Game Report 1432		World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: Iroquois Park Sports Centre Date: Dec 15, 2015 GAME NOTES: RUSSIA FINISHES ATOP GROUP A WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER SWISS DAVID BRIEN WHITBY, Ont. – Nikita Gromov and Mikhail Maltsev scored the goals, and Mikhail Berdin made 18 saves for the shutout as Russia blanked Switzerland 2-0 on Tuesday night to finish preliminary round play at the 2015 World Junior A Challenge. The win leaves the Russians as Group A winners, and means they advance to Thursday’s semifinals (7 p.m. ET), where they’ll face the winner of the United States-Switzerland quarter-final. It’s the first time Russia has topped its round-robin group since 2009, and the first time it’s done it with two regulation-time wins since 2007; the Russians also became just the second team to allow one goal or less in the preliminary round, joining Sweden (zero goals against in 2011). It didn’t take long for the Russians to get on the board; Gromov capitalized on a power play with just 87 seconds off the clock, burying a cross-ice feed from Kirill Slepets. Despite Russia holding a 21-13 advantage in shots on goal through two periods – including 14-6 in the second – Gromov’s goal would be the lone marker of the opening 40 minutes. The Russians finally added to their lead just shy of the 12-minute mark of the third period. After Switzerland failed to clear the defensive zone, Artur Kayumov picked up the puck along the boards and found Maltsev, who fired a shot through a screen and past Swiss goaltender Matteo Ritz for his third goal in two games. Berdin recorded the second shutout in Russia’s last three games at the tournament; Washington Capitals first-rounder Ilya Samsonov made 46 saves to blank Canada East in last year’s bronze medal game. The Swiss finished the preliminary round without a win, and will take on the United States in the quarter-finals Wednesday night in Cobourg (7 p.m. ET); the winner of that game takes on Russia in the semis. Visiting Team: Russia Home Team: Switzerland
RUSSIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Berdin, Mikhail G 77   Sukhachev, Vladislav   4   Gromov, Nikita   8   Alekseev, Dmitrii   9   Iakovenko, Aleksandr   10   Makeev, Nikita   11   Maltsev, Mikhail   12   Ivanyuzhenkov, Artem   14   Avramenko, Ilya   15   Ivanov, Georgii   17   Rubtsov, German   19   Slepets, Kirill   24   Kayumov, Artur   25   Meshcheryakov, Mikhail   26   Bain , Maxim   32   Belyaev, Vasily   34   Akhmetgaliev, Radik   35   Shevchenko, Viacheslav   37   Kosorenkov, Ivan   51   Kovalenko, Nikolay   89   Karpukhin, Ilia	RUSSIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 51  2:00  Tripping minor 9:28 1   9:28 12:32 3rd 89  2:00  (auto) Interference minor 7:30 1   7:30 14:30	SWITZERLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Wüthrich, Philip G 30   Ritz, Matteo   3   Öjdemark, Victor   4   Le Coultre, Simon   7   Suter, Kaj   8   Egli, Dominik   9   Berni, Fabian   10   Oehen, Cyril   12   Roberts, Lee   14   Stadler, Livio   15   Steinmann , Fabian   17   Miranda, Marco   18   Lerch, Yannick   19   Simic, Axel   20   Geisser, Tobias   23   Kurashev, Philipp   25   Eggenberger, Nando   26   Heim, André   27   Riva, Elia   28   Rüegsegger, Stefan	SWITZERLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 10  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 0:35 1   0:35 1:25 2nd 12  2:00  Slashing minor 2:29 1   2:29 19:31 2nd 8  2:00  (auto) Elbowing minor 4:56 1   4:56 17:04 3rd 12  2:00  Tripping minor 18:12 1   18:12 3:48

RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 1:27  PP  4-25-26                         3rd 11:48   11-24

SWITZERLAND Goals SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES RUSSIA 1 / 4 SWITZERLAND 0 / 2 PENALTY SUMMARY RUSSIA 4 min / 2 inf SWITZERLAND 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY RUSSIA 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts SWITZERLAND 0 G + A = 0 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total RUSSIA 1 0 1 2 SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off RUS - Berdin (60:00) (W) 7 6 5 18 /0:00 3rd/20:00 SUI - Ritz (60:00) (L) 6 14 6 26 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 7:00 PM   -  End: 7:00 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Peter Kostyk Referee: Tyler Adair Linesmen: Adam Massaro Linesmen: Marcus Policicchio CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

Signatures