Russia 4-1 Sweden 
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 
Saturday, November 10, 2018

In the second 2018 Karjala Cup match, the senior Russian national team eased past the challenge of Sweden, claiming a confident 4-1 victory to make it two wins in as many games.

After a goalless first period, Russia took the initiative in the second, as Andrei Kuzmenko hit the jackpot from point blank range and Evgeny Ketov beat SKA Saint Petersburg teammate Magnus Hellberg when clean through shorthanded.

In the third frame, the Swedes got on the board with a marker from Jakob Lilja, but Andrei Kuzmenko grabbed another and Andrei Loktionov hit the empty net in the dying moments to seal a large 4:1 triumph.

Tomorrow, on Sunday, the team will play the Czech Republic in the final Karjala Cup game of the 2018-2019 season.

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:55 –  PEN – Shalunov, hooking
12:34 –  PEN – Rasmussen, tripping
16:16 –  PEN – Josefson, hooking

2nd Period
26:21 –  PEN – Rasmussen, hooking
30:48 –  GOAL – Kuzmenko (Barabanov, Khafizullin)
32:17 –  PEN – Holm, interference
37:25 –  PEN – Blazhiyevski, hooking
38:40 –  SH GOAL – Ketov

3rd Period
43:55 –  PEN – team, too many players
45:18 –  PP GOAL – Lilja (Bengtsson, Persson)
49:02 –  PEN – Wikstrand, hooking
50:04 –  PP GOAL – Kuzmenko (Byvaltsev, Shalunov)
55:45 –  PEN – Byvaltsev, hooking
58:11 –  EN GOAL – Loktionov (Telegin, Byvaltsev)
59:30 –  PEN – Johansson, roughing
59:30 –  PEN – Slepyshev, roughing double minor

GOALTENDERS
W:  Shestyorkin (30-31)
L:  Hellberg (28-31)

SHOTS ON GOAL
 8+12+12 = 32
7+10+14 = 31

ROSTERS
 Goaltenders: Igor Shestyorkin, Ilya Sorokin. Defence: Viktor Antipin, Artyom Blazhiyevski, Dinar Khafizullin, Nikita Nesterov (A), Andrei Pedan, Alexei Vasilevski, Alexander Yelesin, Artyom Zub. Forwards: Alexander Barabanov, Alexei Byvaltsev, Alexander Dergachyov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Alexander Kadeykin, Kirill Kaprizov, Yevgeni Ketov (C), Andrei Kuzmenko, Andrei Loktionov (A), Maxim Shalunov, Anton Slepyshev, Ivan Telegin, Denis Zernov.
 Goaltenders: Magnus Hellberg, Lars Johansson. Defence: Lukas Bengtsson, Simon Bertilsson, Philip Holm, Viktor Lööv, Joel Persson, Mikael Wikstrand (A). Forwards: Daniel Brodin, Jonathan Davidsson, Linus Johansson, Jacob Josefson (A), Anton Lander (C), Emil Larsson, Jakob Lilja, John Norman, Joakim Nygård, Dennis Rasmussen, Nick Sörensen, Anton Wedin.

RUSSIA	vs.	SWEDEN (C)
new champion (previous 05/10/2018)	Last Title	reign ends (since 05/19/2018)
447	All-Time Wins	200
95 wins	Head-To-Head (+ 9 ties)	37 wins
First IHLC Meeting (RUS vs. SWE)  URS 3-0 SWE  – 12/26/1954 – EX – Stockholm
Previous IHLC Meeting (RUS vs. SWE)  SWE 3-2 RUS  (OT) – 04/25/2015 – EHT – Mytischi
Last IHLC Game  SWE 3-2 CZE  – 11/08/2018 – KT – Prague
Next IHLC Game  CZE 5-2 RUS  – 11/11/2018 – KT – Helsinki

Article Credit: FHR
Photo Credit: HS – IIHF – HHOF – IOC