2014 World Junior A Challenge

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2014 World Junior A Challenge
Game #7
Final
December 17, 2014 4:30 pm CST
West Central Events Centre
Kindersley, Sask.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
2
1
0
3
2
0
0
2

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
16
14
7
37
8
8
11
27

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 5
4
0 / 2
10

Game Story

CHEBYKIN SCORES TWICE, RUSSIA MOVES ON TO WJAC SEMIFINALS

JASON LA ROSE

KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Nikolai Chebykin’s second goal of the game was the winner as Russia advanced to the semifinals at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge with a 3-2 quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Wednesday afternoon.

The Russians will face Denmark in Thursday’s early semifinal (3:30 p.m. CT).

Dmitri Zhukenov also scored for the Russia, which is into the final four for the second year in a row after missing out in three consecutive tournaments from 2010-12. It won silver last year in Yarmouth, N.S.

Makai Holdener and Auguste Impose had the goals for Switzerland; the loss means that for the first time in four appearances, the Swiss won’t compete in the semifinals.

Switzerland found the scoreboard first just 3:52 in when Holdener cleaned up the rebound of a Serge Weber shot for a 1-0 lead, but Zhukenov tied it for Russia less than four minutes later, capitalizing on a turnover at the Swiss blue-line and beating Joren Van Pottelberghe on a breakaway.

The first lead for the Russians came at 16:46 of the opening period off the stick of Chebykin, who roofed a shot over the blocker of the Swiss netminder for a 2-1 advantage.

Switzerland struck back quickly, however; just 25 seconds after Chebykin’s goal, Impose caught a loose puck at the top of the Russian crease, dropped it and knocked it past Ilya Samsonov to make it 2-2.

After outshooting the Swiss 16-8 in the first period, Russia continued its offensive push to start the second and was rewarded just before the seven-minute mark of the middle frame when Chebykin tipped an Artyom Volkov shot past Van Pottelberghe.

The Swiss pushed for the tying goal in the third period, when they held an 11-7 advantage in shots on goal, but Samsonov turned away each and every opportunity, sending the Russians through to Thursday.

Switzerland will await the loser of Wednesday night’s Canada East-Canada West quarter-final in Friday afternoon’s fifth-place game at the West Central Events Centre (3:30 p.m. CT).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Mikhail Vorobyov
Slashing minor (2:00)
00:53
GOAL
Goal: Makai Holdener

Assists: Serge Weber, Sandro Forrer
03:52
GOAL
Goal: Dmitri Zhukenov

07:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Calvin Thürkauf
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
09:08
PENALTY
Penalty: Clément Stemer
Tripping minor (2:00)
13:45
GOAL
Goal: Nikolai Chebykin

16:46
GOAL
Goal: Auguste Impose

Assists: Damien Riat
17:11
PENALTY
Penalty: Fabio Hollenstein
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
18:17
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Alexander Shemerov
Tripping minor (2:00)
02:21
GOAL
Goal: Nikolai Chebykin

Assists: Artyom Volkov, Kirill Kaprizov
06:38
PENALTY
Penalty: Christian Pinana
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
09:37
PENALTY
Penalty: Clément Stemer
Tripping minor (2:00)
18:34
3rd Period
No Scoring

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Ilya Samsonov RUS 60 27 25 2 0.926
Joren van Pottelberghe SUI 60 37 34 3 0.919

Game Leaders

Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

2 - 0 W @ Canada EastCAN-E
Dec 19, 2014
3 - 2 W @ Canada WestCAN-W
Dec 19, 2014
1 - 5 L @ DenmarkDEN
Dec 18, 2014
2 - 3 L vs. RussiaRUS
Dec 17, 2014
3 - 2 W @ SwitzerlandSUI
Dec 17, 2014
0 - 7 L vs. United StatesUSA
Dec 15, 2014
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