Sweden – Russia 3:1 (end) | USA – Finland 4:3 (after OT) | Slovakia – Canada 2:3 (after OT)
Czech Republic – Switzerland 6:1 (end)
final
Sweden
3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
Russia
Monday 08.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    Players of the game:

    RUS – Mark Rubinchik (D)

    SWE – Olle Eriksson (G) (15:58:01)
     
    We get some pushing and shoving in the corner as time expires, but Sweden has won this opening game of the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:43
    Russians with possession in the Swedish end, Royko goes to the bench.
     
    59:00
    Wernblom's wrister from the boards is caught and held by Rayko, as the Swedes keep the puck in the Russian end.
     
    58:24
    Russians running out of time, Rayko covers the puck in the Russian zone.
     
    58:10
    Elvenes almost got free but Rubinchik made a great defensive play to strip him of the puck.
     
    56:45
    Swedish pressure continues, this time Hugg's wrister from the slot is held by Rayko.
     
    56:38
    Icing Russia.
    56:08
     
    56:08
    And Dmitri Rayko flashes the leather yet again. This time it's Zetterlund, who's high wrister seemed labelled for the roof of the net but was denied by the Russian keeper.
     
    54:02
    Wrister from Brannstrom is caught and held by Rayko.
    53:16
     
    53:16
    Back the other way, play in the Russian zone, wrister from the point by Walfridsson is caught and held by Rayko.
     
    52:30
    Long breakaway pass for Kalabushkin, who goes right in and tries to beat Eriksson five-hole but he's denied by the Swedish goalie.
     
    51:03
    Offside Russia again.
     
    50:05
    Offside Russia on the stretch pass attempt, faceoff back in their zone.
     
    49:15
    High slapper from Muranov, turned away by Eriksson.
     
    49:04
    Icing Sweden.
     
    48:20
    Elvenes just about set up another goal as his pass from the boards finds Lundestrom streaking to the net but Dmitri Rayko makes a huge glove save to keep his team in the game.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 14. Zetterlund (Miketinac), 33. Sylvegard (Dahlin), 48. Hugg (Elvenes) – 45. Ankhovsky (Rubinchik)

    Sweden: Eriksson (Söderblom) – Liliegren, Björkman, Walfridsson, Brännström, Dahlin, Hedberg, Wennlund, Bemström – Elvenes, Lundeström, Hugg – Zetterlund, Miketinac, Wernblom – Johansson, Tjernstöm, Silvergard – Ringsby, Bemström, Aterius.
    Russia: Rayko (Melnikov) – Samorukov, Lyachov, Galenyuk, Rubinchik, A. Alexeyev, Kalabushkin, Demin, Baranov – Svechnikov, Lipanov, Chekhovich – Kostin, Bitsadze, Y. Alexeyev – Toropchenko, Anochovsky, Muranov – Shashkov, Marushev, Lobanov.