WC Group C: Apr 27 GDT - Sweden vs. Russia (3-2)

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Sweden vs. Russia
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My prediction: 4-2 Sweden

Should be a tight game by all means. I wasn't at all impressed by the Russian team in an exhibition game last week however, but on the other hand Kovalchuk wasn't playing :)

Prediciton: 3-1 for Sweden. Nylander, Kahnberg and Påhlsson.

The lines I want to see tonight:
A Johansson - Jönsson - Alfredsson
Kahnberg - Nylander - Axelsson
Hedström - Påhlsson - Salomonsson
Tjärnqvist - Davidsson - Sjöström
Scratches: Höglund, Andersson

4-1 Russia.
Sorry guys... Sweden should have little chance over a packed team like this russian team.

Packed team? You mean they have a deep roster?

I meant stacked :D stacked with top line talent.

Yepp, you're right, but Sweden is a hard working team and could get the Russian players out of balance. Jonathan Hedström irritated half of the Russian team in a tournament earlier this season, and he can do it again. I belive in Sweden. ;)

This will be tough but I believe we have a good chance. Sweden wins 4-3

Russia wins, 3-0.

Russia wins 3-2.

Prediciton: 3-1 for Sweden. Nylander, Kahnberg and Påhlsson.

The lines I want to see tonight:
A Johansson - Jönsson - Alfredsson
Kahnberg - Nylander - Axelsson
Hedström - Påhlsson - Salomonsson
Tjärnqvist - Davidsson - Sjöström
Scratches: Höglund, Andersson

As far as I know that's exactly how the lines will be. Interesting to see what Kahnberg can do with Nyllet and PJ. My guess for the game tonight is 2-2.

4 - 3 Sweden.

I don't see how Russians would score less than three, but I see them giving up even more.

edit: spelling

4-1 Sweden, Lundqvist will shut the door perusual

As far as I know that's exactly how the lines will be. Interesting to see what Kahnberg can do with Nyllet and PJ. My guess for the game tonight is 2-2.

Yes, it's a very interseting line. It has everything. Axelsson has speed, defensive awarness, checking. Nylander is a excellent playmaker, can hold on to the puck, do the unexpected. Kahnberg is the scorer, can do nice moves. Will be a very intersting line. If they play together that is.

BTW, we can go with five defensemen IMO. Tärnström, Hävelid, Bäckman and Tjärnqvist are used to ice-times around 23-28 minutes. Sundin also playes a lot with Frölunda. Won't be any problems. Besides, we need both of Axelsson and Nylander tonight, and if we wait with one of them, both Sundin and Forsberg can't join the roster later. Although I don't think especially Sundin won't come, due to the injurie he had, it would be stupid not to have two roster spots for Sudden and Foppa IF they both are eliminated and decides to come.

I think Johansson - Jönsson - Alfredsson is a bad line. Too many puck-kåta lirare, if you know what I mean. Johansson is a better center than Davidsson, I don't understand why he's not centering a line of his own. You might recall that Johansson was very good in the comeback against finland in the WC in Gothenburg a few years back. He is a good leader and a good center, we should make use of it.

3-2 Sweden

Russia wins 5-2

Russia 3 - 2 Sweden

I'm pretty sure this one will be close as everytime those to countries play eachother. Anybody knows a link to a radio or TV in english or Russian to listen the game?

Kahnberg is going to get a chance to play with Nylander, a fantastic playmaker, and Axelsson, a fantastic defensive player. It's going to be great to see him paired with top level NHL talent to see how far away from playing for Carolina he is. I'm predicting he has a big game.

4-3 Sweden

Can someone give me Russia's roster? Thanks!

Can someone give me Russia's roster? Thanks!

tip: take a look at the first message in this thread, click the on-line link - click line-ups ;)

Kahnberg is going to get a chance to play with Nylander, a fantastic playmaker, and Axelsson, a fantastic defensive player. It's going to be great to see him paired with top level NHL talent to see how far away from playing for Carolina he is. I'm predicting he has a big game.

4-3 Sweden

they are playing former IHL star Niklas Andersson with Nylander and "Pebben", so Kahnberg will be on the fourth line with Tjärnqvist and Sjöström.

2-1 Russia

2 goals Kovalchuk

5 minutes
Sweden has dominated, great intensity so far. PJ Axelsson with an excellent hit on Kovalchuk.

