2017 IIHF Worlds: Day 2
The summary of the second game day of the 2017 IIHF World Championship.The 2017 IIHF World Championship continued with the second game day, with a total of 6 games being played. Only two players from the Colorado Avalanche were in action today, as both Gabriel Landeskog and Carl Soderberg faced off against the tournament’s co-hosts from Germany.
Latvia – Denmark 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0)
24. Meija (Kulda), 42. Indrasis (Sprukts, Ri. Bukarts), 53. Indrasis (Ro. Bukarts, Balinskis)
Switzerland – Slovenia 5:4 after SO (4:0, 0:1, 0:3, 0:0, 1:0)
11. Ambuhl (Suter), 12. Haas (Praplan, Genazzi), 17. Loeffel (Hollenstein, Praplan), 18. Bodenmann (Brunner, Richard), shootout-winning goal scored by Brunner – 39. Mursak (Tavzelj), 46. Jeglic (Sabolic, Kranjc), 55. Urbas (Ograjensek, Pretnar), 56. Sabolic (Ticar)
Belarus – Czech Republic 1:6 (0:2, 1:1, 0:3)
22. Pavlovich (Lisovets, Denisov) – 14. Vrana (Birner, Repik), 18. Gudas (Voracek), 36. Cervenka (Horak, Jerabek), 48. Simek (Voracek, Radil), 50. Voracek (Pastrnak, Kundratek), 60. Kempny (Hanzl, Zohorna)
Slovakia – Italy 3:2 after OT (1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 1:0)
7. Miklik (Janosik, Ceresnak), 59. Hudacek (Miklik, Sersen), 63. Ceresnak (Bliznak, Skokan) – 36. Morini (Frigo), 43. Frigo (Scandella)
Germany – Sweden 2:7 (1:1, 1:3, 0:3)
17. Hager (D. Seidenberg, Ehliz), 26. Gogulla (Hager, Schutz) – 7. Ekman-Larsson (Landeskog, Rask), 21. Rask (Hedman, Stralman), 36. Omark (Kruger), 40. Brodin (Nylander, Eriksson Ek), 50. Landeskog (Rask, Soderberg), 51. Nylander (Stralman), 52. Nylander (Landeskog)
The Swedes were looking to rebound from yesterday’s shootout loss against Russia with a win against co-hosts Germany. The Germans were more than solid throughout the first two periods, but surrendered a goal with three seconds remaining in the second period. Germany then fell apart in the final stanza, allowing three more goals. Gabriel Landeskog scored a goal and added two assists, while Carl Soderberg tallied an assist on Landeskog’s goal.
Norway – France 3:2 (0:0, 2:1, 1:1)
26. K. Olimb (M. Olimb, Thoresen), 30. Thoresen (K. Olimb, M. Olimb), 50. Thoresen – 39. S. DaCosta (Fleury), 50. S. DaCosta (Auvitu)
Michal Hezely, Slovakia, hezely@eurolanche.com
06/05/2017 - 23:00
