1CA 4:1 1SV | Canada2 - Slovakia2 (World Championship)

World Championship

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Canada2

4:1 (0:0, 1:1, 3:0)

Slovakia2

Saturday 10.05.2014, 19:45 • Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship

		That's it from the Chizhovka-Arena for now, you will hear from us soon. (21:58:06)
		Canada wins the game with Joel Ward scoring two goals and Cody Hodgson adding a game-winner. This moves Canada to the third place of the standings while Slovakia stays goes down to sixth.
	60:00	Game over.
	58:49	Goal for Team Canada! Another goal is scored by the Canadians to seal the deal! Alexandre Burrows forechecked hard and won the puck, then set up JOEL WARD for a blast from point-blank range and Laco had no chance. Assited by Alexandre Burrows and Tyler Myers.
	57:56	Goal for Team Canada! That's probably the end of all Slovak victory hopes. Canada takes a two-goal lead with two minutes left. A shot by KEVIN BIEKSA gets past Laco thanks to a screen by Nathan MacKinnon. Assisted by Kyle Turris.
	57:44	Turris set up Burrows for a tuck-in past Laco, but the Slovak goalie stretched himself and made a blocker save.
	57:12	Neutral zone action at the moment.
	55:03	Šatan fired one from the right circle, it's blocked by Ellis.
	54:00	Marinčin dumped the puck from a bad angle, pad stop made by Scrivens.
	52:13	Just as Čerešňák was leaving the box, Hodgson was on the doorstep trying to jam the puck in.
	50:57	A shot by Ellis went wide and the rebound is cleared down the ice.
	50:40	5-on-4 action right now, man-advantage for Team Canada.
	50:04	Peter Čerešňák gets a two for hooking, 4-on-3 coming up.
	50:03	Schenn carried the puck in to the front of the net and in the meantime, MacKinnon drew a penalty.
	49:27	Sloboda and Ďaloga each fired a shot, Scrivens covered both of them.
	48:27	Marcinko went hard into the net and Turris with Gudbranson made sure that he knows that he should not do that. Coincidental minors called against Tomáš Marcinko and Erik Gudbranson.
	47:07	Goal for Team Canada! The Canadians take a come-from-behind lead here midway through the third! CODY HODGSON fired one from the left circle and it went past Laco and into the back of the net. Assisted by Jason Garrison and Nazem Kadri.
	46:49	Ďaloga fired one from far out, but missed the net.
	45:23	Monahan fired one over the shoulder of Laco and that might have gone in, but the ref say it did not.
	44:12	Viedenský and Marinčin went hard to the net after a shot by Tatar and that leads to an altercation.
	43:40	Turris and Chimera worked their way in together, but the shot went wide.
	42:48	Kadri carried the puck in, but lost it in a battle with Marinčin.
	42:00	There was an announcement right now that Karol Sloboda was the actual scorer of the Slovak goal so Miroslav Šatan did not tip it on its way in.
	41:39	Coburn fired the puck and it is deflected wide, but it was offside nonetheless.
	41:02	Šatan threw the puck to the doorstep and Nagy was looking to pop it in, but he was prevented from getting his stick on it.
	40:16	Scrivens went behind his net and as he went back to the crease he fell over it and it fell over as well.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Third period will start on 10:20 PM EET.
		The Slovaks dictated the tempo through much of the second period and only let Canadians do some damage late in it and that resulted in a tying goal by Ward. Both goalies have been great and both goals were scored on a deflection right in front of the net.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:52	Marinčin has his shot tipped up high into the netting.
	38:50	A drive by Hodgson from the left wing goes wide.
	37:21	Goal for Team Canada! We're all tied here at the Chizhovka-Arena! A shot from the blue line finds its way through and into the back of the net thanks to traffic in front. JOEL WARD was the one who tipped it right through the five-hole of Laco to get his team on the scoreboard. Assisted by Jason Garrison.
	36:41	Schenn skated in to the front of the net and fired one off the post!
	36:03	Great pass by Read for Chimera who was waiting for it in front and fired one off of Laco and wide.
	34:37	Nagy fired the puck from a counter-attack, but a blocker save was made by Scrivens and the rebound was taken care of by Kadri.
	33:46	Ward carried the puck to the front of the net and looked to feed Monahan, but the pass was swatted away.