Indeed a great start by the swedes. :banana:

Indeed a great start by the swedes. :banana:

Russians have a good proverb:

Bad start, great ending! :D

Rossija vpered!!! :yo:

powerplay Sweden.
Russians have started to play well now also, Yashin and Kovalchuk were dangerous but Lundqvist made two good saves.

Rossija vpered!!! :yo:


Shaibu! Shaibu! Shaibu!



:bow: .... old CCCP guy --->>> :hockey:

PP Russia.

Shajbu, Shajbu :D

1-0 Dick TÄrnstrÖm!!!

SWE 1 Tärnström (Hävelid)

RUS 0

1-0 Sweeds SJOSTROM, Fredrik :shakehead

Yeeeees! :D

End of first period, 1-0 Sweden
Best period I've seen so far in this tournament.
Sweden could have scored 3-4 goals in this period probably, Sokolov has made a couple of fine saves .. as has Henrik Lundqvist.

They say Kovalchuk, Ovechkin and Yashin had a couple of great scoring chances. I hope this turns around in the second period.

Predatore, how does russian defence look?

Sibir; If you are watching the game live, let me know what you think about it.

Lundqvuist is the man!

yup, they had one each I believe. Not extremely dangerous but quality scoring chances. Lundqvist could take care of it though.

The Russian defense has had some problems IMO, Swedish forwards are checking very hard and have been skating around the Russian net very easily in the first period, which is the main reason why they have had so many scoring chances.
I'm not sure, but they don't look like the quickest bunch of players the Russian defensemen..

Michael Nylander makes a difference. His ability to hold on to the puck is fantastic, I just love this guy. Niklas Andersson have looked so-and-so by his side, but maybe is a better choice then Kahnberg if you look at experience.

This Ovechkin kid have had some nice moves as well. Respect. :yo:

They say Kovalchuk, Ovechkin and Yashin had a couple of great scoring chances. I hope this turns around in the second period.

Predatore, how does russian defence look?

Sibir; If you are watching the game live, let me know what you think about it.

sorry, in Germany they don't show Russians on TV :banghead:

Thanks Predaotre,

that's what I thought would be our biggest problem in the tournament. Our defense on paper didn't seem very reliable.

Good luck for the rest of the game!

Rossija vpered!!!

Michael Nylander makes a difference. His ability to hold on to the puck is fantastic, I just love this guy. Niklas Andersson have looked so-and-so by his side, but maybe is a better choice then Kahnberg if you look at experience.

This Ovechkin kid have had some nice moves as well. Respect. :yo:

Nylander really was a pain in the @ss for the Habs the whole series against Boston. What a great puckhandler.

Russia on the PP

Good start by Russia so far.

1-1
Kovalchuk puts the puck in an open net

PP for Russia, come on guys, don't spoil that one!

Yeah Baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kovy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christian Bäckman hits the post, I believe
Ooh, what a game! :)

PP for Russia... :D

15-8 shots for Russia!

2-1 Russia
Team Russia is playing very well now, while the Swedish D is struggling :)

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOL KOVALCHUK scond of the game

2-1 Russia

2 goals Kovalchuk

You're doing good so far, but I'm guessing there will be more goals now.

two PP goals in a row ... wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RED MACHINE is back ????

Red Machine is back, at least for now ;)
PP Russia.. after an absolutely stupid penalty (high-sticking) by Andreas Johansson

You're doing good so far, but I'm guessing there will be more goals now.


i would say, it is enough ;)

two PP goals in a row ... wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RED MACHINE is back ????

Finally, last year's PP was a shame... CCCP is back :D

WOW TIHONOV almost make me come :) :innocent: ;) :naughty:

That was unnecessary.

Finally, last year's PP was a shame... CCCP is back :D

last year? i would say last decade!

last year? i would say last decade!

VERY true very true :cry:

PP Svecia

Sweeden with a PP, davaj Sokolov! Stop those shots :D

WOW a lot of penalties for SWeden :eek: for those who watch game are they well deserved ?

Zbornaja,
I'd say so, they have been very obvious.

Kazakhstan 1-0 Latvia

Go Kazakhstan, Go Russia!

Kazakhstan 1-0 Latvia

Go Kazakhstan, Go Russia!

Go USTINKA! Go USTINKA!

Sweden playing well again, Russia having some problems
PP Sweden.

Another PP for the Sweeds. Sokolov, stand up!

Go USTINKA! Go USTINKA!

Ustinka?

Ustinka?

Ustinka = Ust-Kamenogorsk, 95% of the players are from this city, in north Kazakhstan

wow, Michael Nylander totally destroyed the Russian defense, skated circles and circles around them, almost resulted in a Swedish goal.

