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final
HC Davos
4:7 (2:3, 1:4, 1:0)
Linköping HC
Tuesday 04.10.2016, 19:45 • Vaillant Arena • Champions League • 1/32 Finals
     
    HC Davos 4 LINKÖPING HC 7 (22:15:46)
     
    Thanks for following, we'll see you in Sweden again in 7 days.
     
    This one is in the books, and Linköping HC take a 3 goal lead back to Sweden as they win this one 7 to 4. A very open game, that the visitors will certainly be more pleased with than the hosts.

    Shots on goal:

    HC Davos 13 (37) – (34) 1 LINKÖPING HC
     
    Game over.
     
    59:50
    Penalty for Linköping HC (Nakyva – 2 min., roughing).
    Penalty for HC Davos (Sciaroni – 2 min., roughing).
     
    59:50
    It's getting physical out there in the dying seconds, as players send a few messages back and forth ready for next week.
     
    59:25
    But a cross-check from Perttu Lindgren negates that PP and we'll play the remaining 30 seconds 4 on 4.
     
    58:38
    One final chance for the hosts to reduce the deficit to just two goals when traveling up to Sweden
     
    55:13
    A couple of loose passes there see time run off the clock, and a minute now remains on the man advantage.
     
    54:26
    Big chance once again for Davos as they return to the power play with 5 and a half minutes remaining.
     
    9 shots to 1 in Davos' favour so far in the third.
     
    49:52
    Giliati once again throws his weight around and forces a turnover that eads to a chance, he then gets involved with two opponents in front of the net after the whistle.

    Timeout called by Linköping, they're under pressure here.
     
    Linköping are looking a little bit ruffled in their own end, and a few mistakes are occurring – can Davos take advantage?
     
    The fans are not giving up, and remain very vocal – they still believe their team can get at least one more goal back to take up to Sweden next week.
     
    45:21
    Goal for Davos!
    Scorer is ENZO CORVI who rips it home high over Hogberg, assisted by Samuel Walser and Noah Schneeberger. Davos are back to within 3 with a Power play goal.
     
    43:56
    Davos have another chance here on the PP.
     
    41:24
    Just two shots on goal for Davos on the man advantage, the visitors will be happy with that. Penalty is now over.
     
    105 seconds of Power play for the hosts to start the final period.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    We're ready to go now in the third period here in the Swiss Alps. Davos need goals and they need them early, let's see what transpires in this action packed game.
     
    3rd period begins at 21.35 CET
     
    Shots on goal:

    HC Davos 13 (24) – (33) 17 LINKÖPING HC
     
    Well I guess both teams answered the question I posed at the start of the 2nd period, that period was even faster and even more eventful than the first! Unfortunately for HC Davos, they came out on the wrong end of it, and now trail by 4 goals at 7-3.

    It will take a monumental effort to get back in this one, but every goal is vital with the return leg in Sweden 7 days from now. They wil have 1.45 of PP to start the period, and they really need to make it count.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:45
    Penalty for Linköping HC (Gordon – 2 min., tripping).
     
    Davos kill that penalty off successfully.
     
    WOW, I need a powerbreak! 4 goals in under 3 minutes and this is a wild one!!
     
    35:23
    Penalty for HC Davos (Schneeberger – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
     
    34:48
    Goal for Linköping!
    Scorer is NICLAS BERGFORS. Assisted by Garrett Roe and Kristian Nakyva.
     
    34:31
    Penalty for HC Davos (Rahimi – 2 min., hooking).
     
    34:07
    Goal for Davos!
    Scorer is LINDGREN. Assisted by Andreas Ambuehl and Beat Forster.
     
    33:37
    Goal for Linköping!
    Scorer is ANDREW GORDON, assisted by Brock Little and Niklas Fogstrom.
     
    32:35
    Goal for Linköping!
    Scorer is NICLAS LUNDGREN who rips one high over Van pottelberghe's right shoulder from the point on the delayed penalty. Unassisted
     
    Davos out-shooting their opponents 11-9 so far in the second.
     
    30:56
    Big save there by Hogberg as Davos caught the guests on a line change, and bore in on the goalie 4 on 2 – weak shot though that Hogberg caught easily, resulting in a faceoff to his right.
     
    30:10
    This top line for Linköping have eyes in the back of their heads, as they continue to find each other with blind passes out of nothing.
     