	33:23	Icing is called against Team Canada as the momentum stays on the Slovak side.
	32:24	Goal for Team Slovakia! After a little too many passes, one shot changes the score! KAROL SLOBODA fired one from the blue line and it went all the way past Ben Scrivens and into the back of the net thanks to a great screen by Miroslav Šatan. Assisted by Michel Miklík.
	31:39	Pánik tried a shot from a bad angle and Scrivens had problems with that one, but prevailed after all.
	30:55	Big chance for the Slovaks, put the puck is blocked and cleared.
	30:38	Nazem Kadri (CAN) gets two minutes for high-sticking after a hit on Ďaloga.
	30:22	The puck was bouncing strangely all around Scrivens' net and finally Ďaloga got to it and fired it wide from a point-blank range.
	29:19	Tybor fired one on Scrivens from the left wing, good stop by the Oiler.
	29:03	Myers fired one from the blue line, Laco saw it through traffic and made the stop.
	28:32	Ellis had his shot blocked and Schenn put the rebound wide.
	28:20	Coburn threw the puck on net just after exiting the box and Laco was unsure with this one, but caught it with his glove nonetheless.
	27:56	One-timer by Miklík is stopped by Scrivens and the goaltender hangs on to it.
	26:46	Turris intercepted the puck in the offensive zone, Laco wins the one-on-one battle.
	26:26	A pass by Šatan skips over Miklík's stick and the now the younger of the two has to hustle back to his own zone.
	26:11	A pass by Ward was intercepted by Tatar and he drew a penalty going onto a breakaway. Braydon Coburn will get two minutes for tripping.
	25:50	Icing is called after a pass by Myers.
	25:34	A shot by Marinčin went wide, but it would have been offside anyways.
	25:10	Brouwer dumps the puck on net as Canada regains the zone.
	24:22	Tybor tried to center it to the front of the net, but Garrison went down to block the attempt.
	23:35	Team Slovakia has all the momentum now as Canadians stay locked in their own zone.
	22:57	The puck went to the neutral zone just as Burrows was exiting the box, Sloboda prevented it from going to the Quebec native.
	22:35	Nagy set up Miklík for a shot from far out, Scrivens makes a good stop.
	22:02	Good PK by Team Canada so far.
	21:44	Videnský had his shot blocked by Coburn and then he was decked by the tall Flyers rearguard.
	21:23	Big shot by Tatar is blocked by traffic in front of Scrivens.
	20:44	Alexandre Burrows (CAN) gets two minutes for tripping.
	20:40	A turnover by Pánik caused the puck to go to Schenn who sent it back to Coburn for a shot from the blue line and Laco had to make another save.
	20:23	Read with a drive from the right circle, Laco makes a nice glove stop.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The second frame will start on 9:31 EET.
		13-9 are the shots in favor of Team Canada, but in fact it was all Canada in the first and the Slovaks just got in a couple of drives on breakaways and counter-attacks. If the other two periods tell the same story as the first one did, a Canadian victory is inevitable.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	18:59	Valach fired one from the blue line, but no problem for Scrivens there.
	18:43	Monahan failed to recive a pass behind the net and so the Slovaks have possession and carry the puck out.
	17:59	Chimera found Read who tried to one-time it and he did, but the puck was blocked immediately.
	17:19	Brouwer with a shot as Slovakia is in full strength, Laco makes the stop.
	16:59	Bieksa lost the puck behind the Slovak net and Marinčin was able to clear it to the neutral zone.
	16:27	Kadri fired one through traffic in front and the puck ends up in the neutral zone.
	16:19	MacKinnon put on some fancy moves in the neutral zone and avoided a pokecheck by Marinčin, but his low shot was too weak to beat Laco who holds the puck in his catching glove.
	15:42	Team Canada has the puck in its own zone and the Slovaks are not letting them out.
	15:25	Schenn won a battle in the corner, but Nagy was able to get the puck away from him and fire it down the ice.
	15:08	Marek Viedenský (SVK) gets two minutes for hooking.
	15:00	A shot by Hodgson blocked in front during a delayed call.
	14:52	Viedenský saw a chance for a PK breakaway, but he lost the puck after crossing the Canadian blue line and now will pay for his aggressiveness.
	14:42	Garrison with another shot and this time Laco had to make a save.
