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Russia – Canada2

2:1

final (2:0, 0:0, 0:1)

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05.01.2014, 15:00 • Dennis Mende

Thank you for following the 2014 IIHF WJC bronze medal game with us! Have a nice evening – or afternoon if you follow us from North America – and stay tuned for the gold medal game later today between archrivals Sweden and Finland. (17:20:03)
The best players of each team are awarded – Andrei Vasilevsky for Russia and Aaron Ekblad for Canada.
Canada showed a lot of heart and passion in the last 20 minutes but were not able to cut the deficit by more than the half and lost 1-2 in the bronze medal game to Russia.

For Canada – used so much to junior hockey success – this means back-to-back WJC tournaments without winning a medal.

Shots on goal: Russia 10 (32) – Canada 11 (31)

60:00

Game over.

59:31

Bushnevich misses the wide open net from within the neutral zone!

59:23

The Russians can clear the puck out of their own zone but fail to get a shot on goal with the net empty...

58:56

Fucale is on his way to the bench for an additional skater!

58:49

A time out is taken – by the Russians!

58:49

Alexander Barabanov wins the puck from a defender inside the Canadian third but can't use the space and his no look shot is stopped by Fucale!

58:35

85 seconds are left in regulation. Fucale is still standing in the Canadian net and both teams have their time outs left.

57:34

In the immidiate counter attack the Russians came extremly close to leave this game decided! In a 1-on-1 after winning the race for the puck, a Russian forward was stopped by Fucale though with a big pad save!

57:12

Pouliot tried to break through a defensive line of five Russians on his own but was stopped by the last defender in the end!

55:58

Long clearance by the Russians, Canada have to start again in their own period.

55:00

Distance shot by Nikita Zadorov, easy pad save by Fucale. At least the Russians are investing more again.

52:45

The Russians leave the game completely in the hands of Canada and just concentrate on counter opportunities in this third period, even more after the 1-2. Let's see what this tactic gets them.

52:16

Bo Horvat with a dangerous pass from behind the Russian net but his team mates all missed the puck from short distance!

51:25

Just one second are left of the current Canadian power play after Griffin Reinhart's shot from within the slot was caught by Vasilevsky.

51:07

Good fast passing by the Canadian power play formation but they fail to get a shot on goal.

49:53

After a blue line shot Vasilevsky made a big jump to the right to block a rebound and to keep his team the small one-goal lead!

49:26

Can you believe it??? Russia receives the third two minute penalty this afternoon for having too many players on the ice!!! And for the third time Bushnevich serves the penalty without having done any harm in any of these situations.

48:05

Canada are taking over the initiative completely and with loud support of their fans believe in themselves again.

47:10

After a video review the referees came to the only logical decision as there was no kicking motion at all and decided that the goal counts! It's Morrissey's first at the WJC level.

47:10

Goal for Team Canada!


Completely out of nothing the Canadians get onto the scoreboard for the very first time in this bronze medal match! JOSH MORRISSEY's skates were hit by a shot from the right wing by Charles Hudon and then the puck was deflected into the left bottom corner from there!

Assisted by Charles Hudon and Adam Pelech!

46:22

Several BIG chances from short distance following a distance shot by the Russians who tried to battle the puck in past Fucale but either the goalie or bad luck stopped them from deciding this match!

44:31

The Russians are back at full strength.

43:23

Afterwards a little fight broke out as the Russians found their goalie was attacked too aggressively but no penalties were given.

43:23

Vasilevsky allows a rebound after a blue line shot by Griffin Reinhardt before stopping Bo Horvat from short distance in the very next moment! What a chance for Team Canada!

42:59

Long clearance by the Russians deep into the Canadian third.

42:31

Bogdan Yakimov (Russia) gets two minutes for hooking after stopping an opponent behind his team's net.

42:04

Anthony Mantha waited alone in front of the Russian net but the decisive pass didn't come through to him.

41:32

The Canadians are back at full strength.

41:00

The Russians started the thid period in power play after the late penalty against Adam Pelech int he previous one.

40:01

Start of 3rd period.
In an even middle period Canada had the slightly better scoring opportunities in a bit more defensive period but again failed to score so that the 2-0 in favour of Russia stays after 40 minutes.

Shots on goal: Russia 8 (22) – Canada 7 (20)

40:00

2nd period finished.

39:32

Adam Pelech (Canada) gets two minutes for holding.

39:32

Bushnevich with several nice dekes, gets past Dumba and Morrissey but isn't able to get a decent shot on goal from short distance anymore as he is stopped by the last defender in an unfair way!

38:09

On the other end of the ice Barbashyov missed the Canadian net aswell, with a shot from left to the net.

37:51

Aaron Ekblad's one-timer from within the slot goes just centimetres wide past the left top corner!

36:05

2-on-1 counter for Canada but instead of using the extra space and pass the puck to his free standing team mate Anthony Mantha tried it with a shot from a sharp angle towards the left bottom corner – stopped with a pad save by Vasilevsky!

