Finland – Czech Republic 2:1 (2:0 after SO) | Sweden2 – Russia 2:0 (end)
after shootout (2:0)
Finland
2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0 - 0:0)
Czech Republic
Sunday 04.05.2014, 12:30 • Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden • Euro Hockey Tour
     
    Thank you for following the game with us today, the second game will also be covered at 16:00 CET, 18:00 MSK, 10:00 EDT featuring Russia and Sweden. Until next time, goodbye! (14:59:55)
     
    That's it folks for today's first game! The Finns take another win and they keep the unbeaten run. Michael Keranen scored a goal in the first period to get team Finland the lead, the Czechs tied it in the second, and then we needed the shootout to get the winner. 2:0 the score in the shootout with Jarkko Immonen and Michael Keranen scoring and lifting the Finns over the Czech Republic.
     
    Game over.
     
    Finland has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    MICHAEL KERANEN scores the game-winning shot.
     
    Martin Ruzicka misses the net wide to the left and thus ends the game. (2-0)
     
    Michael Keranen takes the puck through the middle and dekes Salak on the wrong side. (2-0)
     
    Jakub Klepis can't beat Rinne on the deking move and the backhander. (1-0)
     
    Jarkko Immonen (FIN) will go first – he takes it through the middle and beats Salak as he gets close to the crease into the lower left. (1-0)
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Shots on goal: FIN 4 (23), CZE 3 (26)
    Faceoffs: FIN 1 (40), CZE 2 (18)
    Possession: FIN 34:46, CZE 30:14.

    Shootout will begin shortly, the Zamboni first needs to clear the ice.
     
    The overtime draws to an end, the Czechs had more opportunities and more of the play, but we'll need the shootout to determine the winner today.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:16
    Leo Komarov had a close encounter with an opposing player in the neutral zone, no call.
     
    64:00
    One minute left in overtime.
     
    63:03
    A shot from the blue line by the Czechs gets blocked, Pekka Jormakka gets down the ice with the puck progressing towards Salak who stretches and makes the pad deflection.
     
    62:57
    Pekka Rinne makes the save and holds on, the net comes loose shortly after and the referees stop the play.
     
    61:39
    A fine play by Petruzalek faking a pass to get past the Finnish forecheck, he then gets into the zone and finds space to get behind the net, Rinne left the goal line thinking he could stop him and then Petruzalek couldn't center the pass right to take advatage of it.
     
    60:41
    Petr Zamorsky stroke one towards the Finnish net through traffic from the blue, Rinne in place.
     
    60:33
    Icing team Finland.
     
    60:15
    Right at the start the Finns take a shot on Salak, he makes the deflection to the left, and the defense get to it.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Keränen (Teräväinen), dec. p.s. Keränen – 35. Růžička (Klepiš, Vondrka)

    Finland: Rinne (Saros) – Pokka, Ohtamaa, Jormakka, Immonen, Huhtala – Hietanen, Mäntylä, Keränen, Teräväinen, Komarov – Lajunen, Korpikari, Pöysti, Sallinen T., Pakarainen – Marttinen, Kivistö, Sallinen J., Wirtanen, Savinainen
    Czech Republic: Salák (Kovář J.) – Jordán, Kolář, Rolinek, Hudler, Jágr – Vitásek, Zámorský, Vondrka, Klepiš, Petružálek – Krejčík, Jank, Gulaš, Kousal, Radil – Mojžíš, Kovář L., Buchtele, Zaťovič, Kašpar – Růžička
    Referees: Björk, Sjöqvist – Pihlblad, Haster
    Attendance: 913