Finland – Czech Republic 2:1 (2:0 after SO) | Sweden2 – Russia 2:0 (end)
final
Sweden2
2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Russia
Sunday 04.05.2014, 16:00 • Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm • Euro Hockey Tour
     
    There's the final buzzer, and Sweden have beaten Russia 2-0 to record their first and final victory of the Oddset Hockey Games! They came under serious pressure for the whole of the 60 minutes, but they weathered the storm and took their chances with Linus Klasen and Mikael Backlund finding the back of the net. Thanks for following the game with us, and join us again on Friday for the start of the long awaited 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships! (18:21:22)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    Joacim Eriksson holds on to the puck to freeze for his last save with now only a few seconds remaining
     
    59:18
    Alexander Ovechkin free lurking on the left can't get a clean slapshot away when well positioned!
     
    58:43
    Russia have taken a timeout, they know that to somehow save this game they have to score with every chance which will come their way
     
    58:21
    We're already now into the final two minutes and Anton Khudobin has been pulled for the extra skater!
     
    56:10
    Orlov! As Dmitriy Orlov is fed on the right following a brisk counterattack his effort is well blocked by laying defenders in front of him!
     
    54:53
    Sweden manage to hold the puck in the Russian zone for a decent amount of time, but the eventual slapshot from the point drifts well off target
     
    53:09
    The Russians move offside with just under seven minutes remaining in the third period
     
    51:26
    Russia are having all the possession but getting set up in the zone is a real problem, Sweden are defending successfully
     
    50:10
    Russia just cannot buy a goal today and the Swedes are already back at full strength
     
    49:31
    Shipachyov cuts sharply into the slot on the right but fires high and wide! And that came just after Alexander Ovechkin had a heavy slapper blocked at source
     
    48:10
    Surprise surprise we have another penalty. Andreas Thuresson for checking from behind has been given a 2+10 penalty, and for now it's a five on three Russian powerplay with Sergey Plotnikov coming back into the game!
     
    47:26
    Jimmie Ericsson for high sticking against Alexander Ovechkin has now been punished. This game has simply been full of penalties all over the place!
     
    47:26
    The attendance inside the Ericsson Globe Arena today is 6677
     
    46:22
    That was a pretty short powerplay though. Sergey Plotnikov for high sticking has now been sent to the penalty box
     
    45:29
    Despite that second goal Russia do have a powerplay chance here to get back in to it, Jonas Ahnelov has been penalised for delaying the game
     
    45:26
    Goal for Team Sweden! The tournament hosts have doubled their advantage! MIKAEL BACKLUND is picked out skating completely unmarked down the center of the zone and he beats the goalkeeper blocker side, it's 2-0! Assists- Joakim Lindstrom
     
    44:25
    Klasen! Jinus Klasen, as yet the only goalscorer today, from the left of the slot looks to go upstairs into the near post but he just misses the target!
     
    43:33
    Shipachyov! The puck pops out to Vadim Shipachyov on the doorstep but he can only wrist into the netminder's chest!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 12. Klasen (Rahimi, Rasmussen), 46. Backlund (Lindstrom)

    Sweden2: Nilsson (Eriksson)- Ekholm, Fransson, Lindstrom, Backlund, Moller- Nygren, Andersen, Axelsson, Olausson, Klasen- Burstrom, Ahnelov, Ericsson, Sjogren, Karlsson- Hersley, Rahimi, Danielsson, Rasumssen, Thuresson
    Russia: Khudobin (Vasilevskiy)- Denisov, Orlov, Ovechkin, Shipachyov, Plotnikov- Belov, Yakovlev, Tikhonov, Loktionov, Kuznetsov- Medvedev, Kutuzov, Kalinin, Zubov, Dadonov- Nikulin, Zaitsev, Shirokov, Burmistrov, Kulyomin
    Referees: Boman, Kaukokari, Dahmen, Yletyinen
    Attendance: 6677