Sweden – Russia 3:1 (end) | USA – Finland 4:3 (after OT) | Slovakia – Canada 2:3 (after OT)
Czech Republic – Switzerland 6:1 (end)
final
Sweden
3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
Russia
Monday 08.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    59:43
    Russians with possession in the Swedish end, Royko goes to the bench.
    56:08
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
    47:03 Rickard Hugg (SWE) - 3:1
     
    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.
    44:33 2:1
     
    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.
     
    43:40
    Great pass from Lipanov to Svechnikov right in front and he just misses with the one-timer.
     
    42:32
    Penalty for Sweden (Bjorkman – 2 min., slashing).
     
    42:19
    Andrei Svechnikov takes a pass and cuts right in on Eriksson but the Swedish goalie denies him from point blank.
    38:08
     
    38:08
    Mikhail Bitsadze gets a chance shorthanded, cuts in front and his shot gets the outside of the post.
     
    37:38
    Penalty for Russia (Rubinchik – 2 min., cross-checking).
    32:03 Sylvergard (SWE) - 2:0
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    28:11
    Penalty for Sweden (Brannstrom – 2 min., interference).

    He knocked down Kostin in the slot with the Russians in possession.
     
    21:42
    Russian 2 on 1 rush, Checkovich fed Svechnikov but Olle Eriksson made a huge save.
     
    20:33
    Penalty for Sweden (Wernblom – 2 min., interference).
    17:27
     
    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.
    14:00 Fabian Zetterlund (SWE) - 1:0
     
    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.
     
    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.
    06:40
     
    06:40
    Swedes applying pressure, Wernblom feeds Miketinac and he hits the goalpost.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    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.