๐ธ๐ช Sweden 4-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
ฤEZ Arรฉna, Pardubice ๐จ๐ฟ
Saturday, 29 December 2007
The streaks are over for Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship after Tobias Forsberg scored at 19:53 of the third period to give Sweden a 4-3 win.
The goal capped a Swedish rally from a 2-0 third-period deficit and ended Canada’s 20-game winning streak at the World Juniors.
“I think we just got a little ahead of ourselves,” said Brad Marchand, who scored Canada’s first goal.
The Swedes are in first place in Group A, with a 3-0 record and nine points, while Canada and the Czech Republic are 2-1 and sit tied for second.
On the winning goal, Marchand lost the puck at the Swedish blueline, creating a 2-on-1 that Forsberg finished off by sweeping the puck past goaltender Jonathan Bernier.
Canada ends the preliminary round on Monday against Denmark.
Up 1-0 on Marchandโs first-period goal, Shawn Matthias scored off a scramble at 2:17 of the third, and the Canadians looked in control.
But the lead was short-lived.
Eric Moe’s point shot on a Swedish power play got past a screened Bernier at 5:14, ending Canada’s shutout string at 165 minutes, 14 seconds, the first time in 20 tries the three-time defending gold medalists had allowed a power play goal at this yearโs championship.
The Swedes then scored a pair of lucky goals to take the lead.
Tony Lagerstrรถm was behind the Canadian net when his pass hit a skate and the puck ended up behind Bernier at 6:45, and Oscar Mรถller netted the go-ahead goal when his sharp-angle shot hit a Canadian skate and found its way past a surprised Bernier just moments later.
“We could feel the momentum change and it wasn’t fun,” said Marchand. “Things could be better.”
But Claude Giroux’s power play goal at 16:18 on a scramble tied the game at 3-3, and overtime loomed until Forsbergโs late strike.
Marchand said the Canadians can’t wait to redeem themselves.
“There is a lot of character in the room and we can’t wait to get back out there. We came here to win a world title and that is why we are here.”
“We know what we have to do, and we can do it.”
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:31 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – P. Berglund, hooking
16:00 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Subban, tripping
19:05 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Marchand (Giroux)
2nd Period
23:18 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Holzapfel, hooking
26:42 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Lundh, roughing
29:58 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Legein, boarding
34:34 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Forsberg, interference
37:31 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Stamkos, tripping
3rd Period
42:17 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Matthias (Halischuk, Giroux)
43:34 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Sutter, tripping
46:14 – ๐ธ๐ชย PP GOAL – Moe (Andersson, Figren)
46:45 – ๐ธ๐ชย GOAL – Lagerstrรถm (Backlund)
48:05 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Holzapfel, tripping
49:09 – ๐ธ๐ชย PP GOAL – Mรถller (P. Berglund)
55:09 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – team, too many players
55:40 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Motin, roughing
56:18 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP2 GOAL – Giroux (Turris)
59:53 – ๐ธ๐ชย GOAL – Forsberg (Backlund, Andersรฉn)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐ธ๐ชย Enroth (18-21)
L: ๐จ๐ฆย Bernier (28-32)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐ธ๐ช 7+12+13 = 32
๐จ๐ฆ 6+5+10 = 21
ROSTERS
๐ธ๐ช Goaltenders: Jhonas Enroth, Stefan Ridderwall. Defence: Niclas Andersรฉn, Kristofer Berglund, Jonathan Carlsson, Oscar Eklund, Victor Hedman, Eric Moe, Johan Motin. Forwards: Johan Alcรฉn, Joakim Andersson, Mikael Backlund, Patrik Berglund, Robin Figren, Tobias Forsberg, Carl Hagelin, Mario Kempe, Tony Lagerstrรถm, Tomas Larsson, Patrik Lundh, Oscar Mรถller, Magnus Pรครคjรคrvi.
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Jonathan Bernier, Steve Mason. Defence: Karl Alzner, Drew Doughty, Josh Godfrey, Thomas Hickey, Logan Pyett, Luke Schenn, P.K. Subban. Forwards: Zach Boychuk, Colton Gillies, Claude Giroux, Matthew Halischuk, Riley Holzapfel, Stefan Legein, Brad Marchand, Shawn Matthias, Wayne Simmonds, Steven Stamkos, Brandon Sutter, John Tavares, Kyle Turris.
๐ธ๐ช SWEDEN | vs. | CANADA (C) ๐จ๐ฆ |
new champion (previous 26 Dec 2006) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 26 Dec 2006) |
46 | All-Time Wins |
70 |
7 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
9 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (SWE vs. CAN) ๐ธ๐ช SWE 6-4 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 19 Dec 1977 โ EX โ Hull ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (SWE vs. CAN) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-0 SWEย ๐ธ๐ช โ 26 Dec 2006 โ WJC โ Leksand ๐ธ๐ช |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-0 SVK ๐ธ๐ฐ โ 27 Dec 2007 โ WJC โ Pardubice ๐จ๐ฟ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐ธ๐ชย SWE 4-2 CZE ๐จ๐ฟ โ 31 Dec 2007 โ WJC โ Pardubice ๐จ๐ฟ |
Article Credit: Hockey Canada