Olympic Hockey Open Thread Day 5: Group C for Men; End of Group A for Women
by John Fischer on Feb 17, 2010 10:00 AM EST
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PrintWelcome to the third of a regular feature throughout the Olympic break, an open thread to discuss all that is going on in the sport of hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. (Note: I make these the night before, scheduled to appear at 10 AM. So if you don't see any updates for the late games, that's why. Please add any corrections/updates in the comments.)
Just so you know, the Devils are stepping up online for additional coverage. The official site has a hub for the Olympics; complete with a schedule for both tournaments. The team site also has a blog written by team correspondent Scott Modrzynski called The Devil is in the Details. All posts are listed on the hub; just scroll down past the players and you'll see it on the side. Zach Parise is also providing a few words to Tom Gulitti's Fire & Ice every day, so check that out.
Last night, the Devils at the Olympics not named Martin Brodeur (didn't start), Patrik Elias (plays first game tonight) or Ilya Kovalchuk (unknown, I didn't stay up to watch Russia-Latvia, let me know in the comments otherwise) went pointless but with wins. The United States defeated Switzerland 3-1; with Jamie Langenbrunner putting up a shot on net and 13:01 of icetime, and Zach Parise putting 3 shots on net with 17:24 of ice time. Canada put a beating on Norway, 8-0, which should make Jacques Lemaire smile a little bit. And then he and the coaches realize it was 0-0 after the first and instruct the players to improve their efforts starting games. Anyway, today begins Group C action and the other half of Group B, which does involve the Czech Republic. Look for Elias on the first line, probably with Tomas Kopecky at center and possibly either Martin Havlat or Jaromir Jagr (!!) at right wing; but I'm just guessing.
In the women's tournament, the United States dominated Russia 13-0 and sealed their trip to the medal playoffs. Finland and China played late; but a Finland win would pretty much seal their fate for second place - unless they somehow beat the Americans in Group B on Thursday, then they'd get first. Group A for the women ends today, likely with Canada and Sweden moving on to the medal playoffs despite the results of both games.
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February 16, 2010 Schedule (Thanks to Steve for the TV listings, but check your local listings if you're not American)
Women's Ice Hockey
5:30 PM EST/2:30 PM PST - Group A: Canada vs. Sweden (MSNBC) - Will this be a preview of Canada-Finland, provided the United States and Canada do as they are expected to and win their finals games?
Final: Canada 13 - Sweden 1 Official Boxscore - No, that's not a typo. 13-1 in goals, 52-13 in shots, Meghan Agosta potted 2 goals and 3 assists. Finland, I do believe you are in trouble in the medal playoffs.
10:00 PM EST/7:00 PM PST - Group A: Slovakia vs. Switzerland (CNBC) - Will this be a preview of Switzerland marching towards 5th place overall?
Men's Ice Hockey
3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST - Group C: Finland vs. Belarus (MSNBC) - Are you ready for Ruslan Salei and Konstatin Koltsov to return to your TV?
Final: Finland 5 - Belarus 1 Official Boxscore - What was more impressive? Mikko Koivu's 3 assists or Niklas Hagman's 2 goals?
7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST - Group C: Sweden vs. Germany (CNBC) - Will Tommy Albelin be behind the bench? How will ex-Devil Johnny Oduya look?
Final: Sweden 2 - Germany 0 Official Boxscore - Germany fought hard, but Sweden had more control. Should have scored more - Sweden's shooting was lackluster. Wonder what Tommy "Scott Swedens" Albelin will contribute?
12:00 AM EST/9:00 PM PST - Group B: Czech Republic vs. Slovakia (CNBC) - Aside from Elias, the game between the two neighboring countries is reason enough to stay up late or set your DVR.
Want to watch the games online and legally? NBC has them here. Thanks to user C.J.Richey121 for the heads up.
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Yes sir. He had the secondary assist Malkin’s goal on the PP. Also, 5 SOG, and a 0 plus/minus.
by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 17, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Finland-Belarus 2-1
Finland has been pretty dominate but Belarus has done a good job of keeping them to the outside and not giving up good scoring chances. Finland scored twice on the PP. Belarus scored on a lazy turnover by Fins defense.
3-1 Finland
Hagman scores his second by stick handling his way into the crease then puts in a backhander.
End of 2nd
Finland hasn’t been as impressive as I thought they would be. Could be a chemistry thing.
4-1 Finland
I missed the 4th goal but it was scored by Filpulla and assisted by Mikko Koivu. That was Mikko’s 3rd primary assist. Saku got the primary on the other Finnish goal.
I’m not at all surprised at Mikko Koivu putting up a few points early. He’s developed into a fine player and will be key for the Finns in Group C.
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by John Fischer on Feb 17, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Canada-Sweden played a game
That game was “All teams named Sweden will be destroyed”
Canada won 13-1. Finland is going to get dominated in the medal playoffs unless they somehow beat the U.S. women.
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Sweden-Germany
Sweden men up 1-0, Lundqvist’s mask has the NYR Lady Liberty face on his mask…huh?
P.S. Doc alluded to Lundqvist’s shoulders behing taller than a normal person’s. Ha. At least he’s not like rocking peaks like Garth Snow.
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Sweden 2-0
Alfredsson’s check on the forecheck frees up the puck, Backstrom takes it inside, slides a pass across the crease, and Eriksson taps it in for the easy goal on the goalie’s flank.
Sweden 2-0. Germany doesn’t look so miserable, but I fear Sweden is about to flex their muscle here. Their forecheck is fierce.
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by John Fischer on Feb 17, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
Germany is down 2 and decides to take a late minor to just add to their pain. Sweden looks solid.
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by John Fischer on Feb 17, 2010 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Third period in Sweden-Germany
Germany kills the carryover PP, Sweden still in control. Frederik Modin is reppin’ in this game.
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Why the lack of comments? Well, the only thing of note is that Sweden keeps missing the net or giving Greiss shots that he can stop without much issue. 5 minutes left, can Germany find a lifeline?
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by John Fischer on Feb 17, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
Germany’s not able to string enough together to get good, consistent pressure on Sweden.
Germany fought hard, Sweden had good puck possession but their shooting sucked, and this final power play for Sweden should see this game end with a win.
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by John Fischer on Feb 17, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
That was a good redirect by Elias in the first.
by undersuspicion426 on Feb 18, 2010 12:59 AM EST reply actions
JAGR!!! Hahahaha. Elias was pulling some crazy moves on that power play.
by undersuspicion426 on Feb 18, 2010 1:23 AM EST reply actions
Plekanec scores
Assisted by Jagr. This announcer keeps saying Plekanecs
by undersuspicion426 on Feb 18, 2010 1:28 AM EST reply actions
End of 2nd 3-1 Czech Republic
Slovakia came out strong but all the penalties killed them. Definitely isn’t over yet though.
Czech wins 3-1
Czech really clogged up the neutral zone in the 3rd and held off Slovakia to get the win.
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