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Sweden - Denmark 5-2

Slovakia shows Ciger's team on a roll Slovakia's Dominik Granak #51 celebrates with Vladimir Dravecky #22 after scoring a first period goal during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Championship Slovakia gets its second win in as many games with a commanding performance against France. Slovakia continued their winning ways with a 5-1 win over France in the Preliminary Round of the IIHF World Championships tonight at Yubileiny Arena. With two goals in the first and two more in the second periods, Slovakia gave themselves room to breathe and their second win of the tournament. In the first period a pair of goals by Andrej Sekera and Dominik Granak gave Slovakia the lead after falling behind very early in. Julius Hudacek, making his first start, recorded 21 saves. "I think we played better today than yesterday." Sekera said. "We played 55 minutes, not 60. Still not quite there. But we did a good job in the third period." France would strike first at 1:09 into the game when Jordann Perret scored on a break as a result of the puck deflecting off Martin Marincin’s stick and heading into the Slovakia zone. Gregory Beron made the initial pass out of France’s zone before it was redirected Perret’s way. Perret wasted no time and went five hole for the score. Sekera opened Slovakia’s scoring with a slapshot that beat Cristobal Huet stick side to tie the game. Sekera has goals in back to back games in this tournament. Granak pulled his team ahead 2-1. With a textbook faceoff win by Patrik Lusnak, Vladimir Dravecky controlled the puck and sent it to Granak for a blast that also beat Huet stickside. "We started the game well." Perret said. "Afterwards, we didn’t stick to our system. We started looking for long passes and all that. Against a good team like Slovakia, they were able to counter against us and take advantage." For nearly fifteen minutes both teams would trade chances in the second period. France had its two best chances within a three-minute stretch that if either were converted would have brought them back and leveled the score. Julien Desrosiers fed Damien Raux in front for a backhand that Julius Hudacek was able to save. Then minutes later Hudacek was able to get a piece of Tim Bozon’s shot. Over the final six minutes, Slovakia turned up the effort and scored twice to extend their lead and put the game out of reach. Martin Bakos scored a power play goal at 14:52 to make it 3-1. With his back to the net, Bakos grabbed the loose puck off an Andrej Meszaros shot that first hit the stick of Laurent Meunier. He swung around and fired the puck in. It was Slovakia’s first power play goal of the tournament. Less than a minute later, Libor Hudacek scored. French defenseman Beron turned the puck over in trying to clear it out of his zone. Marek Viedensky sent a pass to Tomas Jurco who found Hudacek. French head coach Dave Henderson changed goaltenders in the third, giving Florian Hardy an opportunity to see some action. Hardy would be tested throughout the period. He came up with big stops on Lusnak and Bakos and kept Slovakia off the board for most of the third. However, Slovakia added a final goal when a two-on-one with Viedensky and Jurco and Christian Jaros trailing on the play unfolded. Jurco passed to Viedensky who slowed to find Jaros and he popped it in. It was Jaros first ever senior goal in this his debut tournament with the national team. Slovakia and France both get a day off tomorrow. On Tuesday, Slovakia faces Germany while France takes on Hungary.

France - Slovakia 1-5

ok, but still Holzer should got 2 minutes at least for interfernce

Final Results A Sweden - Denmark 5-2 (0-1, 4-0, 1-1) 15:05 Nikolaj EHLERS 0-1 27:03 Robert ROSEN 1-1 28:30 Mikael BACKLUND 2-1 37:06 Magnus NYGREN 3-1 39:00 Mikael BACKLUND 4-1 49:35 Gustav NYQVIST 5-1 59:54 Jesper B. JENSEN 5-2 B France - Slovakia 1-5 (1-2, 0-2, 0-1) 01:09 Jordann PERRET 1-0 03:55 Andrej SEKERA 1-1 13:55 Dominik GRAŇÁK 1-2 34:52 Martin BAKOŠ 1-3 35:40 Libor HUDÁČEK 1-4 57:55 Christián JAROŠ 1-5

well a bit better than against Hungary, but still not what we expect and want see from our team. too many empty moments of play. with all respect to France we can not let them play so much time in our defence zone. hope it will be better and our play will increase in the next much important matches.