    28:56
    Fresh legs for Davos force a chance or two, and we're approaching the halfway stage of this match.
     
    28:15
    Forster and Schneeberger have been out there for a full two minutes, and FINALLY get to the bench.
     
    26:53
    Beat Forster ices it for a third time in a minute, and will be feeling his legs now. Chance for the guests.
     
    26:08
    Two icings in a row don't allow Davos to change up here, and they'll do well to hold off the attack from Linköping off of this faceoff.
     
    24:58
    Good stuff there from the hosts, as the skate hard and battle well down low, winning pucks and creating chances.
     
    22:32
    Goal for Linköping!
    Scorer is JORGEN KARTERUD who puts the rebound high over the goalie, assisted by Henrik Tornqvist.

    Davos now trail 2-4.
     
    21:39
    Davos come close with the first real chance of the period.
     
    A few big hits to start this period, Davos mean business, guest player for Davos Stefano Giliati with two himself, living up to his reputation for enjoying the physical part of the game.
     
    No change in nets as we start the second.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The players are returning to the ice, as are the officials, and we're just about ready to start the second period – can both teams keep up this ferocious pace?
     
    It took a breathtaking start by the guests from Sweden to wake the hosts up, but wake up they did and got back in to the game well later in the period, netting a crucial 2nd goal with under a minute remaining. That, in addition to a shorthanded tally midway through the period has calmed the fans, and they will feel more confident going in to the second period.
     
    Second period starts in 12 minutes at 20.37 CET.
     
    An excellent first period comes to a close, and it is the visitors who've taken the initiative, and hold a one goal lead at 2-3.

    Shots on goal:

    HC Davos 11 – 16 LINKÖPING HC
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:32
    Goal for Davos!
    Scorer is ANDREAS AMBUEHL. Assisted by Marc Wieser and Beat Forster. Big goal right at the end of the first period.
     
    16:38
    Goal for Linköping!
    Scorer is VILMOS GALLO assisted by Emil Sylvegard. It's now 1-3 for Linköping.
     
    The line of Little, Roe and Gordon are looking very dangerous out there, they have that understanding between them and are skating very freely when down low, causing all sorts of problems for the hosts.
     
    14:39
    The puck is on the goal-line!! Calm play from Forster at the blue sees him feed Ambuehl who again comes close, so close!
     
    13:48
    Close by Ambuehl as he dances through the slot and sees a loose puck.
     
    12:49
    Anton Karlsson gets caught there and Davos are on the PP. Two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    12:18
    BIG SAVE Hogberg!

    Davos create all sorts of problems for the Linköping defense as they cross the blueline 3 on 2, but the net-minder is equal to it. Score remains 1-2.
     
    10:58
    Off the post!! Davos increasing the pressure now, and the crowd are right behind them.
     
    08:34
    Penalty successfully killed.
    08:14 SCIARONI - 1:2
     
    08:14
    Goal for Davos!
    Scorer is GREGORY SCIARONI. Shorthanded goal for Davos by Sciaroni! Score is now 1-2. Assisted by Samuel Walser.
     
    07:59
    Fans looking for a penalty there.
     
    06:34
    It's not getting any easier as they face another 2 minutes shorthanded. Penalty for Sven Jung for holding.
     
    This is already a very tough assignment for Davos, as they face a 0-2 deficit at home inside the first few minutes.
     
    06:09
    Pressure from Davos sees them force a faceoff to the right of Hogberg in the visitors net.
     
    05:45
    BIG SAVE van Pottelberghe on the dangerous Little in the slot, he's kept Davos in this one with that save.
     
    04:22
    Just wide from Ambuehl in the slot!
     
    Penalty killed by HCD.
     
    03:40
    Linköping really look on the money here already as they force a faceoff with 30 seconds of PP left.
     
    Huge penalty kill here for Davos.
     
    02:12
    Penalty for HC Davos (Walser – 2 min., slashing).
     
    01:28
    TIME-OUT DAVOS after 90 seconds.
     
    01:28
    Goal for Linköping!
    Scorer is NIKLAS FOGSTROM. Two in a minute, and the visitors are flying! CTS Broc Little sets up Niklas Fogstrom for the second. We've hardly had time to settle in here!
    00:29 GALLO - 0:1
     
    00:29
    Goal for Linköping!
    What a start by the Swedes, they score with their second shot on net! Scorer is VILMOS GALLO. Assisted by Emil Sylvegard, Niklas Persson.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Players and referees are now ready, and it's game on here in Davos.
     
