2016 IIHF Worlds Summary: Day 5
The summary of the fifth game day of the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia.The 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia continued with its fifth game day, with a total of four games being played. One could say that today’s schedule was the tournament’s weakest to date. Only two Avalanche players hit the ice today – goalie Reto Berra got the start for Switzerland, while forward Andreas Martinsen played against Kazakhstan.
Slovakia – Germany 1:5 (1:0, 0:3, 0:2)
9. Cehlarik – 25. Hager, 29. Gogulla, 35. P. Reimer, 44. Macek, 55. Kahun
Switzerland – Denmark 3:2 after OT (0:2, 0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
50. Y. Weber, 58. Niederreiter, 65. Blum – 8. Storm, 19. Ehlers
The Swiss were looking to avoid a third consecutive loss, with Reto Berra getting the call in the goal. Switzerland got into penalty trouble early on, which resulted in them facing a two-goal deficit after the opening period. As the game went on, Berra played his part, stopping all Danish shots and providing his teammates with hope for a comeback. Thanks to Berra’s 20 saves in the final 40 minutes, his teammates pulled even and went on to win the game in OT. The Bulach native recorded 26 saves in total.
Kazakhstan – Norway 2:4 (1:1, 1:2, 0:1)
7. Dawes, 36. Bochenski – 4. Johannesen, 34. K. A. Olimb, 39. M. Olimb, 58. Zuccarello
Andreas Martinsen once again appeared on Norway’s top line, playing alongside Anders Bastiansen and Mats Zuccarello. He played more than 19 minutes, had 5 shots on net and 6 PIMs.
Hungary – France 2:6 (1:3, 0:1, 1:2)
14. M. Vas, 48. Sofron – 10. Ritz, 18. S. Treille, 20. D. Fleury, 39. Chakiachvili, 54. S. Treille, 57. S. Treille
Avalanche players’ stats after the fifth game day (GP, G, A, P):
1. Matt Duchene Canada 3 2 3 5
2. Andreas Martinsen Norway 3 1 0 1
3. JT Compher USA 3 0 0 0
Calvin Pickard, Canada, .955 % SVS, 1.00 GAA
Reto Berra, Switzerland, .909 % SVS, 2.33 GAA
Michal Hezely, Slovakia, hezely@eurolanche.com
10/05/2016 - 22:30