Scores after 2nd period A Sweden - Denmark 4-1 (0-1, 4-0, -) 15:05 Nikolaj EHLERS 0-1 27:03 Robert ROSEN 1-1 28:30 Mikael BACKLUND 2-1 37:06 Magnus NYGREN 3-1 39:00 Mikael BACKLUND 4-1 B France - Slovakia 1-4 (1-2, 0-2, -) 01:09 Jordann PERRET 1-0 03:55 Andrej SEKERA 1-1 13:55 Dominik GRAŇÁK 1-2 34:52 Martin BAKOŠ 1-3 35:40 Libor HUDÁČEK 1-4

Scores after 1st period A Sweden - Denmark 0-1 (0-1, -, -) 15:05 Nikolaj EHLERS 0-1 B France - Slovakia 1-2 (1-2, -, -) 01:09 Jordann PERRET 1-0 03:55 Andrej SEKERA 1-1 13:55 Dominik GRAŇÁK 1-2

this moment. The referee excluded the player of Finland Pihlstrom. The finnish got 2+2 for roughing

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Family victory Olimb brothers fire Norway to OT win Norway's Ken Andre Olimb #40 celebrates with teammates after a first period goal against Switzerland's Robert Mayer #29 during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Championship. Five points for two brothers see Norway bounce back from an opening loss while the Swiss are still winless after a slow start to this year's competition. Andreas Martenson earned Norway its first win of the 2016 World Championship with an overtime strike to claim a 4-3 margin against Switzerland in Moscow. Martenson found the net with 1:37 left to play in the extras as Norway converted a power play to secure two points as the Group A table looks more congested than ever with three points separating the Czech Republic in top spot and Norway, Switzerland, Latvia and Kazakhstan all on two points ahead of Sweden's game against Denmark tonight. "We won the face-off and I saw Mathis [Olimb] skating with the puck," Martenson said of his winning moment. "I tried to jump into the opening and he got it to me. I just took a quick shot. Luckily it went in. I like a quick release but I usually aim over the glove." It was a good day for Norway's Olimb brothers. Mathis and Ken Andre each scored off a pass from the other, and the elder of the two - recently playing in Switzerland with Kloten Flyers - pulled the strings on an overtime power play to claim a valuable second point for Norway as it rebounded from Saturday's 0-3 reverse against Denmark. That was justice for the Norwegians, who were 10 seconds away from inflicting a regulation defeat on Switzerland.Trailling 1-3 going into the third, Patrick Fischer's team looked to be out of options as it struggled to add to Simon Moser's 44th-minute marker. But then came Raphael Diaz with a mighty slapshot from the point. Felicien du Bois got the crucial deflection and Moser and Nino Niederreiter provided the screen as Norway's goalie Lars Volden was left grasping at thin air and the game flew into overtime. Mats Zuccarello admitted that was hard to endure coming so late in the game. "It was a blow for us, but give them credit," he said. "They played well and got a nice shot. It's hard to defend." Zuccarello also talked up Norway's teamwork as the Norwegians sensed Swiss weakness and pressured the opposition. Both teams were looking to bounce back from disappointing defeats on Saturday. Both teams fired in more than 40 shots on their opponents but yielded just two goals between them. It was time for both offences to start producing and, from the opening exchanges, they did just that. Switzerland seized the early initiative. Anxious to redeem itself after that shock defeat against Kazakhstan the Alpine nation started at a high tempo and took an early lead thanks to Samuel Walser’s second goal of the competition. He converted his team’s first power play in the third minute, sliding the puck behind Volden after Yannick Weber’s shot caused confusion on the slot. Norway’s Mats Rosseli Olsen desperately tried to hook it off the goal line, but the video confirmed that the score was good. A second Swiss power play soon after almost created another goal when Niederreiter found himself face-to-face with Volden but this time the goalie came up big to keep Norway within a single goal. Despite Switzerland having the better of the play, Norway found a way back to parity when the Olimb brothers combined for the first time to score on a delayed penalty in the 15th minute. Mathis sent the puck back from the goal line and found Ken Andre on the edge of the circle. A snappy wrist shot found its way past Robert Mayer as Rosselli Olsen threw up the screen. The second period saw few clear sights on goal at either end as the teams shared just 12 shots on goal. But Norway converted two of those chances to open up a commanding 3-1 lead thanks to Martin Roymark’s determination and more filial prowess on the power play. There seemed to be little danger went Roymark crossed the blue line and crashed to the ice under Andreas Ambuhl’s challenge. But the puck went to Kristian Forsberg behind the goal line and the Swiss defence switched off as Roymark picked himself up and went to support the play. Forsberg’s deft backhand pass snuck through Mayer’s defences and arrived on Roymark’s stick to put Norway ahead in the 24th minute. And a sometimes scrappy middle frame ended with Norway doubling its lead late on as the Olimbs reversed their routine from the opening goal. This time Mathis scored off Ken Andre’s feed. Captain Ole-Kristian Tollefsen felt there was a clear difference between what had happened 24 hours earlier against Denmark. "We played with more confidence around the puck today. Yesterday we didn't capitalize on our chances and today we did," he said. "We made smarter plays and were stronger on the puck." Switzerland needed a quick goal in the third and Simon duly delivered. Diaz thumped in the shot and heavy traffic in front of Volden’s net generated a rebound which Moser dispatched to make it a one-goal game once again. But it was starting to look like that wouldn't be enough until du Bois' dramatic late equalizer salvaged a point.

