Game Report 2201 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
PLAYED AT: Servus Arena
Date: Aug 7, 2018
GAME NOTES: AMERICANS CONTINUE SCORING, BEAT FINNS TO CLINCH SEMI SPOT JASON LA ROSE RED DEER, Alta. – Luke Toporowski opened and closed the scoring, and added an assist in between, leading the United States to a 6-2 win over Finland on Tuesday night and a spot in the semifinals at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The Americans continued to score seemingly at will; including pre-tournament, they have scored 22 goals in three games, while allowing just six. Toporowski was first on the board midway through the first period, redirecting a Michael Feenstra shot through Finnish netminder Roope Taponen to give the Americans a lead they would never relinquish. Sam Colangelo netted the 2-0 goal at 18:17, sneaking behind the Finnish defence and going to the backhand on the breakaway, but Aku Räty answered for the Finns just 19 seconds later to make it a one-goal game after 20 minutes. The teams traded goals in the second period; Arthur Kaliyev converted a mini 2-on-0 down low to put the Americans back up by a pair 90 seconds into the second period before Anton Lundell showed off his quick release on the power play to send the game to the intermission at 3-2 U.S. Finland held a 14-11 advantage in shots on goal in the third period, but couldn’t find a way past U.S. goaltender Dustin Wolf, who finished with 29 saves to record his second win. John Farinacci added a little insurance at 5:13 of the final frame, burying a centering feed after Robert Mastrosimone force a turnover deep in the Finnish zone, and Jackson Jutting making it 5-2 only 17 seconds after that to put the game out of reach. Toporowski scored shorthanded with 2:31 left to provide the final margin of victory for the U.S. First place in Group B will be on the line Wednesday when the Americans take on Russia (7 p.m. MT), while the Finns will face the Czech Republic in their preliminary-round finale (3 p.m. MT).
Visiting Team: Finland
Home Team: United States
FINLAND LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Taponen, Roope
G31  Piiroinen, Kari
  Kokkonen, Mikko
  Loponen, Kalle
  Räsänen, Iivari
  Holtinkoski, Aapo
  Koskenkorva, Samu
 10  Aaltonen, Leevi
 12  Nikkanen, Henri
 18  Petman, Mikko
 19  Miettinen, Veeti
 20  Lundell, Anton
 21  Räty, Aku
 22  Simontaival, Kasper
 24  Tuomaala, Arttu
 25  Heinola, Ville
 27  Sedoff, Christoffer
 33  Lahnaviik, Rasmus
 34  Intonen, Aarne
 36  Puistola, Patrik
 37  Pärssinen, Juuso
   
FINLAND PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st37 2:00 Hooking 7:531 7:539:53
1st20 2:00 Slashing 12:581 12:5814:58
2nd2:00 Delay of Game 7:521 7:529:52
2nd2:00 Late Hit 13:251 13:2515:25
2nd18 2:00 Late Hit 16:531 16:5318:53
3rd20 2:00 Boarding 0:221 0:222:22
3rd20 10:00 10-Minute Misconduct 2:22  2:2211:13
3rd2:00 Hooking 11:131 11:1313:13
3rd 2:00 Too Many Players 13:251 13:2515:25
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Mullahy, Derek
G30  Wolf, Dustin
  Davies, Dylan
  Koster, Mike
  Miller, Mitchell
  Reid, Luke
  Feenstra, Michael
  LaCombe, Jackson
  Colangelo, Sam
  Farinacci, John
 10  Groll, Josh
 11  Kaliyev, Arthur
 12  Huglen, Aaron
 14  Jutting, Jackson
 15  Paquette, Tyler
 16  Mancinelli, Michael
 17  Mastrosimone, Robert
 18  Nodler, Josh
 19  Robertson, Nicholas
 20  Silianoff, Grant
 21  Webber, Cade
 22  Toporowski, Luke
UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2:00 Holding 1:471 1:473:47
1st17 2:00 Slashing 7:431 7:439:43
1st2:00 Hooking 10:581 10:5812:58
1st2:00 High-Sticking 12:181 12:1814:18
1st21   Tripping 13:29 *13:2913:29
2nd2:00 Interference 4:381 4:384:59
2nd19 2:00 Slashing 11:251 11:2513:25
3rd2:00 Slashing 17:031 17:0319:03
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st18:36  21-3-20            
2nd4:59 PP 20-10-19            
                
                
                
                
UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st9:53  22-6-14            
1st18:17  8-5-21            
2nd1:30  11-19-18            
3rd5:13  9-17            
3rd5:30  14-22-10            
3rd17:29 SH 22-4            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
FINLAND 1 / 7
UNITED STATES 0 / 8
PENALTY SUMMARY
FINLAND 26 min / 9 inf
UNITED STATES 14 min / 7 inf (8)
POINT SUMMARY
FINLAND 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
UNITED STATES 6 G + 10 A = 16 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
FINLAND1102
UNITED STATES2136
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
FIN - Taponen (57:03) (L)916833/0:003rd/17:03
FIN - Taponen (2:31) (L)0000/17:293rd/20:00
USA - Wolf (60:00) (W)781429/0:003rd/20:00
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This report has been checked and verified against the Official Hlinka Gretzky Cup Game Report.

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