	14:32	A shot by Garrison blocked by Pánik, follow up by Ellis goes wide.
	14:25	Hodgson was looking for the puck on the doorstep following a shot from a bad angle, but he did not find it as Laco holds on to it.
	14:01	A shot by Bieksa is stopped by Laco, but the rebound was picked up by Brouwer and the Ukrainian-based goaltender made a great pad save to deny him.
	13:36	MacKinnon lost the puck in the offensive zone and Marcinko is able to clear it.
	13:09	Team Slovakia clears the puck all the way down the ice.
	13:01	Brayden Schenn fires one just wide of the post.
	12:56	Team Slovakia was on the offensive, but it looks like a lot of defensive coming up along with the penalty kill as Radoslav Tybor is called for tripping.
	12:40	Brouwer sent one in front, but Ďaloga picked it up and heads the other way.
	12:19	Brayden Schenn denied by Laco on a great shot, rebound looked for by Burrows, but the Canucks forward didn't find it.
	12:02	Brejčák was unable to clear the puck and Bieksa sent one off of Laco's pads and into the corner.
	11:25	Šatan and Brejčák sent a shot on goal from the blue line with intention of finding a deflection off of Hrivik, Brejčák did find it, but Scrivens made the stop.
	10:47	Read set up Turris for a one-timer far out from the net and the latter fanned on it as well.
	10:29	Marcinko went top shelf on Scrivens from the left circle, but the netminder made an impressive shoulder save.
	09:50	Team Slovakia back in full strength.
	09:45	Pánik is able to clear and takes the check for it.
	09:27	Biksa blasted one from the blue line and it went off of Laco's pads, off the post and out!
	09:03	Hodgson with a great setup for Brouwer in front, but the Capitals forward fanned on it.
	08:43	Tatar causing problems in the Canadian zone as Slovaks are mightily powered by their fans here in Minsk.
	08:28	Great PK as Tatar cleared it again and Šatan almost went onto a breakaway.
	08:10	Slovaks have the puck in the neutral zone and now Marinčin dumps it in.
	07:55	Garrison threw the puck to the front of the net and it took a couple of bounces and went into the corner.
	07:50	Ivan Švárny (SVK) gets a minor penalty for holding.
	07:49	Monahan had the puck in a great position, but hesitated for too long and so Švárny came to him and took it away.
	07:02	Marcinko gave the puck to Pánik on the Canadian blue line, but the Lightning rookie turned it over immediately.
	06:36	Čerešňák looked to spring Viedenský into a breakaway, but his pass missed the target and the puck slid down the ice for an icing call.
	06:10	Chimera found Bieksa with a great rinkwide pass, but the linesmen blew the play dead since Team Canada was offside.
	05:50	Turris looked to set up Read in the right circle for a one-timer, but the Philadelphia Flyers fanned on it.
	05:38	Mikuš fired one from the right wing using Garrison as a screen, Scrivens saw the shot and stopped it.
	05:28	Ellis dumped the puck in, but Laco gloved it down and gave it to Marinčin.
	04:51	Team Canada has the puck in their own zone.
	04:21	A wrap-around attempt by Brouwer dealt with by Laco.
	04:15	Myers threw the puck into the doorstep and Hodgson was there to redirect it, but Laco just kicked it out with his pad.
	03:40	Tatar threw one on net, but it was deflected and never got to Scrivens.
	03:25	A dump-in by Monahan covered by Laco.
	02:50	First big chance for Team Slovakia as Hrivik found Šatan all alone in front with a great cross-ice feed, but Scrivens got over in a hurry and covered both the initial shot and the rebound.
	02:31	On the other side, Ward tried to jam it in past Laco, but he didn't succeed. Another major altercation ensued with Brejčák taking down two Canadian players.
	02:20	Skokan carried the puck into the zone, but his pass was intercepted by Ward.
	01:59	Kadri had the puck in the Slovak zone, but fell down along the boards and Team Canada lost the zone.
	01:30	Long dump-in by Valach blockered aside by Scrivens.
	01:20	Offside called against Viedenský who then starts some pushing with Hodgson, but nothing big.
	01:10	Slovaks in the offensive zone for the first time, but lose the puck quickly.
	00:51	Schenn dumped the puck on net and MacKinnon tried to tip it in, but it went wide off the deflection.
	00:39	Turris threw one one net with Chimera going in and as Read followed his linemate into the doorstep, huge altercation started, but the puck stayed out and the penalty boxes will stay empty.