Norway - Switzerland 4-3 after OT

Finns play with power Laine continues rampage in win over Germany Finland's Leo Komarov #71 gets the puck past Germany's Timo Pielmeier #51 to score a first period goal during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Championship. For the second straight game, 18-year-old winger Patrik Laine set the tone for Finland with two goals and an assist in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Germany. Leo Komarov had a goal and an assist, and Sebastian Aho and Jarno Koskiranta also scored for the Finns, who are questing for their first gold medal since 2011. Jussi Jokinen and Mikael Granlund each added a pair of assists. Coach Kari Jalonen's team capitalized three times with the man advantage. "Overall, it was a pretty decent game for us," said Granlund. "We have only played two games now and the biggest games are ahead of us. That’s the bottom line in this tournament." It’s early days yet, but Laine has a shot at the tournament scoring crown if he keeps performing with Mario Lemieux-like panache. The MVP of the Liiga playoffs with champion Tappara Tampere also had two goals and an assist in Finland's 6-2 opening win over Belarus. The last World Championship rookie to top the points parade was Canadian superstar Sidney Crosby with 16 points in 2006. "He’s playing great," Granlund said of Laine. "He plays at a high level. He needs to keep enjoying these games." Finnish starting goalie Mikko Koskinen got his second straight three-point win versus German netminder Timo Pielmeier. Shots on goal favored Finland 22-17. Brooks Macek replied for Germany. "We have got to play better than that," said Germany's Felix Schutz. "Overall, what can I say? They played better than us. That was it." The Yubileiny stands were packed with Finnish fans, and they had plenty to cheer about as their team claimed victory with a consistent effort. Laine opened the scoring at 6:22 on the power play. Juuso Hietanen fed him for his trademark one-timer bomb from the top of the left faceoff circle, which sailed inside the far post. At 9:08, the Finns went up 2-0 with another power play goal. This time Laine sent a cross-ice pass to Jussi Jokinen, whose pass from the right faceoff circle was directed in by Komarov at the top of the crease. "There were a lot of penalties," said Granlund. "Some games are going to be like this, and you just have to be real good on your special teams. " Germany hung tight in the first half of the second period, killing off Leon Draisaitl’s hooking minor with determination. Draisaitl drew a penalty midway through the frame when Finnish captain Mikko Koivu tripped him up by Koskinen’s net. But an offensive-zone hooking penalty to Macek negated that opportunity. With the teams at 4-on-4, Aho scored his first career World Championship goal at 9:53. Mikael Granlund stickhandled through a flock of German defenders and fed Aho cross-ice for a perfect one-timer into the gaping cage. A few minutes later, Laine got a breakaway, and defenceman Denis Reul grabbed him as he shot the puck into Pielmeier, resulting in another Finnish man advantage. It didn’t pan out. It didn’t matter. On the rush, Mika Pyorala sent a centering pass to Koskiranta, whose high, backhanded tip eluded the German goalie to make it 4-0 at 17:50. Frustrations bubbled over before the period ended. Defenceman Korbinian Holzer threw an oncoming Antti Pihlstrom to the ice, and the two got into a shoving match on the end boards. Holzer threatened Pihstrom with his clenched fist, but the Finnish forward wound up with the extra roughing minor as both went off. At 18:42, Macek managed to spoil Koskinen’s shutout bid with a snap shot over the glove, set up by Draisaitl. But the Germans' characteristic lack of offensive flair was laid bare in the third, as they failed to convert on two more power plays. Again from the left faceoff circle, Laine added his fourth of the tournament on the power play with three seconds left. Chants of "Laine! Laine!" erupted from the Suomi supporters. From a historical standpoint, this result was no surprise. Germany’s last win over Finland at the Worlds was a 3-1 decision on home ice in Dortmund in 1993. The Finns will face their stiffest test yet against the Americans on Monday. Germany will wait until Tuesday to battle Slovakia. "We need to keep going and get ready for tomorrow," said Granlund.

