SWE 3:1 RUS | Sweden - Russia (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Sweden – Russia	3:1 (end)	\|	USA – Finland	4:3 (after OT)	\|	Slovakia – Canada	2:3 (after OT)
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Sweden

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

Russia

Monday 08.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B

		Welcome. This game starts at 14:00 CET, 15:00 MSK.
		This will be the first game of the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Sweden is designated as the home team and is wearing blue uniforms trimmed in yellow. Russia is designated as the visiting team and is wearing white uniforms with red and blue trim.
		The teams are on the ice and the national anthems of the Russian Federation and Sweden are now playing.
At the @HlinkaMemorial, let the games begin. #HlinkaMemorial #sweU18 #rusU18 pic.twitter.com/FCEwj5sU0W — Adam Kosnáč (@scoooty27) August 8, 2016
	00:01	Game started.
	00:44	Play moves into the Russian zone, puck out of play, faceoff inside.
	01:10	Russia now applying pressure, shot from the point by Kalabushkin turned to the corner by Eriksson.
	01:32	Another Russian shot, slapper by Alexeyev and a glove save by Eriksson, who holds on.
01:32
	02:12	Icing Russia.
	03:18	Russia goes back to the attack, play stopped due to a crease violation, faceoff outside.
		Starting lineups: Sweden: Eriksson (Söderblom) – Liliegren, Björkman, Walfridsson, Brännström, Dahlin, Hedberg, Wennlund, Bemström – Elvenes, Lundeström, Hugg – Zetterlund, Miketinac, Wernblom – Johansson, Tjernstöm, Silvergard – Ringsby, Bemström, Aterius. Russia: Rajko (Melnikov) – Samorukov, Lyachov, Galenyuk, Rubinchik, A. Alexeyev, Kalabushkin, Demin, Baranov – Svechnikov, Lipanov, Chekhovich – Kostin, Bitsadze, Y. Alexeyev – Toropchenko, Anochovsky, Muranov – Shashkov, Marushev, Lobanov..
	04:40	Long shot by Anokhovsky, stick save Eriksson.
	05:20	Big hit behind the Russian net by Marushev on Ringsby.
	05:53	Offside Russia.
	06:40	Swedes applying pressure, Wernblom feeds Miketinac and he hits the goalpost.
06:40
	09:37	Penalty for Russia (Rubinchik – 2 min., elbowing). He threw a hit along the boards at the Swedish blueline that was a bit too high.
	10:23	One-timer from Wernblom at the top of the slot, turned aside by Rayko.
	10:47	Puck deflects out of play in the Russian zone with :50 left in the penalty, faceoff inside.
	11:10	Swedes move the puck around and it once again ends up in the netting above the glass. Faceoff in the zone with :27 left in the penalty.
	11:40	Rubinchik steps out of the box and immediately knocks down Lundestrom with a stiff open-ice check. He likes to throw the body.
	13:26	Puck ends up in the Russian bench, faceoff in their zone.
	14:00	Goal for Team Sweden! Miketinac led the rush into the Russian zone, dodged a check and dished off to FABIAN ZETTERLUND, who fired a wrister that beat Rayko over the glove. Assisted by Kalle Miketinac.
14:00 Fabian Zetterlund (SWE) - 1:0
	15:02	Now the Russians back to the attack, Eriksson holds on.
	15:30	Wrister from the point by Alexeyev, stick save Eriksson.
	16:44	Icing Sweden.
	17:27	Another dangerous chance for Sweden. Lundestrom circles the net and feeds Hugg out front, but his one-timer hits Rayko in the arm and he covers.
17:27
	18:39	Puck out of play in the Swedish zone, faceoff inside.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		The Russians had an edge in possession, zone time and shots that period, but the Swedes generated the best scoring chances and the first period's only goal by Fabian Zetterlund. Shots on goal: SWE 5, RUS 12. Quality scoring chances: SWE 3, RUS 0. 2nd period begins at 14:43 CET.
		The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will begin shortly.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:33	Penalty for Sweden (Wernblom – 2 min., interference).
	21:05	Slapper from Rubinchik, kicked away by Eriksson.
	21:42	Russian 2 on 1 rush, Checkovich fed Svechnikov but Olle Eriksson made a huge save.
	22:32	Offside Russia with just :01 left in their power play.
22:32
	22:59	Now a high wrister from Marushev but Eriksson gets a shoulder on it and hangs on.
	23:45	Swedish rush, Rayko stops Zetterlund's wrister.
	23:56	Rayko makes another save, the Swedes crash the net and we get some pushing and shoving after the whistle. No penalties.
	24:39	Bitsadze deflects a long shot just wide, then the Russians are called for high sticking the puck. Faceoff in the neutral zone.
	25:38	Long shot by Silvegard through traffic, Rayko stops and covers.
25:38
	26:13	More Swedish pressure, Rayko the blocker save and he holds it again.
	26:22	Offside Russia.
	28:11	Penalty for Sweden (Brannstrom – 2 min., interference). He knocked down Kostin in the slot with the Russians in possession.
	29:30	The Swedes doing an effective job on this PK, not a Russian shot so far.
	30:18	Penalty for Sweden (Rubinchik – 2 min., elbowing). Brannstrom stepped out of the box, received a long pass and was hit hard by Rubinchik, who takes his second elbowing penalty of the game.
	30:47	Goal crease violation against Sweden. Faceoff outside with 1:31 left in the PP.
	32:03	Goal for Team Sweden! Dahlin with the drop pass for MARCUS SYLVEGARD high in the slot, who let go a wrister from the top of the circle that Rayko got a piece of, but it squirted through him and across the goal line. Power play goal. Assist: Rasmus Dahlin.
32:03 Sylvergard (SWE) - 2:0
	33:39	Icing Russia.
	35:48	Russia trying to generate pressure in the Swedish zone but can't get any shots through.
	36:18	Zetterlund breaks his stick on a shot, Rayko covers.
	37:38	Penalty for Russia (Rubinchik – 2 min., cross-checking).
	38:08	Mikhail Bitsadze gets a chance shorthanded, cuts in front and his shot gets the outside of the post.
38:08
	38:51	Swedes move back the other way, puck out of play with :47 left in the penalty, faceoff outside.
	39:32	A flurry of action around the Russian goal, Rayko finally covers and sticks are up after the whistle. No penalties.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Once again the Swedes get the only goal in what was a rather evenly played middle period. They're now up 2-0 after 2. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): SWE 10 (15), RUS 8 (20). Quality scoring chances: SWE 2 (5), RUS 2 (2). 3rd period begins at 15:27 CET.
		The teams are on the ice and the 3rd period will begin shortly.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:47	Sweden with the first rush of the 3rd period, Rayko the save and he holds on.
40:47
	41:56	Offside Russia.
	42:19	Andrei Svechnikov takes a pass and cuts right in on Eriksson but the Swedish goalie denies him from point blank.
	42:32	Penalty for Sweden (Bjorkman – 2 min., slashing).
	43:10	Point shot from Alexeyev, stick save Eriksson and the Swedes ice it.
	43:40	Great pass from Lipanov to Svechnikov right in front and he just misses with the one-timer.
	44:28	Now the puck is out of play and play stops with just :04 left in the penalty, faceoff in the Swedish zone.
	44:33	Goal for Team Russia! It's not technically a power-play goal as the penalty had expired 1 second earlier, but the Russians took advantage of their numerical strength in the zone and cut the deficit in half after gaining possession off the draw. NIKITA ANKOVSKY provided the finishing touch after a point shot from Rubinchik. Assist: Mark Rubinchik.
44:33 2:1
	47:03	Goal for Team Sweden! They get it right back as RICKARD HUGG's blistering slapper goes off the crossbar and in to restore the Swedes' 2-goal advantage. Assist: Lucas Elvenes.
47:03 Rickard Hugg (SWE) - 3:1
	48:20	Elvenes just about set up another goal as his pass from the boards finds Lundestrom streaking to the net but Dmitri Rayko makes a huge glove save to keep his team in the game.
	49:04	Icing Sweden.
	49:15	High slapper from Muranov, turned away by Eriksson.
	50:05	Offside Russia on the stretch pass attempt, faceoff back in their zone.
	51:03	Offside Russia again.
	52:30	Long breakaway pass for Kalabushkin, who goes right in and tries to beat Eriksson five-hole but he's denied by the Swedish goalie.
	53:16	Back the other way, play in the Russian zone, wrister from the point by Walfridsson is caught and held by Rayko.
53:16
	54:02	Wrister from Brannstrom is caught and held by Rayko.
	56:08	And Dmitri Rayko flashes the leather yet again. This time it's Zetterlund, who's high wrister seemed labelled for the roof of the net but was denied by the Russian keeper.
56:08
	56:38	Icing Russia.
	56:45	Swedish pressure continues, this time Hugg's wrister from the slot is held by Rayko.
	58:10	Elvenes almost got free but Rubinchik made a great defensive play to strip him of the puck.
	58:24	Russians running out of time, Rayko covers the puck in the Russian zone.
	59:00	Wernblom's wrister from the boards is caught and held by Rayko, as the Swedes keep the puck in the Russian end.
	59:43	Russians with possession in the Swedish end, Royko goes to the bench.
		Game over.
		We get some pushing and shoving in the corner as time expires, but Sweden has won this opening game of the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
		Players of the game: RUS – Mark Rubinchik (D) SWE – Olle Eriksson (G) (15:58:01)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 14. Zetterlund (Miketinac), 33. Sylvegard (Dahlin), 48. Hugg (Elvenes) – 45. Ankhovsky (Rubinchik)

