🇷🇺 Russia 7-4 Czechia 🇨🇿
Beijer Hockey Games
Malmö Arena, Malmö 🇸🇪
Sunday, 14 February 2021

In the concluding match of the Swedish Hockey Games, the third stage of the 2020-21 Euro Hockey Tour, the senior Russian national team defeated the Czech Republic 7-4 in a goal-filled thriller in Malmö.

Russia found themselves trailing by a score of 2-3 after 40 minutes. Initially, Zakhar Bardakov gave our team the lead, but the Czechs tallied three consecutive markers before Pavel Kraskovski halved the deficit.

Nevertheless, the Russians conjured up an incredible response in the ensuing third period, outscoring the opponents 5-1 with Nikolai Kovalenko, Danil Misyul, Vasili Podkolzin, Vladimir Butuzov and Nikita Chibrikov all hitting the target.

This triumph does indeed confirm Russia as the champions of this season’s Euro Hockey Tour campaign. Our players have emerged victorious in all nine tournament games to date, a new competition record.

BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:29 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Bardakov (Chibrikov, Kirsanov)
13:46 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Misyul, boarding minor + 10 min. misconduct
13:57 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lenc, hooking
16:18 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Špaček (Lenc, Šulák)
16:18 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Kovalenko, roughing
16:18 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Špaček, roughing

2nd Period
26:56 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Pylenkov, roughing
27:05 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Zborovski, cross checking
29:24 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Flek (Smejkal)
30:37 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Klok (Špaček)
32:36 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Bardakov, roughing
32:36 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Lakatoš, cross checking / roughing double minor
36:46 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kodýtek, slashing
37:04 – 🇷🇺 PP GOAL – Kraskovski (Kovalenko)
37:35 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Minulin, roughing
37:35 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Šulák, roughing
37:35 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Chibrikov, hooking
37:35 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Bardakov, unsportsmanlike conduct 10 min. misconduct

3rd Period
48:34 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kovalenko (Misyul)
52:58 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Misyul (Podkolzin, Butuzov)
54:11 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Podkolzin
57:26 – 🇷🇺 EN GOAL – Butuzov
57:46 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Chibrikov (Bardakov, Podkolzin)
59:05 – 🇨🇿 PEN SHOT GOAL – Tomášek

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇷🇺 Askarov (32-36)
L: 🇨🇿 Hrachovina (24-30)

SHOTS ON GOAL
🇷🇺 9+12+10 = 31
🇨🇿 17+14+5 = 36

ROSTERS
🇷🇺 Goaltenders: Yaroslav Askarov, Danil Tarasov. Defence: Semyon Chistyakov, Kirill Kirsanov, Vitali Kravtsov, Artyom Minulin, Danil Misyul, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Danil Pylenkov, Sergei Zborovski. Forwards: Zakhar Bardakov, Vladimir Butuzov, Ivan Chekhovich, Nikita Chibrikov, Maxim Groshev, Nikolai Kovalenko, Pavel Kraskovski (A), Danila Moiseyev, Vasili Podkolzin (A), German Rubtsov, Maxim Sorkin, Damir Zhafyarov (C).
🇨🇿 Goaltenders: Patrik Bartošák, Dominik Hrachovina. Defence: Daniel Gazda, Lukáš Klok, Filip Král, Michal Moravčík (C), David Musil, David Němeček, Libor Šulák (A). Forwards: Matěj Blümel, Jakub Flek, Oscar Flynn, Radek Koblížek, Petr Kodýtek, Dominik Lakatoš, Radan Lenc (A), Jan Ordoš, Jiří Smejkal, Matěj Stránský, Filip Suchý, Michael Špaček, David Tomášek.

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