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	1	Taponen, Roope
G	31	Piiroinen, Kari
	2	Kokkonen, Mikko
	3	Loponen, Kalle
	4	Räsänen, Iivari
	5	Holtinkoski, Aapo
	9	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
1st	37	2:00	Hooking	7:53	1		7:53	9:53
1st	20	2:00	Slashing	12:58	1		12:58	14:58
2nd	2	2:00	Delay of Game	7:52	1		7:52	9:52
2nd	3	2:00	Late Hit	13:25	1		13:25	15:25
2nd	18	2:00	Late Hit	16:53	1		16:53	18:53
3rd	20	2:00	Boarding	0:22	1		0:22	2:22
3rd	20	10:00	10-Minute Misconduct	2:22			2:22	11:13
3rd	2	2:00	Hooking	11:13	1		11:13	13:13
3rd		2:00	Too Many Players	13:25	1		13:25	15:25

UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Mullahy, Derek
G	30	Wolf, Dustin
	2	Davies, Dylan
	3	Koster, Mike
	4	Miller, Mitchell
	5	Reid, Luke
	6	Feenstra, Michael
	7	LaCombe, Jackson
	8	Colangelo, Sam
	9	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
1st	6	2:00	Holding	1:47	1		1:47	3:47
1st	17	2:00	Slashing	7:43	1		7:43	9:43
1st	8	2:00	Hooking	10:58	1		10:58	12:58
1st	5	2:00	High-Sticking	12:18	1		12:18	14:18
1st	21		Tripping	13:29		*	13:29	13:29
2nd	2	2:00	Interference	4:38	1		4:38	4:59
2nd	19	2:00	Slashing	11:25	1		11:25	13:25
3rd	2	2:00	Slashing	17:03	1		17:03	19:03

FINLAND Goals

FINLAND PLAYERS (plus)

UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st

18:36

21-3-20

2nd

4:59

20-10-19

UNITED STATES Goals

UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus)

FINLAND PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st