2010 Winter Olympics - Slovakia vs Russia (Group B)

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Preview: Slovakia vs Russia

TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Danny Kurmann
Bill McCreary
Jay Sharrers
Felix Winnekens


Record: 0-0-0-1, 0 PTS
Last Game: 3-1 Loss vs Czech Republic


Record: 1-0-0-0, 3 PTS
Last Game: 8-2 Win vs Latvia




Goals
SVK: Marian Gaborik: 1
RUS: Alex Ovechkin, Daris Zaripov: 2

Assists
SVK: Marian Hossa, Pavel Demitra: 1
RUS: Sergei Federov: 2

Plus/Minus
SVK: Andrej Meszaros: +1
RUS: Ilya Nikulin, Danis Zaripov, Sergei Zinovyev, Alexei Morozov: +3
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SVK: Jozef Stumpel, Zigmund Palffy, Andrej Sekera, Milan Jurcina, Martin Strbak: -1
RUS: Evgeni Malkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Fedor Tyutin, Sergei Gonchar, Ilya Kovalchuk: 0

PIM
SVK: Zdeno Chara: 4
RUS: Ilya Nikulin, Pavel Datsyuk, Danis Zaripov, Sergei Federov: 2

Projected SVK Lines:
Marián Gáborík - Pavol Demitra - Marián Hossa
Richard Zedník - Jozef Stümpel - Žigmund Pálffy
Marcel Hossa - Michal HandzuÅ¡ - ĽuboÅ¡ BarteÄko
Tomáš Kopecký - Martin Cibák - Branko RadivojeviÄ

Zdeno Chára - Andrej Meszároš
Martin Štrbák - Ľubomír Višňovský
Andrej Sekera - Milan JurÄina
Ivan Baranka


Projected RUS Lines
Ilya Kovalchuk - Evgeni Malkin - Maxim Afinogenov
Alexander Ovechkin - Pavel Datsyuk - Alexander Semin
Danis Zaripov - Sergei Zinoviev - Alexei Morozov
Viktor Kozlov - Sergei Fedorov - Alexander Radulov

Fedor Tyutin - Sergei Gonchar
Denis Grebeshkov - Konstantin Korneev
Andrei Markov - Ilya Nikulin
Dmitri Kalinin - Anton Volchenkov

Source: http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=740191

Projected Starting Goalies:

SVK Jaroslav Halák
0-0-0-1, 3.00 GAA, .875 SV %, 0 SO


RUS Ilya Bryzgalov
0-0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 SV %, 0 SO

Next Games

2/20, Latvia vs Slovakia; 7:30 EST, Canada Hockey Place

2/21, Russia vs Czech Republic; 3:00 EST, Canada Hockey Place

[Electrophile 3,554]

Rooting for Russia here. Here's hoping Pavs has a big night.

[Barrie 900]

Let's go Datsyuk!

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

this will be an exciting game !

im goin for the slovaks...but i think russia will pull it off

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Russia takes this one 4.2

[cjm502 165]

this will be an exciting game !

im goin for the slovaks...but i think russia will pull it off

Same here. I always go for the underdog. Lets hope Gaborik turns in to some kind of god and scores 10 goals, because he is just that cool.

[TheDetroitRedWings 286]

Russia will most likely get the win. But I actually don't expect it to be a blowout. The Slovaks actually have a pretty solid team.

[EuroTwin 240]

This is going to be a fun game. Hope Pav gets some goals tonight! <3

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

Holy s*** we just took the gold in mens figure skating!!!!!!!!!!

Plushenko the Russian favorite took silver. hahahahahaha!

Edited February 19, 2010 by Pavel Hossyukstrom

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

Same here. I always go for the underdog. Lets hope Gaborik turns in to some kind of god and scores 10 goals, because he is just that cool.

really...so if this years stanley cup finals is the new york islanders vs san jose sharks..youd go for nyi like i would? :P :P

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

Well back to hockey. OV with the hatrick this time.

[EuroTwin 240]

Awful line change for Russia

[titanium2 867]

Feds is skatin' good.

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

what's going on here? Russia looks like the junior team

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

#82 is that Kopecky?

[EuroTwin 240]

#82 is that Kopecky?

Yes. Koko is playing for Slovakia.

Behold him and weep.

[titanium2 867]

Ovechkin looks like the only one playing with emotion. Come on guys.

[MannyK 16]

really...so if this years stanley cup finals is the new york islanders vs san jose sharks..youd go for nyi like i would? :P :P

don't be silly... the Sharks will never make the SCF!

[titanium2 867]

Semin, dude, you gotta be ready for that pass from Pavs.

[sputman 1,268]

malkin's parents in attendance.

i see where he gets his good looks.

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

Kinda boring game so far.......

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

don't be silly... the Sharks will never make the SCF!

thats true... but i was just setting an example

[EuroTwin 240]

Come on Russia... did you drink too much vodka yesterday?

Gooooo Pavel!

[titanium2 867]

Come on Russia... did you drink too much vodka yesterday?

Gooooo Pavel!

Their response:

"No... Well... Maybe."

[titanium2 867]

I think these games are just a small glimpse of the defensive style every team has to play to win. That's why it's not the typical kind of excitement.