Sweden – Russia 3:1 (end) | USA – Finland 4:3 (after OT) | Slovakia – Canada 2:3 (after OT)
Czech Republic – Switzerland 6:1 (end)
final/OT
USA
4:3 (1:1, 1:0, 1:2 - 1:0)
Finland
Monday 08.08.2016, 15:30 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A
    64:35 Poehling (USA) - 4:3
    64:35 4:3
     
    64:35
    Goal for Team USA!
    Game over! After several great chances on both ends of the ice, Tommy Miller finds RYAN POEHLING in the right circle and Poehling made no mistake! Assisted by: Tommy Miller.
     
    61:15
    My goodness, Aame Talvitie rings one of the pipe!
     
    59:52
    How did this not end up in the back of the net?! Santeri Virtanen makes a terrible mistake in the neutral zone, Pastujov steals the puck away from him and dishes the puck to Chmelevski, who had a golden chance but failed to hit the puck!
    57:48 Teräväinen (FIN) - 3:3
     
    57:48
    Goal for Team Finland!
    After Teräväinen's original shot, Saku Vesterinen manages to hold the puck in the zone and feeds off EERO TERÄVÄINEN once again. This time, his shot ended up in the net! Assisted by: Saku Vesterinen.
     
    56:17
    Sascha Chmelevski (USA) receives a minor penalty for slashing. What a great chance for Finland this is to tie the game!
     
    56:09
    Michael Pastujov with a great chance to put the game away but Lehtinen freezes him with an incredible point blank save!
    51:09 Pastujov (USA) - 3:2
     
    51:09
    Goal for Team USA!
    The second offensive unit of Team USA comes clicking ones again! After an individual effort by Lodnia on the right wing, MICHAEL PASTUJOV got hold of the puck in the slot and fired it home! Unassisted.
     
    49:03
    A great chance for Finland and an even better save by Petruzzelli as Moilanen and Nyman get to an odd man rush but can't manage to get the puck to the net as Keith Petruzzelli makes a Hašek-style save!
     
    44:29
    Austin Pratt (USA) will serve a two-minuty penalty for interference.
    42:54 Moilanen (FIN) - 2:2
     
    42:54
    Goal for Team Finland!
    We have a tie game once again as SAMI MOILANEN finds himself in the slot out of the blue after a great no-look feed by Nyman and gets the puck past Petruzzelli who stood no chance this time! Assisted by: Linus Nyman.
     
    41:33
    Penalty for USA (Poehling – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
     
    39:55
    My goodness! Petruzzelli was under sustained pressure in the last seconds of this period but managed to keep the puck away from the net!
     
    39:08
    Joey Keane (USA) shot the puck out of the play, there will be yet another powerplay for Team Finland.
     
    36:57
    Great job by the fourth line of Team Finland here as Heponiemi finds Sami Moilanen free in the right circle but Petruzzelli managed to save his wicked wrister!
     
    34:06
    The Finnish defence completely forgets about Mick Messner who cuts in on Lehtinen from the left side but his slapper went wide!
     
    33:35
    Ryan Poehling (USA) will serve a two-minute penalty for holding.
    30:37 Chmelevski (USA) - 2:1
     
    30:37
    Goal for Team USA!
    The pressure was so intense on this powerplay that it was just a matter of time until Team USA would score. To start the man advantage off, Chmelevski found Lodnia in the slot but his shot from point blank didn't end up in the net. A few seconds later, the two forwards switched their roles as Vanya Lodnia provided a great feed for SASCHA CHMELEVSKI and he made no mistake! Assisted by: Vanya Lodnia, Brannon McManus.
     
    29:38
    Virtanen (FIN) slashed one of the opponents, and he will spend the next two minutes in the box.
     
    28:03
    Aame Talvitie with a wicked one-timer from between the circles but Petruzzelli freezes him with a blocker save!
     
    20:24
    Linus Nyman cuts in on the right side and gets through a sneaky no-look pass on Aleksi Heponiemi, but his shot from point blank is catched by Petruzzelli!
    18:52 Teräväinen (FIN) - 1:1
     
    18:52
    Goal for Team Finland!
    We have a tie game as the Finns manage to score out of nowhere! EERO TERÄVÄINEN receives a nice pass from Utunen and his shot from the top of the circles finds its way into the net, no chance for Petruzzelli here as he didn't see anything. Assisted by: Toni Utunen, Jesse Koskenkorva.
     
    17:31
    Reilly Walsh (FIN) hooks one of the Finnish players, Suomi will have a chance to reestablish their game on the powerplay.
    15:31 Lodnia (USA) - 1:0
     
    15:31
    Goal for Team USA!

    Pastujov feeds off Sascha Chmelewski who cuts in on Lehtinen but surprises everyone with a great pass on VANYA LODNIA, who made no mistake and shot the puck top shelf, where mama hides the cookies. Assisted by: Sascha Chmelevski, Michael Pastujov.
     
    12:10
    Team USA will go on the powerplay, Lauri Pajuniemi (FIN) will serve the penalty for too many men on the ice.
    10:04
     
    10:04
    A rare chance for Finland almost ended up in the net! Virtanen finds Talvitie in the slot but the young forward didn't complete the deke on Petruzzelli!
     
    04:42
    Vanya Lodnia finds himself in the slot out of nowhere, but Lehtinen makes a great point blank save!
    Commentary by

    Vojtěch Balon

    CZ@VojtaBalon

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 16. Lodnia (Chmelevski, Pastujov), 31. Chmelevski (Lodnia, McManus), 52. Pastujov, 65. Poehling (Miller) – 19. Teräväinen (Utunen, Koskenkorva), 43. Moilanen (Nyman), 58. Teräväinen (Vesterinen)

    USA: Petruzzelli (Primeau) – Miller, Inamoto, Keane, Anderson, Walsh, Mirageas, Brickey, Phillips – Pratt, Poehling, McManus – Pastujov, Chmelevski, Lodnia – Miller, Kastelic, Dovorany – Dougherty, Messner, Seitz.
    Finland: Lehtinen (Luukkonen) – Isiguzo, Vaakanainen, Teräväinen, Vesterinen, Räsänen, Utunen, Viitasalo, Anttalainen – Nyman, Heponiemi, Moilanen – Virtanen, Talvitie, Parkkari – Pajuniemi, Koskenkorva, Engberg – Kerkkänen, Hartikainen, Seppälä.
    Referees: Čech, Hejduk – Gebauer, Lederer (all CZE)