Finland - Germany 5-1

Final Results A Norway - Switzerland 4-3 after OT (1-1, 2-0, 0-2, OT: 1-0) 02:27 Samuel WALSER 0-1 14:07 Ken Andre OLIMB 1-1 23:03 Martin ROYMARK 2-1 38:03 Mathis OLIMB 3-1 43:24 Simon MOSER 3-2 59:50 Felicien DU BOIS 3-3 Overtime Goal 63:23 Andreas MARTINSEN 4-3 B Finland - Germany 5-1 (2-0, 2-1, 1-0) 06:22 Patrik LAINE 1-0 09:08 Leo KOMAROV 2-0 29:53 Sebastian AHO 3-0 37:50 Jarno KOSKIRANTA 4-0 38:42 Brooks MACEK 4-1 59:57 Patrik LAINE 5-1

Laine is amazing. What a generation for Finland ! fantastic players. but how is possible that Komarov is the player of the match, maybe they are afraid that Laine will open a shop with Tissot watches after the champs, if he´ll receive one after each match

terrible mistake of the referee. The German literally use a perfect wrestling pin move and the ref excluded your player but it´s nothing new..the officials are quite often the weakest part of the tournament

Scores after 2nd period A Norway - Switzerland 3-1 (1-1, 2-0, -) 02:27 Samuel WALSER 0-1 14:07 Ken Andre OLIMB 1-1 23:03 Martin ROYMARK 2-1 38:03 Mathis OLIMB 3-1 B Finland - Germany 4-1 (2-0, 2-1, -) 06:22 Patrik LAINE 1-0 09:08 Leo KOMAROV 2-0 29:53 Sebastian AHO 3-0 37:50 Jarno KOSKIRANTA 4-0 38:42 Brooks MACEK 4-1

OlympicIRL this guy is our jewel it looks very well. great job guys ! so seeing that anyone selected the best sport yet If none will want I´m ready to pick Canoeing Slalom, Road Cycling and for a team sports? I can care about Handball.. but ofc I´m ready to help with any other sport and thread

Scores after 1st period A Norway - Switzerland 1-1 (1-1, -, -) 02:27 Samuel WALSER 0-1 14:07 Ken Andre OLIMB 1-1 B Finland - Germany 2-0 (2-0, -, -) 06:22 Patrik LAINE 1-0 09:08 Leo KOMAROV 2-0

