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RUSSIA GOLDEN AGAIN WITH 2-1 VICTORY OVER CANADA AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BERN, Switzerland – Russia is on top of the world again.
Once time expired, the Russian players had another dramatic celebration and Canadian captain Shane Doan
fired one player's glove into the stands at PostFinance Arena. The rivalry is alive and well once more
heading into the next major international hockey tournament – the Vancouver Olympics. This one will be fresh
in the minds of both teams. If not for some great play by Roloson, it could have been an ugly start for the
Canadians. Doan took a penalty just over three minutes in and the Russians threw out their dangerous
power-play unit. Doan soon made amends for his early penalty by setting up the opening goal with a beautiful no-look
backhand pass. Spezza was left with an empty net and scored his seventh of the tournament at 5:37. It was the
eighth time in nine games here that Canada opened the scoring. The lead ended up lasting a little over seven
minutes until the Russians were given another power play when Braydon Coburn accidentally cleared the puck
over the glass from his own zone. Saprykin found himself alone in front and tipped home a point shot at
12:59. The frantic pace slowed down a bit in the second period as both teams dug in and the tension mounted. Kovalchuk was left screaming at the referees after having a tooth knocked out by an inadvertent high-stick from Dany Heatley. There was no call on the play. Overall, Canada was able to establish more consistent control in the offensive zone but there were constant reminders of the individual skill possessed by the Russian players. Radulov displayed plenty of that when he carried the puck over the blue-line, outwaited defenceman Chris Phillips while cutting across the top of the slot and beat Roloson at 14:30. As if that wasn't enough to get the attention of the Canadians, the former NHLer-turned-KHLer celebrated by twirling his stick and opening his arms. There was no immediate retribution for that bit of showmanship, but the Canadian players did put together a strong finish to the frame and got some good chances on Bryzgalov. They just didn't get a goal. After 40 minutes, the shots were: Canada 27, Russia 13. The Russians added a few more to their total early in the third period, the best being a near-breakaway rush by Kovalchuk that resulted in a pad save by Roloson. Canada responded with chances of its own and Heatley rang the potential tying goal of Bryzgalov's mask. |
Game Information/Reseignements sur le match | |||
Event/Événement | 2009 World Championship | Location/Emplacement | Berne, SUI |
Date | Sun. May 10, 2009 | Arena/Aréna | Post Finance Arena |
Time/Heure | 14:15p.m. ET | Attendance/Assistance | 11,454 |
Round/Ronde | Gold Medal | Game # | 56 |
Box Score/Compte |
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Final
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CAN |
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RUS |
1
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1
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2
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Goals/Penalties |
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Goaltenders | CAN | ROLOSON, Dwayne | |||
Gardiens de but | RUS | BRYZGALOV, Ilya | |||
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Shots on Goal | Team | 1 p | 2 p | 3 p | Ttl |
Shots on Goal | CAN | 11 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
Tirs au but | RUS | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
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Referee/Arbitre | ORSZAG Peter (SVK) , RONN Jyri Petteri (FIN) | ||||
Linesmen/Juges des lignes | BLUMEL Petr (CZE) , FEOLA Peter (USA) |
For more information: Brad Pascall Vice-President, Hockey Operations |