	00:12	Canada won the first puck-drop and soon after that, Turris fired the first big shot, but Laco responded with a beautiful glove save.
	00:01	Game started.
		Remarkably, Jason Chimera made a jump from the fourth line all the way into the opening lineup.
		While Slovaks have their top line as the starting lineup, Team Canada is going with their second line.
		Both teams are on the ice right now and it will all begin in just two minutes.
		23-year-old forward Andrej Šťastný will make his World Championship debut tonight as he was inserted into the roster by coach Vladimír Vůjtek prior to the game.
		At the moment, both teams are tied for fifth place of their group, which is something both would love to change and one of them will.
		Some of Canadian players are on the ice now as well.
		Team Slovakia is out on the ice and beginning their warmups.
		As you can see, there are changes in lineups and not just that. Team Canada will also have another starting goaltender as Edmonton Oiler Ben Scrivens gets the call following an unsure performance by his former teammate James Reimer in the opening game.
		Starting lineups: Canada: Scrivens (Reimer) – Coburn, Myers, Bieksa "C", Garrison, Ellis, Gudbranson, Rielly – B. Schenn, Burrows, MacKinnon – Turris "A", Read, Chimera "A" – Hodgson, Brouwer, Kadri – Huberdeau, J. Ward, Scheifele – Monahan. Slovakia: Laco (Janus) – Ďaloga, Sloboda, Čerešňak, Marinčin, Švárny, Valach, Brejčák – Hrivik, Šatan "C", Nagy "A" – Viedenský, Pánik, Tatar – Miklík "A", Tybor, Marcinko – Skokan, J. Mikuš, Reway – A. Šťastný. Referees: Nord (SWE), Olenin (RUS) – Puolakka (FIN), Suominen (FIN)..
		Michel Miklík of KHL's Slovan Bratislava, currently transferring to Amur Khabarovsk, is one of the leaders of tournament's point-scoring at the start of day two. He scored the first goal of Team Slovakia and assisted one the second one. Slovaks got some scoring from their young guns last night with San Jose Sharks farm team player Marek Viedenský scored the second goal and Gatineau Olympiques' forward Martin Reway assisted on it.
		On the other hand, Slovaks can be happy with a tight loss to their rivals from the Czech Republic, a team that looks so much stronger on the paper. Just like Team Canada, the Slovaks have one point in the standings at the moment.
		Both Brayden Schenn and Cody Hodgson created number of great opportunities and Nathan MacKinnon excelled in the game as well. Jason Garrison was the most frequent cannon from the blue line which put Huet to a test as well, but wasn't enough for the Canadians to prevail.
		Team Canada will also have to step up their scoring as two goals against Team France are not enough, even though Cristobal Huet put on a heroic performance yesterday in the goal.
		An interesting decision is ahead of coach Dave Tippett as he has three quality goaltenders and James Reimer didn't look very convincing in the opener against Team France. Ben Scrivens of the Edmonton Oilers or Justin Peters of the Carolina Hurricanes might get to play tonight.
		The three-game second day of this year's World Championship will be finished with a matchup between Slovakia and Canada, two of the stronger countries in the race for the title. Both teams have had a bad start to the tournament and lost in overtime or shootout in each of their games. While Canadians surprisingly fell to France after sixty-five minutes hadn't decided a winner, the Slovaks fought hard against their Czech rivals, but were beaten in overtime after all.
		Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 38. J. Ward (Garrison), 48. Hodgson (Garrison, Kadri), 58. Bieksa (Turris), 59. J. Ward (Burrows, Myers) – 33. Sloboda (Miklík)

Canada2: Scrivens (Reimer) – Coburn, Myers, Bieksa "C", Garrison, Ellis, Gudbranson, Rielly – B. Schenn, Burrows, MacKinnon – Turris "A", Read, Chimera "A" – Hodgson, Brouwer, Kadri – Huberdeau, J. Ward, Scheifele – Monahan.

Slovakia2: Laco (Janus) – Ďaloga, Sloboda, Čerešňak, Marinčin, Švárny, Valach, Brejčák – Hrivik, Šatan "C", Nagy "A" – Viedenský, Pánik, Tatar – Miklík "A", Tybor, Marcinko – Skokan, J. Mikuš, Reway – A. Šťastný.

Referees: Nord (SWE), Olenin (RUS) – Puolakka (FIN), Suominen (FIN).

1st period
	07:50
	12:56
	15:08
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:44
	26:11
	30:38
	32:24
	37:21
2nd intermission
3rd period
	47:07
	48:27
	50:04
	57:56
	58:49
Final