Game Report 2204

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

PLAYED AT: Rogers Place
Date: Aug 8, 2018
GAME NOTES: SLOVAKIA COMES BACK LATE, EDGES SWISS FOR FIRST WIN JASON LA ROSE EDMONTON, Alta. – Martin Chromiak got the game-winning goal with 3:05 left, and Slovakia scored three times unanswered in the final eight minutes to top Switzerland 5-3 and get into the win column at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The Slovaks are off to the fifth-place game Friday against the Czech Republic (4 p.m. MT), while the Swiss will face off with Finland in the seventh-place contest (12 p.m. MT). With Slovakia carrying the momentum and overtime looming, Chromiak took a feed from Dominik Sojka and ripped a one-timer over the shoulder of Swiss goaltender Sascha Ruppelt. Michal Mrazik chipped in two goals for the Slovaks, tying the game with 7:10 to go before adding insurance into an empty net in the final minute. Dominik Jendek was first onto the board for Slovakia, reaching out to redirect a pass from Juraj Elias past Ruppelt just shy of the 13-minute mark of the opening period. Cédric Fiedler equalized for the Swiss early in the second, letting go a shot from the high slot that made its way through bodies and past Slovak netminder Patrik Kozel. It was the first goal of the tournament for Switzerland, which had been shut out by Canada and Sweden in its first two games. Maxim Cajkovic got that back for Slovakia before the end of the middle frame, beating Ruppelt with a quick shot up and over the blocker. The Swiss power play tied the game 4:46 into the third period when Simon Knak hammered a one-timer past Kozel, and he cleaned up a rebound at the side of the net for his second at 12:16 to put Switzerland in front for the first time. But Mrazik needed only 34 seconds to beat Ruppelt upstairs from a sharp angle, tying the game again and setting up the Chromiak winner just four minutes later.

Visiting Team: Switzerland

Home Team: Slovakia

SWITZERLAND LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Ruppelt, Sascha
G	29	Fatton, Thibault
	2	Fuchs, Finn
	6	Delemont, Noah
	8	Knak, Simon
	9	Marchand, Lionel
	10	Schläpfer, Elvis
	12	Schwenninger, Dean
	15	Däehler, Ronny
	16	Andersson, Johan
	17	Villa, Alessandro
	18	Baragano, Iñaki
	19	Bouchareb, Karim
	20	Rochette, Théo
	21	Bardh, Sebastian
	23	Stoffel, Yves
	24	Huber, Sascha
	25	Landolt, Silvan
	26	Schweizer, Maxime
	27	Fiedler, Cédric
	28	Hasler, Nicolas

SWITZERLAND PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	15	2:00	Interference	13:59	1		13:59	14:59
1st	12	2:00	High-Sticking	18:28	1		18:28	0:28
2nd	25	2:00	Tripping	10:04	1		10:04	12:04

SLOVAKIA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Kozel, Patrik
G	30	Borak, David
	3	Beno, Michal
	4	Ilencik, Matej
	6	Hudik, Damian
	7	Sojka, Dominik
	8	Valigura, Adrian
	10	Hascak, Jozef
	11	Volko, Martin
	13	Kormuth, Adam
	14	Jendek, Dominik
	16	Skultety, Andrej
	17	Turansky, Artur
	18	Chromiak, Martin
	19	Elias, Juraj
	21	Hatina, Viktor
	22	Knazko, Samuel
	23	Turan, Oliver
	24	Golian, Andrej
	25	Mrazik, Michal
	26	Gajdos, Frantisek
	27	Cajkovic, Maxim

SLOVAKIA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	19	2:00	Hooking	2:55	1		2:55	4:55
1st	24	2:00	Late Hit	6:17	1		6:17	8:17
3rd	10	2:00	Tripping	4:41	1		4:41	4:46
3rd	13	2:00	Tripping	13:58	1		13:58	15:58

SWITZERLAND Goals

SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (plus)

SLOVAKIA PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

2nd

1:20

27-12

3rd

4:46

8-18-20

3rd

12:16

8-23-20

SLOVAKIA Goals

SLOVAKIA PLAYERS (plus)

SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st