35:31

Anton Slepyshev tries it from within the slot but only hits the chest of Fucale!

35:28

The Canadians are back at full strength after another good penalty killing.

35:14

Another long clearance earns Team Canada applause from the fans.

34:57

Long clearance by the Canadians.

34:23

Fucale failed to cover up a harmless blue line shot by the Russians who then missed the net with the rebound from short distance...!

33:28

Just when it looked like the game had cooled down a bit Charles Hudon (Canada) gets two minutes for cross-checking after hitting Slepyshev hard inside the Canadian third.

31:31

For the second time today the Canadians hit the goal post!! This time it was a shot from a half right position that hit the outside of the pipe!

30:43

A Russian counter attack led to a duel with a forward and the last Canadian defender who forced his Russian opponent to take a shot from the right circle which was no problem anymore for Fucale.

30:00

We reached the "mid of the game" and this match could go either way.

29:19

One-timer from within the slot by Aaron Ekblad while kneeing on the ice but the shot wasn't placed all too well and Vasilevsky deflected the shot to the side!

29:01

When the Canadians tried it with a long pass towards the Russian blue line the counter ended with an icing call against them!

28:47

Barbashyov fought his way through the Canadian defense but failed to deke out Fucale in the last moment.

28:22

The Russians fail to get even close to the Canadian net currently. Weak power play this time.

27:17

A long clearance gives Canada a bit time to take a breath.

26:39

Aaron Ekblad (Canada) gets two minutes for tripping after he stopped Bushnevichs's break away just in front of the Canadian net after he returned from the penalty box! The Canadians can be lucky that the referees didn't decide to give a penalty shot in this situation!

26:02

Derrick Pouliot twice with dangerous scoring opportunities for Canada from short distance!

25:15

It was a pretty strange situation that led to the Russian penalty. They had a rush and it looked like everyone wanted to join it.

24:27

Another two minute team penalty against Russia for having too many men on the ice. Bushnevich is going into the penalty box for his team while we continue with a long 4 on 4 situation before Canada will have another short power play.

23:58

The Canadians almost scored shorthanded! After a long pass towards the Russian blue line the following shot from just left to the net was blocked by Vasilevsky!

23:45

Griffin Reinhart (Canada) gets two minutes for holding when he stopped Vyacheslav Osnovin's brilliant solo run just in front of the Canadian net!

23:27

The Russians are back at full strength after a relatively harmless Canadian power play.

23:16

Dumba tries it with a one-timer from within the slot but misses the net.

22:30

A blue line shot by the Canadians was cleared by Vasilevsky in the last moment with his left shoulder!

21:27

Ilya Lyubushkin (Russia) gets two minutes for tripping and gives Canada the second power play within few minutes.

20:01

Start of 2nd period.
Neither Canada nor Russia hesitated to look for success in offense and a fast first period with many, many good scoring opportunities on both sides developed. Two distance shots by the Russians went in for a somehow surprising 2-0 lead for Team Russia after 20 minutes. Canada only looked really strong int he very last minutes before the intermission.

Shots on goal: Russia 14 – Canada 13

20:00

1st period finished.

19:43

A shot from close to the left circle by the Canadians hits the left goal post! Bitter for Canada!

19:17

Finally a forward was free in front of Vasilevsky but only hit the goalie!

18:52

The Canadians were in a good shooting position several times but waited for a better option and then a defender went in and cleared the situation!

18:08

Team Russia gets a two minute penalty for having too many players on the ice. Inside the penalty box for his team is Vadim Bushnevich. This is the first power play for Canada this afternoon.

17:41

A shot by Canada's Charles Hudon from the right wing is deflected wide by Vasilevsky. Didn't look too dangerous.

16:08

A long pass came to Vadim Khlopotov who almost added another goal for Team Russia! His great stick handling brought him directly in front of Fucale but then his back hander was blocked by the goalie with a brilliant pad save!

14:38

Goal for Team Russia!


EDUARD GIMATOV received a pass inside the neutral zone, skated a few metres and then fired the puck past the last defender and finally Matt Fucale straight into the left corner! The Canadian goalie didn't look too well in this situation!

Assisted by Andrei Mironov.

13:54

Drouin failed to controll a long pass at the Russian blue line and his team mates almost ran into a counter attack but the defense was back in time.

13:00

The game is getting more phsyical in the last minutes with several big hits.

11:17

Jonathan Drouin receives a pass from behind the net but can't take a one-timer and when he finally got the puck towards the net the goalie was able to cover the right top corner just in time!

10:55

On the other side of the ice the Canadians try it with a series of shots from all possible angles without success.

10:06

Big reaction by Fucale who stopped a short distance shot in a 1-on-1 situation after one of the Europeans – Georgi Busarov – broke through the Canadian defense!

09:19

Vyacheslav Osnovin's pass from the left corner of the Canadian third is blocked by Fucale but the following rebound almost led to another Russina goal!

08:54

The Russians are able to free themselves a bit from the pressure but don't create more than a harmless distance shot by Pavel Buchnevich into the gloves of Fucale.