Sweden: Eriksson (Söderblom) – Liliegren, Björkman, Walfridsson, Brännström, Dahlin, Hedberg, Wennlund, Bemström – Elvenes, Lundeström, Hugg – Zetterlund, Miketinac, Wernblom – Johansson, Tjernstöm, Silvergard – Ringsby, Bemström, Aterius.

Russia: Rayko (Melnikov) – Samorukov, Lyachov, Galenyuk, Rubinchik, A. Alexeyev, Kalabushkin, Demin, Baranov – Svechnikov, Lipanov, Chekhovich – Kostin, Bitsadze, Y. Alexeyev – Toropchenko, Anochovsky, Muranov – Shashkov, Marushev, Lobanov.

1st period
	09:37	RUS	2	Rubinchik
	14:00	SWE	1:0	Zetterlund (Miketinac)
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:33	SWE	2	Wernblom, interference
	28:11	SWE	2	Brannstrom, interference
	30:18	SWE	2	Rubinchik, elbowing
	32:03	SWE	2:0	Sylvegard (Dahlin)
	37:38	RUS	2	Rubinchik, cross-checking
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:32	SWE	2	Bjorkman, slashing
	44:33	RUS	2:1	Ankhovsky (Rubinchik)
	47:03	SWE	3:1	Hugg (Elvenes)
Final