PLAYED AT: Ralph Engelstad Arena
Date: Apr 18, 2016
GAME NOTES: THREE-GOAL SECOND PERIOD PUSHES CANADA PAST SLOVAKS
JASON LA ROSE
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Tyson Jost (Kelowna, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) set up two of the three goals in the decisive second period, leading Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team to a 3-1 win over Slovakia on Monday at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.
The Canadians improved to 3-0 in Group B, setting up a winner-take-all scenario in the preliminary-round finale Tuesday against fellow unbeaten Finland (4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT).
David Quenneville (Edmonton, Alta./Medicine Hat, WHL), Brett Howden (Oakbank, Man./Moose Jaw, WHL), and Boris Katchouk (Waterloo, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) scored the Canadian goals.
Stuart Skinner (Edmonton, Alta./Lethbridge, WHL) made it two wins in as many starts, making 26 saves.
Canada had the edge in the first period, outshooting Slovakia 11-6, but couldn’t find a way past goaltender Roman Durny, who kept the game goalless heading to the first intermission.
But Quenneville finally started the scoring at 3:50 of the second, taking a pass from Jost and showing tremendous patience, carrying the puck all the way to the net before tucking it around Durny.
Howden doubled the Canadian advantage at 8:16, one-timing a pass from Moose Jaw Warriors teammate Noah Gregor (Beaumont, Alta./Moose Jaw, WHL) past Durny for his third goal in two games.
Katchouk benefitted from tic-tac-toe passing in the last minute of the middle frame; Jost carried the puck into the Slovak zone before going cross-ice to Will Bitten (Ottawa, Ont./Flint, OHL), who quickly laid a pass onto the stick of Katchouk in the slot for the 3-0 goal.
Durny once again stood tall in the third period, stopping all 18 Canadian shots, but Slovakia could manage only a single goal, a shorthanded marker by Samuel Bucek after a defensive-zone turnover by Canada.
Overall, the Canadians held a 48-27 advantage in shots on goal. |
Visiting Team: Slovakia
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Home Team: Canada
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SLOVAKIA LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 2 | Sklenar, Juraj | | G | 30 | Durny, Roman | | | 3 | Zeleňák, Vojtech | | | 4 | Smolka, Erik | | | 5 | Kmec, Dusan | | | 6 | Fehervary, Martin | | | 7 | Solensky, Samuel | | | 8 | Ruzicka, Adam | | | 9 | Bodak, Martin | | | 10 | Roman, Milos | | | 11 | Krempasky, Martin | | | 12 | Hedera, Tomas | | | 14 | Studenic, Marian | | | 15 | Lacka, Jakub | | | 16 | Rajnoha, Erik | | | 18 | Vaclav, Rastislav | | | 19 | Smida, Sebastian | | | 20 | Liska, Adam | | | 21 | Ivan, Michal | | | 22 | Krivosik, Filip | | | 23 | Bucek, Samuel | | | 25 | Bjaloncik, Peter |
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SLOVAKIA PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 1st | 4 | 2:00 | Tripping minor | 2:50 | 1 | | 2:50 | 19:10 | | 2nd | 16 | 2:00 | Roughing minor | 8:42 | | | 8:42 | 13:18 | | 2nd | 8 | 2:00 | Unsportsmanlike Conduct minor | 9:34 | | | 9:34 | 12:26 | | 3rd | 3 | 2:00 | (auto) High-Sticking minor | 1:12 | 1 | | 1:12 | 0:48 | | 3rd | 14 | 2:00 | Roughing minor | 8:28 | 1 | | 8:28 | 13:32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CANADA LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 1 | Fitzpatrick, Evan | | G | 30 | Skinner, Stuart | | | 2 | Hall, Connor | | | 4 | Fabbro, Dante | | | 5 | Chychrun, Jakob | | | 6 | Katchouk, Boris | | | 7 | Jost, Tyson | | | 8 | Shaw, Mason | | | 9 | Laberge, Pascal | | | 10 | Howden, Brett | | | 11 | Malenstyn, Beck | | | 12 | Comtois, Maxime | | | 14 | Bitten, William | | | 15 | Gregor, Noah | | | 17 | Phillips, Markus | | | 18 | Quenneville, David | | | 20 | Stanley, Logan | | | 21 | Tippett, Owen | | | 22 | McLeod, Michael | | | 23 | Morrison, Cameron | | | 25 | Kyrou, Jordan | | | 26 | Hague, Nicolas |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 1st | 20 | 2:00 | (auto) Elbowing minor | 5:15 | 1 | | 5:15 | 16:45 | | 2nd | 10 | 2:00 | Tripping minor | 4:42 | 1 | | 4:42 | 17:18 | | 2nd | 12 | 2:00 | Roughing minor | 8:42 | | | 8:42 | 13:18 | | 2nd | 5 | 2:00 | Unsportsmanlike Conduct minor | 9:34 | | | 9:34 | 12:26 | | 2nd | 9 | 2:00 | (auto) Elbowing minor | 15:59 | 1 | | 15:59 | 6:01 | | 3rd | 5 | 2:00 | Tripping minor | 0:58 | 1 | | 0:58 | 1:02 | | 3rd | 6 | 2:00 | Slashing minor | 6:08 | 1 | | 6:08 | 15:52 | | 3rd | 20 | 2:00 | Roughing minor | 14:47 | 1 | | 14:47 | 7:13 | | 3rd | 6 | 2:00 | Slashing minor | 17:39 | 1 | | 17:39 | 4:21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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