Canada2 – Sweden2 5:1 (end) | Russia – USA 4:7 (end) | Slovakia2 – Switzerland 1:3 (end)
Czech Republic – Finland 4:3 (end)
final
Canada2
5:1 (0:0, 2:1, 3:0)
Sweden2
Tuesday 12.08.2014, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
     
    So Canada takes the lead in the Piestany Group with 6 points, and have gone a long way to securing a semifinal berth. They play Slovakia tomorrow, while Sweden plays Switzerland. Switzerland and Slovakia play tonight, with the winner (in regulation) moving into a second-place tie with Sweden. (16:19:52)
     
    Players of the Game:

    SWE – Felix Sandstrom
    CAN – Mitchell Stephens
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    58:16
    Turnover in front of the Swedish net, Knott has a great chance all alone but Sandstrom makes a great save.
     
    57:19
    Merkley with a wrister from the high slot, caught and held by Sandstrom.
    Jansen HARKINS - 5:1
     
    56:46
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Harkins goes five-hole on the penalty shot, it looked like Sandstrom stopped it but it squeeked through the pads and slowly slid across the goal line.
     
    56:46
    Breakaway for Jansen Harkins, tripped from behind by Alexander Younan and he's getting a penalty shot.
     
    55:24
    Brisebois centres for Nic Roy, big scramble in the crease and finally Sandstrom covers.
     
    53:58
    Canada rush up ice, Strome wrists it high and wide.
    Mitchell STEPHENS - 4:1
     
    52:09
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Scramble in front of the Swedish goal and it's MITCHELL STEPHENS who fires home his second goal of the game and gives them a 3-goal lead.
    Assists: Adam Musil, Tyler Soy.
     
    51:29
    Finally Sandstrom catches the puck and holds on.
     
    51:10
    Battle in front of the Swedish net, Merkley is driven right into Sandstrom and both go down, play continues.
     
    50:40
    Chance for Sweden at one end, shot by Dahlstrom stopped and Emanuelsson can't get the wraparound to go, then Canada heads up ice, Strom shoots, Sandstrom saves and finally it's covered.
     
    49:05
    Ahl centres to Joel Ek Eriksson right in front, but Zachary Sawchenko denies him on the backhand.
     
    48:39
    Hand pass Sweden in the neutral zone, faceoff at their own blueline.
     
    48:20
    Battle for the puck at the side of the Swedish net and it's finally frozen for a faceoff.
     
    47:28
    The puck goes out of play between the benches, faceoff outside the Canadian blueline.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 27. Konecny (Barzal, Vande Sompel), 35. Crouse (N. Roy, Merkley), 44. Stephens (Soy), 53. Stephens (Musil, Soy), 57. Harkins (p.s.) – 37. Magnusson (Younan)

    Canada2: Sawchenko (Booth) – J. Roy, Spencer, Brisebois, Meloche, Sompel, Bear, Hobbs – Crouse, N. Roy, Merkley – Knott, Strome, Marner – Harkins, Barzal, Konecny (C) – Soy, Stephens, Musil.
    Sweden2: Sandström (Werner) – G. Carlsson, Kylington, L. Carlsson, Younan, Léman, Alftberg, Kalte, Larsson – Magnusson, Asplund (C), Davidsson – Dahlén, Ölund, Lööke – Dahlström, Erixon, Emanuelsson – Ahl, Ek Eriksson, Grundström.
    Referees: Jonák, Novák – Stanzel, Šefčík