Canada – Sweden 4:1 (end) | Finland – Switzerland 4:3 (end) | Slovakia – Russia 2:5 (end)
Czech Republic – USA 2:4 (end)
final
Slovakia
2:5 (0:0, 1:1, 1:4)
Russia
Wednesday 10.08.2016, 17:30 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    Russia wins the game to finish 2nd in the Bratislava Group and advance to the semi-finals. Canada finishes 3rd and Slovakia finishes 4th. (19:38:16)
     
    Game over.
    59:59 Alexejev (RUS) - 2:5
     
    59:59
    Goal for Team Russia!
    YAROSLAV ALEXEYEV secures Russia's spot in the semi-finals with an uncontested empty net goal with 0.3 seconds on the clock.
    Assist: Alexei Lipanov.
     
    59:00
    The Slovak net is empty again.
    58:47 Klim Kostin (RUS) - 2:4
     
    58:47
    Goal for Team Russia!
    KLIM KOSTIN made a beautiful move cutting in from the right wing and beating Sklenar with a forehand deke to probably put this game away.
    Assist: Yaroslav Alexeyev.
     
    58:04
    Icing Slovakia.
     
    57:52
    Offside Russia.
    57:19 Filip Krivošík (SVK) - 2:3
     
    57:19
    Goal for team Slovakia!
    Roman crossed the blueline and fed FILIP KRIVOSIK heading to the net and he fired it upstairs under the crossbar. Sklenar comes back into the net but maybe not for long.
    Assist: Milos Roman.
     
    57:10
    Slovakia has pulled their goalie for an extra attacker.
     
    56:53
    Offside Slovakia.
     
    56:29
    Timeout Slovakia.
     
    56:29
    Puck deflects out of play in the Russian zone, faceoff inside.
     
    55:10
    Offside Russia.
     
    54:30
    Wrister from Fafrak, blocker save Melnikov.
     
    53:31
    Icing Russia.
    51:37 Andrej Svečnikov (RUS) - 1:3
     
    51:37
    Goal for Team Russia!
    Chekhovich's pass from behind the net finds ANDREI SVECHNIKOV, as this pair hooks up for the second time this game to give Russia a 2-goal lead.
    Assist: Ivan Chekhovich.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 37. Kover, 58. Krivosik (Roman) – 22. Galeniuk (Rubinchik), 45. Svechnikov (Chekhovich, Lipanov), 52. Svechnikov (Chekhovich), 59. Kostin (Y. Alexeyev), 60. Y. Alexeyev (Lipanov)

    Slovakia: Sklenár (Ovečka) – Korenčík, Ivan, Kupec, Žiak, Boldižár, Marguš, Demo, Verbický – Ružička (C), Roman, Krivošík – Hrehorčák, Havrila, Liška (A) – Kelemen, Kövér (A), Fafrák – Eliáš, Kukľa, Stacho.
    Russia: Melnikov (Rajko) – Samorukov, Ljachov, Galeňuk, Rubinčik (A), Alexejev (A), Baranov, Anochovskij, Kalabuškin – Svečnikov, Lipanov, Čechovič – Kostin (C), Bicadze, Alexejev – Toropčenko, Demin, Muranov – Šaškov, Marušev, Lobanov.
    Referees: Baluška, Stano – Výleta, Stanzel.