Italy – Russia 1:10 (0:2; 1:3; 0:5)
Cologne // Favorit makes short work of it
In front of 10893 spectators - most of them were fans of the team from Russia - it was an expected one-goal game. The newcomer from Italy, who surprisingly scored a point against Slovakia yesterday, never had the slightest chance. The top-class Russian national team (5 NHL players (Vasilevski - TBL, Namestnikov - TBL, Kucherov - TBL, Panarin - CHI, and Provorov - PHI) and the rest from the KHL) took things very slowly and brought the puck in for the first time After 9:35 minutes, the Italians went down in the goal – Sergei Andronov had scored. Everything went according to plan. Shortly before the end of the first period, Yevgeni Dadonov increased the score to 2-0.
But Sbornaja's negligence was punished in the 24th minute when Tommaso Traversa beat the Russian goalkeeper on an assist from Anton Bernard. It only took 71 seconds for the Tampa Bay Lightning star to restore the old distance. You shouldn't anger a sleeping bear. Without much effort, two more goals were scored within 77 seconds by Vladislav Namestnikov and Artemi Panarin to make the score 5-1 at halftime.
The Italians' strength dwindled and goals from Sergei Plotnikov (1:6), Sergei Mozyakin (1:7), Namestnikov (1:8) and Panarin (1-9) followed in the final third. The final point was 66 seconds before the final siren by Andronov, who also opened the goal festival.
Tore: 0:1 (9:35) Andronov, 0:2 (18:59) Dadanov, 1:2 (23:40) Traversa, 1:3 (24:51) Kucherov, 1:4 (35:04) Namestnikov , 1:5 (36:21) Panarin, 1:6 (43:39) Plotnikov, 1:7 (45:29) Mozyakin, 1:8 (45:48) Namestnikov, 1:9 (50:21) Panarin , 1:10 (58:54) Andronov
Punish: Italy 12 – Russia 6
USA – Denmark 7:2 (3:1, 3:1, 1:0)
Cologne // Keller's hat trick secures victory for the Americans
Image: Tobias Müller
With the exception of three college players (Daniel Brickley, Anders Bjork and Jordan Greenway), who only consist of NHLers, the Americans bring a lot of wit and experience to the ice and went into this game as the clear favorites. Starting with a 2-1 defeat against Germany, the US boys wanted to make up ground again.
In front of 8764 spectators, it only took until the 6th minute for the American NHL players to strike for the first time: Anders Lee from the New York Islanders used an assist from Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames) and Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wing). to 1-0. In the 14th minute the black hard rubber disc hit for the second time behind Sebastian Dahm - Clayton Keller took the measure and it was 2-0! But the Danes were unimpressed and Morton Madsen scored the next goal in the power play (16:10). The same player had a solo chance to equalize a little later, but was denied by Connor Hallebuyck (Winnipeg Jets). One minute before the half-time whistle, Team USA set the course for success again with a power-play goal from Gaudreau.
The Danes had probably made better use of the break, as they scored after just 68 seconds to make it 3-2 through Nichlas Hardt. As a result, the Scandinavians became more and more confident and in the 30th minute the goal referee's light came on and some Fans cheered - but the disc wasn't in the goal. The game plodded along until Keller broke through on the right side in the 35th minute and Dahm poked the ball through his legs. Three minutes later the German star's teammate was there again.Goalies Thomas Greiss Anders Lee was there, only 5:2 for the USA. The clock hand hadn't even made half a revolution (28 seconds) before the US boys had completed half a dozen. Another New York Islander, Brock Nelson, struck mercilessly and successfully completed a wonderful preparatory work by Nick Schmaltz (Chicago Blackhawks).
In the final section, the “Northern Lights” tried to keep the damage as low as possible and the Americans shifted down a gear. Since the Americans had not been able to train and play together for very long, they now had the opportunity to get used to competitive conditions. At 18, still one of the youngest, Keller managed his first hat trick here in Cologne after exactly 53 minutes in his first year as a professional! “No, I don’t remember having a hat-trick at this level! It’s really great that I can be here!” said the young shooting star after the game.
