Game Report 2031

Spengler Cup

PLAYED AT: Vaillant Arena
Date: Dec 30, 2017
GAME NOTES: CANADA BEATS MOUNTFIELD, ADVANCES TO SPENGLER CUP FINAL JASON LA ROSE DAVOS, Switzerland - Maxim Noreau (Montreal, Que./SC Bern, NLA) had a goal and an assist in the third period, sending Canada's National Men's Team to another championship game at the Spengler Cup after a 5-2 semifinal win over Mountfield HK on Saturday. The Canadians are into the final for the third year in a row, and will look to win a third-consecutive title on Sunday (6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT) against the winner of the HC Davos-Switzerland semifinal. Maxim Lapierre (Brossard, Que./HC Lugano, NLA) added three assists for the Canadians, who got 26 saves from Kevin Poulin (Montreal, Que./KHL Medvescak Zagreb, EBEL). It took just four minutes for Canada to grab an early lead; David McIntyre (Pefferlaw, Ont./EV Zug, NLA) found a loose puck at the side of the net and beat Mountfield netminder Patrik Rybar. Jay McClement (Kingston, Ont./EHC Olten, NLB) doubled the advantage at 15:09, beating Rybar with a quick shot from the high slot, but Lukas Cingel walked out of the corner and stuffed the puck past Poulin just 14 seconds later to get the Czech side on the board. Cody Goloubef (Oakville, Ont,/Stockton, AHL) restored the two-goal advantage at 3:16 of the second period, whipping a wrist shot under the glove of Rybar, only for Michal Dragoun to convert on a shorthanded breakaway late in the middle frame to make it a 3-2 after two. Mountfield came close to equalizing midway through the third period when Petr Koukal raced away on another shorthanded break, but Poulin stretched to deny the backhand and preserve the Canadian lead. Zach Boychuk (Airdrie, Alta./HC Slovan Bratislava, KHL) added insurance for Canada with less than five minutes to go, knocking in a rebound just six seconds into a power play for a 4-2 advantage. Noreau banked in a shorthanded, empty-net goal from 200 feet to finish the scoring in the final seconds. The Canadians are one win away from a record-tying 15th Spengler Cup title. A victory Sunday would mark the second time Canada went back-to-back-to-back at the invitational tournament; it won four in a row from 1995-98.

Visiting Team: Mountfield HK

Home Team: Canada

MOUNTFIELD HK LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	31	Pavelka, Jaroslav
G	42	Rybar, Patrik
	6	Cingel, Lukas
	9	Köhler, Bedrich
	15	Gregorc, Blaz
	16	Kukumberg, Roman
	17	Berger, Jan
	19	Planek, Martin
	20	Zamorsky, Petr
	21	Koukal, Petr
	22	Simanek, Jiri
	23	Vydareny, Rene
	25	Dzerins, Andris
	26	Bednar, Jaroslav
	27	Cibulskis, Oskars
	29	Dragoun, Michal
	36	Vopelka, Lukas
	51	Granak, Dominik
	52	Lhotak, Lukas
	53	Gernat, Martin
	65	Cerveny, Rudolf
	70	Smolenak, Radek

MOUNTFIELD HK PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	21	2:00	Interference	10:02			10:02	12:02
2nd	6	2:00	Hooking	14:03	1		14:03	16:03
2nd	51	2:00	Interference	17:19	1		17:19	19:19
3rd	20	2:00	Hooking	8:50	1		8:50	10:50
3rd	53	2:00	Tripping	15:33	1		15:33	15:39

CANADA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	30	Roy, Olivier
G	31	Poulin, Kevin
	4	Hickey, Brandon
	7	McIntyre, David
	9	Raymond, Mason
	10	Hamilton, Curtis
	11	McClement, Jay
	12	Boychuk, Zach
	15	Parenteau, P-A
	18	Evans, Jake
	19	Ebbett, Andrew
	21	Kelly, Chris
	22	Schultz, Jeff
	25	Lapierre, Maxim
	26	Thomas, Christian
	27	Goloubef, Cody
	36	D’Agostini, Matt
	56	Noreau, Maxim
	65	Petschenig, Will
	74	Sikura, Dylan
	76	Davies, Jeremy
	78	Bartley, Victor

CANADA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	26	2:00	High-Sticking	10:02			10:02	12:02
3rd	4	2:00	Delay of Game	19:34	1		19:34	20:00

MOUNTFIELD HK Goals

MOUNTFIELD HK PLAYERS (plus)

CANADA PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st

15:23

6-70-52

2nd

14:47

CANADA Goals

CANADA PLAYERS (plus)

MOUNTFIELD HK PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st