08:25

The next opportunity for Canada, this time Dumba was stopped.

07:32

Out of the blue a Canadian forward appeared in the 1-on-1 situation in front of Russian goalie Vasilevsky but the angle was a bit too sharp and he had to go for a direct shot which was deflected wide by the goalie!

07:16

A harmless shot fromt he right circle by Aaron Ekblad goes wide behind the net.

05:53

Dangerous situation behind the Canadian net when Fucale wasn't really able to decide whom to pass the puck to and almost lost it to a Russian forward.

05:00

With a goal in their favour the Russians try to use the momentum and keep the pressure high.

03:35

Goal for Team Russia!


Suddenly MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO tried it with a shot from the right wing towards the left bottom corner which looked to be deflected by the stick of Paval Buchnevich but instead it hit the skates of Canadian defender Matt Dumba from where the puck went into the net – no chance at all to react for Matt Fucale to avoid this early power play goal!

Without assist.

03:20

The Russians have trouble to get their power play formation into position; so far Canada is defending well.

02:21

Bo Horvat (Canada) gets two minutes for hooking. It's the first penalty of the game.

01:58

Russia's Ivan Barbashyov creates the first danger inside the Canadian third but his solo run was stopped by a defender just in time before a possible shot on goal.

01:20

The North Americans keep the pressure high but get an icing call against them.

00:55

Very aggressive start by the Canadians who already had two dangerous rushes over the left wing but both times they were stopped just in front of the Russian net.

00:01

Game started.
The starting six are waiting on the ice and are ready for the start of this bronze medal match!
The start of the game is just a few minutes away. The atmosphere in the arena is brilliant and Canadians and Rusisans are celebrating their respective teams.
Starting lineups:

Russia: Vasilevsky (Nalimov) – Zadorov, Mironov (A), Lyubushkin, Tryamkin, Bereglazov, Maslov, Vasilyev – Slepyshev (C), Buchnevich, Grigorenko – Zhafyarov, Osnovin, Barabanov – Yakimov (A), Barbashyov, Khlopotov – Skladnichenko, Busarov, Gimatov – Zykov.

Canada: Fucale (Paterson) – Ekblad, Pouliot, G. Reinhart, Dumba (A), Pelech, Morrissey, Bigras – McDavid, Petan, Lazar – Horvat, Laughton (C), S. Reinhart – Hudon, Drouin (A), Mantha – Leier, Rychel, Gauthier – Anderson.

Referees: Tobias Bjork (SWE), Timothy Mayer (USA) – Henrik Pihlblad (SWE), Rudolf Tošenovjan (CZE)
In the past decades it was the most normal thing for Team Canada to get a medal whenever they played the World Junior Championships. From the 1999 to the 2012 tournament they returned home with bronze medals in the worst case, including impressive five consecutive gold medal wins between 2005 and 2009.

This series had an end at the 2013 WJC in Ufa, Russia, where they left the tournament in the semifinals 1-5 against Team USA before losing a spectacular bronze medal game against tournament hosts and archrivals Russia 5-6 in overtime.

This afternoon the North Americans have the big chance for revenge when they again face Russia after being beaten by Finland (1-5) in the semifinals. Russia's gold medal hopes ended with a 1-2 loss against Sweden in the second last playoff round.

Canada's top scorers during the tournament were Anthony Mantha with 11 points (5+6) and Jonathan Drouin with 9 points (3+6). Russia only has one player in the top 10 of ther scorer list with Mikhail Grigorenko who earned 7 points (4+3).

There are no favourites visible in this matchup and an open and close game can be expected as both teams want to leave the tournament with a success.
Welcome. This game starts at 09.00 EST / 15.00 CET (local time in Malmö, Sweden).

Russia – Canada2

2:1

final (2:0, 0:0, 0:1)

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Goals and assists: 4. Grigorenko, 15. Gimatov (Mironov) – 48. Morrissey (Hudon, Pelech)

Russia: Vasilevsky (Nalimov) – Zadorov, Mironov (A), Lyubushkin, Tryamkin, Bereglazov, Maslov, Vasilyev – Slepyshev (C), Buchnevich, Grigorenko – Zhafyarov, Osnovin, Barabanov – Yakimov (A), Barbashyov, Khlopotov – Skladnichenko, Busarov, Gimatov – Zykov.

Canada2: Fucale (Paterson) – Ekblad, Pouliot, G. Reinhart, Dumba (A), Pelech, Morrissey, Bigras – McDavid, Petan, Lazar – Horvat, Laughton (C), S. Reinhart – Hudon, Drouin (A), Mantha – Leier, Rychel, Gauthier – Anderson.

Referees: Tobias Bjork (SWE), Timothy Mayer (USA) – Henrik Pihlblad (SWE), Rudolf Tošenovjan (CZE)

Match log
1st period
02:21
03:35
14:38
18:08
1st intermission
2nd period
21:27
23:45
24:27
26:39
33:28
39:32
2nd intermission
3rd period
42:31
47:10
49:26
Final

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