easily caught in Eriksson's glove.
     
    63:00
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net.
     
    64:00
    The last minut eof overtime.
     
    64:30
    Sweden has the puck in its defensive third.
     
    64:40
    Fransson's shot from behind the circles was deflected by a nice save oof Rinne.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    Shots on goal – 38:19.
    Penalties – 4:3.
    Faceoffs – 30:24.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    0:0
    Petri Kontiola showed a nice backhand move, but he couldn't lift the puck in the top part of the net and Eriksson caught the puck in his glove.
     
    0:0
    Rinne deflected Moller's shot with his blocker.
     
    0:1
    Lehtera showed a nice move and sent the puck between Eriksson's pads!
     
    0:1
    Klasen's shot between Rinne's pads was bad.
     
    0:1
    Eriksson deflected Komarov's shot with his glove.
     
    1:1
    Lindstrom shot the puck right under Rinne's arm!
     
    1:1
    That was really close! Lindstrom showed a great forehand move, but Rinne stopped the puck with the tip of his leg!
     
    1:1
    No goal for Finland.
     
    1:1
    Olausson couldn't get the puck between Rinne's pads.
     
    1:1
    Lehtera also didn't get the puck through Eriksson's pads.
     
    1:1
    Nygren hit the right post with his slapshot!
     
    1:2
    Pakarinen scored with a simple shot!
     
    65:00
    Finland has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    IIRO PAKARINEN got the second point for his team!
     
    Game over.
     
    EHT standings:
    1st Finland 28 points
    2nd Czech Republic 14 points + 1 match
    3rd Russia 12 points + 1 match
    4th Sweden 9 points
     
    Oddset Hockey Games standings:
    1st Finland 5 points
    2nd Czech Republic 3 points + 1 match
    3rd Sweden 1 point
    4th Russia 0 points + 1 match (15:13:52)
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Moller (Lindstrom, Nygren), 57. Moller (Backlund) – 12. Jormakka (Komarov), 39. Ohtamaa (Kontiola, Lehtera), dec. p.s. Pakarinen

    Sweden2: Eriksson (Nilsson) – Nygren, Ekholm – Hersley, Burnstrom – Rahimi, Ahnelov – Andersen, Fransson – Moller, Backlund, Lindstrom – Klasen, Olausson, Axelsson – Ericsson, Sjogren, Hjalmarsson – Danielsson, Lundqvist, Thuresson – Karlsson. Coach: Marts
    Finland: Rinne (Saros) – Hietanen, Ohtamaa – Karalahti, Marttinen – Lajunen, Korpikari – Pokka, Kivisto – Teravainen, Kontiola, Lehtera – Pakarinen, Hytonen, Komarov – Jormakka, Sallinen, Huhtala – Sallinen, Wirtanen, Savinainen – Poysti. Coach: Westerlund
    Referees: Romasko, Anisimov – Pihlblad, Haster