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An avalanche in Canada and Russia license plate Dadonov exploit on Sunday to reach the top of their respective groups, yet a victory all''overtime for Slovakia.
Monday 4 May 2015 7 minutes reading time
Six games, three per group, closed the second round of the two rounds of the World Championships that are taking place in the Czech land between Prague and Ostrava; Sunday offered no surprises that may alter the opinions of the forces involved in the race in the top four of their respective groups who will determine the countries that will enter the quarter-finals.
GROUP A
Canada sweeps with a heavy 10-0 and Germany & egrave; ready for tonight's big match against the hosts of the Czech Republic. Partita clearly & nbsp; where one-way coach Todd McLellan could turn all the components of the roster starting dall''esordio goalkeeper Martin Jones. Four goals in the first period, an even more & ugrave; Impressive second period with five realizations and the icing of a goal of double digit in the last 20 minutes sealed the absolute domination of Canadians who are already & agrave; the 'only team with maximum points in the group.
A chase North American & egrave; Sweden who, after winning the shootout against the Czech Republic on the first day, you & egrave; sull''Austria easily set with the score 6-1 with a performance license plate Filip Forsberg; the twenties of the Nashville Predators made three networks and puts a hand with an assist in un''altra marking.
The challenge alpine between Switzerland and France sees prevail rossocrociati reacting to the defeat in the first game against the 'Austria imposing itself with the decisive goal in Rome Josi in a tough game with a 75-minute penalty payment agrave ;, 63 of them against France.
PARTIAL A GROUP STANDINGS (in brackets the number of matches played) 6 pts CANADA (2) 5 pts SWEDEN (2) 4 pts CZECH REPUBLIC (2) 4 pts SWITZERLAND (2) 3 pts GERMANY (2) 2 pts AUSTRIA (2) 0 pts FRANCE (2) 0 pts LATVIA (2)
GROUP B
Russia sets for the first time in the field veterans from the NHL playoffs, an army composed of Malkin, Tarasenko and Kulyomin, but the star of the 5-3 win over Slovenia & egrave; & nbsp; Yevgeni Dadonov, winner of the KHL with SKA St. Petersburg, with two goals and two assists. The triple advantage in the first period while shielding the Russians by the reaction of the Slovenes that, in the second period are twice the net, taking the second 2-4 on the siren, Dadonov closing the accounts at the beginning of the third period and the goal of Sabolic when missing just over & ugrave; 5 minutes after dell''incontro it serves only for tabellini. Russians who reach full points the United States in view of the direct clash this afternoon.
The match pi & ugrave; balanced the day saw cross slats Belarus and Slovakia as a nell''incontro opening against Denmark took forty minutes to get into the game. The first marking arrives, bopo less than 51 minutes of play, for & ograve; by the Belarusian Kostitsyn and Slovaks called the prompt reaction in a draw, sixty seconds later, the defender Meszaros who becomes the star of the evening with the decisive goal nell''overtime that gives Slovakia the second win in extra time. & nbsp;
The 'last match of the day offers the chance Finland & agrave; to make up for the defeat in the opening round against the United States. The Finns takes 30 minutes to break the resistance of Denmark but themselves with a 3-0 thanks to goals in quick succession, the second part of the middle period, the & nbsp; Jokinen, Pesonen and Aleksander Barkov.
PARTIAL GROUP B STANDINGS (in brackets the number of matches played) 6 pts RUSSIA (2) 6 pts UNITED STATES (2) 4 pts SLOVAKIA (2) 4 pts BELARUS (2) 3 pts FINLAND (2) DENMARK 1 pts (2) 0 pts SLOVENIA (2) 0 pts NORWAY (2)
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FORMULA
The 16 participating teams are divided into two round robin of eight teams each.
The win in regulation time is worth 3 points, the win in extra time or the shoot-out worth 2 defeat all''overtime or the shoot-out, however, leads one point, while the defeat in regulation time 0.
The top four from each group progress to the knockout, that partir & agrave; the quarter-finals, while the worst of the two groups relegated to Division I (where even in 2016 will be & agrave; committed the 'Italian).
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