Gates: 1:0 (5:37) Lee {PP}; 2:0 (13:06) Keller; 2:1 (16:10) Madsen {PP}; 3:1 (18:59) Gaudreau {PP}; 3:2 (21:08) Hardt; 4:2 (34:33) Keller; 5:2 (37:09) Lee {PP}; 6:2 (37:37) Nelson; 7:2 (53:00) Keller
Punish:12:24
Shots on goal: 34: 25
Latvia – Slovakia 3:1 (1:0; 1:0; 1:1)
Cologne // Latvia winner in the duel with Slovakia
Among the 8149 spectators in Cologne’s LANXESS arena, the dark red of the Latvians dominated the scene. “Latvia, Latvia” shouts echoed through the arena. But the Slovakian Fans, dressed primarily in white, knew how to make their presence felt.
After 10:24 minutes, the Latvians took advantage of a 5-minute penalty against the Slovakians to take a 1-0 lead. Janis Sprukt's shot flew in a high arc over the Slovakian goalkeeper Jan Laco, who was lying on the ground, and into the net. But the Slovakians then found their way into the game better and better and put Latvia under a lot of pressure. With a lot of luck, 'Latvia' held on to the lead until halftime.
In the 28th minute, the only NHL professional on the ice, Zemgus Girgensons (Buffalo Sabres), took advantage of a power play to take a 2-0 lead - a powerful shot from the left side landed in the metal housing. In the period that followed, the Latvians remained under pressure and restricted the opponent in their own third, but they were unable to score another goal before the second break.
In the 50th minute of the game, Michel Miklik took advantage of a numerical advantage to score the next goal – 1:2. Highly motivated by the goal but a little too impetuous, Vladimir Dravecky had to go to the penalty box for two minutes. The resulting power play was immediately used by the Latvians - Andris Dzerins took advantage of the numerical superiority. With 3:10 minutes left, Slovakia's coach, Zdeno Ciger, put all his eggs in one basket - he took his goalkeepers off the ice and brought in a sixth man. But it didn't help - Latvia won with 3:1 goals.
Tore: 1:0 (10:24) Sprukts {PP}; 2:0 (27:26) Girgensons {PP}; 2:1 (49:09) Miklik {PP}; 3:1 (50:36) Dzerins {PP}
spectator: 8149
Punish:12:37
shots on goal:22:30
Text: Ivo Jaschick
Paris // France achieves sensation / Canada defeats Slovenia / Switzerland scores against Norway
Less than 24 hours after the bitter defeat against Norway, France has made a sensational comeback: in front of their home crowd, the co-hosts defeated the 2011 world champions from Finland 5-1 and thus still have every chance of making it to the quarter-finals. It was also the first victory for the French against Finland. Defending champions Canada had also made it clear in Paris with a 7-2 win against Slovenia. In the evening, the Swiss defeated Norway 3-0.
Slovenia – Canada 2:7 (0:3, 1:3, 0:1)
In front of 9.178 spectators, defending champions Canada announced their title ambitions against Slovenia. Tyson Barrie put the North Americans in front in the fifth minute of the game, and they were three goals ahead by the first break. After the break, Nathan McKinnon (25th, 26th) completed his hat trick. The Slovenians' goal by Jan Mursak (36th) fell into the category of "industrial accident", because Mitch Marner restored the old lead before the final period. In the final period, Jeff Skinner (48th) and Jan Urbas (58th) made it 2:7.
Finland – France 1:5 (0:1, 1:2, 0:2)
On Saturday evening, France suffered a 2-3 defeat against Norway at the start, but the co-host of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship got off to a better start against Finland. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (15th) gave France a lead, which Mikko Lehtonen (22nd) equalized in the second half. As a result, however, the French appeared more hardened in the end. Antoine Roussel (34th) and Valentin Claireaux (39th) gave the home team a two-goal lead before the final third and in the 49th minute of the game, Roussel was there to make the preliminary decision in front of 11.433 enthusiastic spectators. Damien Fleury (58th) finished off the game with an empty netter. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was named player of the match but, to the delight of the 11.433 spectators, insisted that Florian Hardy take his place. The French goalkeeper had saved 42 of 43 shots on his goal.
Norway – Switzerland 0:3 (0:0, 0:2, 0:1)
The 7.782 spectators in Paris had to wait until halftime before the first goal was scored. Then Reto Schappi (33') put Switzerland in the lead against Norway. Less than two minutes later, the Scandinavians again scored when Almond Cody pushed the puck over the line. Ten minutes before the end, Pius Suter added a third goal. Norway then tried everything to catch up, but could not find a way through the Swiss defense.