2010 Winter Olympics - Russia vs Czech Republic (Group B)

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Preview: Russia vs Czech Republic

TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Dan O'Halloran
Guy Pellerin
Pete Feola
Jean Morin


Record: 1-0-1-0, 4 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 Loss vs Slovakia


Record: 2-0-0-0, 6 PTS
Last Game: 5-2 Win vs Latvia




Goals
RUS: Alexander Ovechkin, Danis Zaripov, Alexei Morozov: 2
CZE: Patrik Eliáš, Tomáš Plekanec, Jaromír Jágr: 2

Assists
RUS: Sergei Fedorov, Sergei Zinoviev, Andrei Markov: 2
CZE: Marek Židlický: 4

Plus/Minus
RUS: Danis Zaripov, Alexei Morozov, Sergei Zinoviev, Ilya Nikulin: +3
CZE: Jan Hejda: +3
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RUS: Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Fedor Tyutin, Sergei Gonchar: 0
CZE: Marek Židlický, ZbynÄ›k Michálek, Josef VašíÄek: -1

PIM
RUS: 7 players at 2.
CZE: David KrejÄí: 4

Projected RUS Lines:
Alexander Ovechkin - Evgeni Malkin - Alexander Semin
Ilya Kovalchuk - Pavel Datsyuk - Maxim Afinogenov
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


Projected CZE Lines:
Patrik Eliáš - Tomáš Plekanec - Martin Havlát
Petr Čajánek - Roman Červenka - Jaromír Jágr
Tomáš Fleischmann - David KrejÄí - Martin Erat
Milan Michálek - Josef VašíÄek - Tomáš Rolinek

Filip Kuba - Marek Židlický
Tomáš Kaberle - Roman Polák
Jan Hejda - Pavel Kubina
Miroslav Blaťák - Zbyněk Michálek

Source: http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=741113

Projected Starting Goalies:

RUS Evgeni Nabokov
1-0-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .900 SV %, 0 SO


CZE Tomáš Vokoun
2-0-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .943 SV %, 0 SO

Next Games

2/23 or 2/24, Play-In Round/Quarterfinals; Canada Hockey Place

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

It's going to be a great day for hockey.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

If Russia loses, they'll wind up 3rd in the group. Who would have thought that before the Olympics?

[Konnan511 1,736]

HOw many teams from each group make it to the tourney part? I thought it was the top two from each of the groups?

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

HOw many teams from each group make it to the tourney part? I thought it was the top two from each of the groups?

Everyone makes the tournament in a way.

The top 4 teams I believe will get a bye. The remaining 8 will be re-seeded 5-12, and will each play one game to advance to the quarterfinals.

That's what I think is the system. I'm not sure, though. It's definitely not what you said, because there's only three groups. This way there would be six teams to advance. This way, it'll probably be the three group winners, plus the team with the next highest point total or goal differential.

Actually, wait, I found the link.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/hockey/insideth...sid=259033.html

Edited February 21, 2010 by GMRwings1983

[stevieisthebest 80]

Quick question about the US/CAN game.. does anyone know if there will be a stream for it?

[Finnish Wing 110]

HOw many teams from each group make it to the tourney part? I thought it was the top two from each of the groups?

That was the system when there was 4 groups with 16 teams.

Now it's 3 groups with 12 teams. You can lose every single game in the group stage and still win the whole tournament. The top team of every group AND the best second are the 4 teams that will proceed direclty to the next stage. The rest of the teams (8) will play one game against each other and the winners (4) will continue and the losers (4) will go to qualifying games. This is why you play less games if you win your group (or are the best second). After that it's 8 teams playoffs with single game knockout system. The best team in the group stage will of course always play the worst team.

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

almost game time~

cant wait for this one!~

then again..cant wait for ALL games today

[cupforwings 138]

Wow, NBC just loves marketing Pittsburgh and Washington as the best rival ever. I think their second line will be dominate today.

[Stevie Y 0]

does anybody have a link?

Thanks

[Marty Barry 230]

Looking pretty physical so far, I like it.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Datsyuk is so far beyond everyone else on Russia defensively. Jagr was toying with the Russian defense and Datsyuk stepped in with a nice hit and took the puck away from him.

[Reilly 24]

Is this game not on NBC?

[Stevie Y 0]

Is this game not on NBC?

I dont get NBC in Switzerland. So I have to find a stream...

[Marty Barry 230]

PP. Datsyuk and Jagr are really going at it.

[redwings8831 40]

Russia to the PP.

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

This PP is bad as the Wings

[Marty Barry 230]

Dats is dirty.

[stevieisthebest 80]

haha Dats "holding on" bulls***

[redwings8831 40]

Wow, Dats just suckered Jagr into a penalty.

And Malkins scores on the PP. 1-0.

Dats on the PP = Russia goal.

Edited February 21, 2010 by Andrew

[Marty Barry 230]

Malkin goal.

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

YAY!!!!! GO RUSSIA!!

[dragonballgtz 273]

Nice, Pavel played that ref and they took advantage of it.

haha Dats "holding on" bulls***

Well he did

Edited February 21, 2010 by dragonballgtz

[rage 24]

Is there an audio stream? My interenet isn't fast enough for video.

[Namingway 146]

Wooo Russia!