Soslan lost, well.. see you in Tokyo

Russia gets on track Kazakhstan puts up brave fight in loss Russia's Yevgeni Dadonov #63 celebrates after scoring a first period goal against Kazakhstan's Vitali Kolesnik #20 while Vadim Kransnoslobodtsev #62 looks on during preliminary round action at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Championship. Anton Belov had two goals and two assists to lead Russia to an important 6-4 win over a persistent Kazakhstan team. The teams combined for six power-play goals. The Russian blueliner saved his best for last, scoring once and assisting on another in the third period to break a 4-4 tie. Shots favoured Russia, 49-19, but the game was uncomfortably close for the hosts much of the time. Kazakhstan was, if nothing else, persistent and competitive for most of the game. "Giving up four goals is a lot, and it’s impossible to be happy with my game after giving up so many," said Russian netminder Sergei Bobrovski. "But the most important thing is that we won, and we can move on to the next game." "Our first game [against the Czechs] was really emotional," offered captain Pavel Datsyuk. "Today we were a bit calmer but we still made a lot of mistakes. When we started scoring we gained in confidence." The game started with the wildest period of the tournament so far. Russia went ahead at 6:43 when Vadim Shipachyov made a nice pass to Yevgeni Dadonov charging to the goal. Dadonov made a nice redirect, and the puck squeezed through the pads of Kolesnik for 1-0 lead in front of a sold-out and boisterous Russian crowd. That celebration was short-lived. Just 81 seconds later Dustin Boyd snapped a loose puck in during a power play, and 58 seconds after that the Kazakhs stunned the fans with a go-ahead goal from Roman Starchenko, whose great shot picked the corner over Bobrovski’s shoulder. But Russia came right back, tying the game at 9:21 when Roman Lyubimov converted a nice pass from Sergei Kalinin on the right side. Four goals in 2:38, though, did not spell the end of the scoring. Sergei Mozyakin drilled a point shot past Kolesnik at 11:11 during a 5-on-3 to put the hosts in the lead again, but with only 14.2 seconds remaining, and the Kazakhs on another power play, Yevgeni Rymarev made it 3-3 with a clever play. Behind the Russian goal and seeing no play—they called it Gretzky’s Office back in the day—he flicked the puck in behind Bobrovski. He couldn’t elude the puck in time, and it bounced off the back of the goalie’s knee and in to score a 99-like goal. And so concluded a crazy opening 20 minutes which saw three lead changes and six varied and entertaining goals. The second period was the mirror opposite. While the Russians skated and moved the puck, the Kazakhs seemed content to try to play the game to a 3-3 tie. Most of the period was played in their end, and it seemed only a matter of time before the Russians scored. But the Kazakh defence was relentless, and Kolesnik sharp, until a late penalty gave the Russians an opening. Much to the relief of the evermore anxious crowd, Belov’s point shot got through traffic and into the net at 18:02 to make it 4-3. But the Kazakhs ended the period strongly and Boyd had a great chance to tie the game again. They drew a power play that carried over mostly to the third, and the North Americans converted. Dawes moved the puck to Boyd who found Maxim Semyonov sneaking in the back side, and Semyonov made no mistake, making it 4-4 exactly 1:00 into the final period. Russia took the lead again at 3:57 courtesy of another Belov point shot that tipped off a Kazakh stick in front and over Kolesnik's glove at 3:57 to bring the crowd back into the game. Five minutes later, on another power play, a Belov point shot was deflected by Roman Lyubimov to give the Russians a two-goal lead for the first time. "We had to play yesterday, and we couldn’t match the kind of speed we had in that game because there was hardly any recovery time," said Kazakh forward Yevgeni Rymarev. "It’s great playing in an arena like this where everyone is rooting against us. We don’t really hear much of what happens in the tribunes, but the atmosphere is great. Russia plays Latvia tomorrow as part of the national May 9 celebrations while Kazakhstan has the day off before playing Norway on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan - Russia 4-6