Well , the second period is over.. another great one. Sweden was clearly the better team in the first period, this second one has been tight.. thanks to a great finish by Sweden.

Ustinka = Ust-Kamenogorsk, 95% of the players are from this city, in north Kazakhstan

north Kazakhstan or south-eastern Russia ;)

Ustinka = Ust-Kamenogorsk, 95% of the players are from this city, in north Kazakhstan

Stupid me, I remember that now. :banghead:

wow, Michael Nylander totally destroyed the Russian defense, skated circles and circles around them, almost resulted in a Swedish goal.


Nylander turned so many times that Yashin was dizzy and just fell to the ice. Nylander will be even better, remember he hasn't pracitsed once with the team.

The russian power play is really good. They are so skilled with the puck. Sweden however having quite some success in the offensive zone as well. Mathias Tjärnqvist and Fredrik Sjöström are perfect fourth liners, working hard and make the Russian players tired.

north Kazakhstan or south-eastern Russia ;)

agree ;)

Ilya is just :eek: :handclap:

agree ;)

This is starting to be OT. There is another thread about that game. However, Ust-Kamenogorsk isn't close to Vladivostok, is it? :lol:

This is starting to be OT. There is another thread about that game. However, Ust-Kamenogorsk isn't close to Vladivostok, is it? :lol:

OT ?

OT ?

Off Topic

Off Topic

ok. agree also ;)

but you started the discussion about Ustinka :D

1-1 between Lat and Kaz...

Is the third started yet? I don't trust that IIHF ticker

Russia under heavy pressure. This game is not slowing down :yo:

Great game ! Some skillz out there :handclap:

Hållberg is playing a very good game. Nice to see him IMO.

please tell more!!

what a goal! Michael Nylander 2-2!

SWE 2 Nylander (Alfredsson)

RUS 2

YES!

We deserved this.

Great game...

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo :cry:

Zelepukin is down, doesn't look too good.

I don't care if I can't understand the announcers I want to hear how good this kid Lundqvist is playing.

I'm scared everytime Kovalchuk has the puck.

Lundqvist has been good, no question. However it has been pretty much Sweden, Sweden for the last 20 minutes, but once in a while Ovechkin or someone has a good scoring chance but he takes care of it.

I'm scared everytime Kovalchuk has the puck.
I'm amazed everytime Ovechkin has the puck. :)

Noooooo, it's 2-2!!! Come on Russia!!!

I'm amazed everytime Ovechkin has the puck. :)


Ovechkin + 2 years older + hes last scoring chance = 3:1 ? :)

I'm amazed everytime Ovechkin has the puck. :)

Not as impressed when he doesn't have the puck?

TV just showed an example of his defensive play.

hehe, most likely ;)

Not as impressed when he doesn't have the puck?

TV just showed an example of his defensive play.

agreed, that was a poor shift by him, however he was out of place almost directly.. and then never "came back". Looked very confused there.

PP for Russia

VPEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!

actually it is 4 on 4 :)

agreed, that was a poor shift by him, however he was out of place almost directly.. and then never "came back". Looked very confused there.

Pretty normal for younger players though. Russians especially I think

:(

I thought Ilja was going to get his hat trick...

Go Russia Go

3-2 SWEDEN!!!!!!!!!!!
jörgen jönsson! 18.27

SWE 3 JÖNSSON Jörgen (Axelsson, Tjärnqvist)

RUS 2

Yeees! That was a nice one! :handclap:

:banana: :jump: :handclap: :lol:

YES!

nice goal

terribly dive by Kovalchuk, no call luckily for the Swedes.. puuuh

:cry: :mad:

:cry:

Dick Tärnström almost put the puck in the empty Russian net.

33 second to go

Goalie out

20 seconds to go, Russia pp 6 on 4

Great game by Sweden who deserved to win. This tournament can be fun...

Darn.

GAME OVER!

The best hockey game I have seen .. hmm since I don't know when.
Lundqvist made a triple save with only second left. Puuuh.

Russia
Sweden
Finland
USA
Slovakia
Denmark

man.. have we some great games to look forward to in the next round.

Congrats Sweeds, nice game (I guess) ... Good luck for the rest of the tournament

GAME OVER!

The best hockey game I have seen .. hmm since I don't know when.
Lundqvist made a triple save with only second left. Puuuh.

Russia
Sweden
Finland
USA
Slovakia
Denmark

man.. have we some great games to look forward to in the next round.


This world championship is shaping up to be an awesome tournament

GAME OVER!