    Marcus Hogberg will start in nets for the visitors, while ex-Linköping junior player Joren van Pottelberghe starts for the hosts!

    The guests are in white jerseys with red trim, and the hosts in their traditional all blue with yellow trim.
     
    Confirmation of all the injuries and scratches there for you, ten minutes until faceoff (19.45 CET) between HC Davos and Linköping HC, the first time these two famous teams have ever met.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Davos: Senn (Van Pottelberge) – Forster, Heldner, Schneeberger, Paschoud, Jung, Kindschi, Rahimi
    Giliati, Sciaroni, Corvi – M. Wieser, Ambuehl, Lindgren – Joerg, Walser, Simion – Egli, Portman, Eggenberger.

    Linköping HC: Johansson (Hogberg) – Kristensen, Larsson, Lundgren, Hansson, Carlsson, Nakyva, A. Karlsson – Sylvegard, Gallo, Persson – Roe, Gordon, Little – Lilja, Fogstrom, Bergfors – S. Karlsson, Eklof, Tornqvist, Karterud.

    Referees: Heikkinen (FIN), Koch – Espinoza, Wüst (All SUI).
     
    Tonight's Cramo Top Scorers:

    CTS for the visitors from Linkoping is American Broc Little, with 5 goals in 4 games – he actually has an outstanding 20 points in 19 CHL games over the last 3 seasons!

    CTS for the hosts HC Davos is last season's NLA league MVP, Perttu Lindgren, with 2 + 2 in his 4 games to date.
     
    Welcome everyone, it's just over 3 hours until game-time (19.45 CET), and we've got some injury updates for you.

    It's still bad news for HC Davos, as they are missing FIVE first teams players tonight, four with knee injuries, and all of whom picked up their injuries in a torrid September – they really are going through a bad patch, and will be hoping their luck changes as this young season progresses.

    Missing indefinitely are Dick Axelsson (SWE) who is undergoing rehabilitation in Sweden, Robert Kousal (CZE) who was injured just last weekend against Servette, and Felicien Du Bois (SUI). Dino Wieser's Knee was successfully operated on in Bern last week, and will hopefully return by mid November, while Marc Aeschlimann will miss much of the remainder of the season; tentative reports have him out until the beginning of February.

    Coming in as injury cover is Stefano Giliati. The 29 year old Italian-Canadian is a fast skating physical winger, who played for Medvescak Zagreb in the KHL last season, and spent the previous 3 seasons in the Finnish Liiga, racking up an excellent 40 points in 56 games for Espo in 2014/15 as the Blues reached the second round of the playoffs.

    Linköping on the ice in Davos
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Sciaroni (Walser), 20. Ambuehl (M. Wieser, Forster), 35. Lindgren (Ambuehl, Forster), 46. Corvi (Walser, Schneeberger) – 1. Gallo (Sylvergard, Persson), 2. Fogstrom (Little), 17. Gallo (Sylvegard), 23. Karterud (Tornqvist), 33. Lundgren, 34. Gordon (Little, Fogstrom), 35. Bergfors (Roe, Nakyva)

    HC Davos: Senn (Van Pottelberge) – Forster, Heldner, Schneeberger, Paschoud, Jung, Kindschi, Rahimi
    Giliati, Sciaroni, Corvi – M. Wieser, Ambuehl, Lindgren – Joerg, Walser, Simion – Egli, Portman, Eggenberger.
    Linköping HC: Johansson (Hogberg) – Kristensen, Larsson, Lundgren, Hansson, Carlsson, Nakyva, A. Karlsson – Sylvegard, Gallo, Persson – Roe, Gordon, Little – Lilja, Fogstrom, Bergfors – S. Karlsson, Eklof, Tornqvist, Karterud.
    Referees: Heikkinen (FIN), Koch – Espinoza, Wüst (All SUI)
    Second match
    Tuesday 11.10.2016
    Linköping - Davos 2:3

    Goals and assists: 50. Bergfors (Lundgren, Näkyvä), 56. Little (Näkyvä, Larsson) – 6. Ambühl (Kousal), 9. Wieser, 47. Kousal (Forster, Ambühl)