The best hockey game I have seen .. hmm since I don't know when.


Maybe since Sweden - Finland last year? ;)

Excellent game. Henrik Lundqvist was very good, but he let a little more rebounds than he use to, but of course, he don't meet these highly skilled players every day. He had a very good game. :handclap:

SWE-RUS 3-2

17.32 1-0 Tärnström (Hävelid)

21.35 1-1 Kovalchuk (Yashin, Zelepukin) pp.

28.08 1-2 Kovalchuk (Morozov)

53.16 2-2 Nylander (Alfredsson)

58.27 3-2 Jönsson (Axelsson, Tjärnqvist)

Henrik Lundqvist SWE 9+8+7=24
Maksim Sokolov RUS 6+9+5=20

I really hope Lundqvist signs with the Rangers after the tournament ends..

He'll come over and play a season in Hartford. Or atleast a month or two...then jump to New York if he can handle it.

*******... I was so hoping for a draw...

Maybe since Sweden - Finland last year? ;):


What you say? That never happened.

What you say? That never happened.

Honestly, I don't think I've seen a better game. Since our Olympic games vs Finland (1998) and Belarus (2002) it's nice to have the feeling of winning an important game. It must have been a nightmare in Finland, with the Championships in Helsinki, and maybe your best team ever in WC.

Great game. Good hockey and in the same time very entertaining. And the right team won! :toothless

It must have been a nightmare in Finland, with the Championships in Helsinki, and maybe your best team ever in WC.


Actually, to me and my friends it was mostly a joke. We're starting to get used to our team always screwing things up. Still hurts me more when I think about that one time when we lost to the Czechs in the final when they scored in the OT.

awesome game by the swedes.

How did Sjostrom look?

He looked good. He had one bad shift, where he lost the puck two times, but overall he probably played his best game in the tournament. (Mostly) Strong on the puck, and great along the boards.

I found myself rooting for the Swedes and that's a first. I really like their style, the way they utilize their dmen in offence is great. It lead to the second Russian goal, but also to the game winning goal. Tre Kronor is really playing good hard, offencive hockey. Unlike in previous games, powerplay is not a strength, way too predictable and at times pathetic.

Russians busted their ass off too, I think I saw them block more shots than in all previous tournaments put together. Still, they have no forecheck to speak off and you can't win if you turn the game over to the opponent like that no matter how skilled you are. What kept Russians in the game wastheir powerplay, very very scary. Sokolov didn't impress me, and contrary to other posters neither did Ovechkin. OK, he is still a kid, but his decision making with the puck was way too slow.

These games are looking very good so far, looking forward to Finland - Sweden.

These games are looking very good so far, looking forward to Finland - Sweden.

I'm not. After seeing this game I'm simply afraid of both of these teams. I just don't have the faith.

Nylander seems to get better with age. Amazing skills, although sometimes a bit too 'artistic' maybe. Great to watch nonetheless.

Ovechkin didn't have his best game, but the talent this guy has is just ridiculously obvious. Could have scored a goal or two with better luck.

Russia at times looked very scary. The way they created panic in the Swedish defence at times reminded one of the Soviet Union.

the powerplays were also impressive.. but why did Tkhonov try to defend with such an offensively loaded team? In the final period it seemed that the defensive line was on the ice constantly.. he should have given Kovaltchuk and the likes free reign to kill Sweden off imho..

And what was with the referee? Giving a Swede a penalty in the Swedish zone, but then moving the faceoff to the neutral zone??

And what was with the referee? Giving a Swede a penalty in the Swedish zone, but then moving the faceoff to the neutral zone??

Agree, the ref made some very hesitant decisions. Missed a lot of penaltys on both teams. And as you say, what's with the faceoff in the neutral zone...

the last penalty call was very questionalble though.

the last penalty call was very questionalble though.

Agreed.

Samuel Påhlsson was i giant IMO. He was everywhere, strong along the boards, hard to knock off the puck. He seems to have the same problem to get to goal opportunites as he have in the NHL though, can't remember many chances he have had. But he is superb at PK, and open up ice for teammates. Very underrated center. Could very well turn out to be an option for the upcoming World Cup as fourth center, as Hardy Nilsson doesn't seem to like the Sedin twins.

This was the best game in the tournament by far, what a speed and intensity, and Nylander has never been this good. Lundqvist was good. Russians weren´t that bad either, they have a good team, they need more scorers than just Kovalchuk in these thight games.

Sad to say but Noronen just has put out his best if we are going to win either of these teams.