Game Report 40 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: John Rhodes Community Centre
Date: Oct 30, 2016
GAME NOTES: KHOVANOV GETS OT WINNER TO END FAST-AND-FURIOUS ALL-EURO BATTLE LEE BOYADJIAN SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – In a three-point performance Aleksandr Khovanov saved the best for last, recording the overtime winner 2:47 into the extra frame to give Russia a 4-3 win over Sweden in its opening game Sunday at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Both teams came out with incredible speed and intensity to start the game, which never lapsed. Pavel Gogolev used some of that speed to open the scoring with 5:36 remaining in the first period. Just after a Swedish penalty expired, Gogolev flew down the wing and sent a low, hard wrister past Swedish goaltender Olog Lindbom to put the Russians ahead 1-0. The Swedes pulled even with just 1:22 to go in the opening frame; Filip Hållander finished off a nice passing play from Samuel Fagemo, who spun in front of the net to allow Hållander time to get to the crease and tap in the 1-1 goal. The quick pace continued to start the second period, leading to Russia going ahead for the second time. Khovanov carried the puck in over the blue-line, faked a shot to freeze the defender, then beat Lindbon with a wrist shot to the blocker side. Tensions rose in the third period and Sweden tied the game with the teams skating at four-on-four, with Adam Bokvist doing the honours. Just 56 seconds later, Grigorii Denisenko answered back for the Russians, cutting through the crease and sliding it under Lindbom to hand Russia back the lead at 3-2, but Bokvist tied it again, this time with just 4:43 to go, forcing overtime. The teams traded chances through the first two-and-a-half-minutes of the extra period. But with the Russians enjoying an overtime power play, Khovanov took control. Biding his time and waiting for a lane to open, Khovanov stayed near the top of the circle before picking his spot high to the glove side of Lindbom to give the Russians their first two points of the tournament. Both teams are back in action Monday; the Russians will meet Finland (6 p.m. ET) at the John Rhodes Community Centre, Sweden plays in the day’s finale against Canada Red (7:30 p.m. ET) at the Essar Centre. 		Visiting Team: Russia
 Home Team: Sweden
RUSSIA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Miftakhov, Amir
G29  Isaev, Daniil
 2  Zhilyakov, Bogdan
 3  Galenuk, Danila
 4  Kalinichenko, Roman
 5  Malyshev, Anton
 6  Zhuravilov, Danila
 8  Koreshkov, Pavel
 10  Rotenberg, Pavel
 11  Drobin, Aleksei
 13  Khovanov, Aleksandr
 14  Denisenko, Grigorii
 17  Gogolev, Pavel
 18  Shabanov, Maksim
 19  Rtishev, Nikita
 23  Kotkov, Vladislav
 24  Denezhkin, Maksim
 25  Misiul, Daniil
 26  Sokolov, Egor
 27  Nesvetaev, Grigorii
 28  Okhotiuk, Nikita
   
RUSSIA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st14 10:00 10-Minute Misconduct 0:00  0:0010:00
2nd2 2:00 Hooking 9:321 9:3211:32
3rd2 2:00 Hooking 3:451 3:455:45
3rd17 2:00 Roughing 7:00  7:009:00
3rd1 2:00 Tripping 15:291 15:2917:29
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SWEDEN LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Lindbom, Olof
G30  Jägbring, Lucas
 3  Bokvist, Adam
 4  Fransson, William
 5  Johansson, Filip
 6  Andersson, Axel
 8  Lundmark, Simon
 9  Sandin, Rasmus
 10  Ginning, Adam
 11  Bäck, Oskar
 12  Lilja, David
 13  Gustafsson, David
 15  Hållander, Filip
 16  Fagemo, Samuel
 17  Berggren, Jonatan
 19  Höglander, Nils
 21  Olofsson, Jacob
 23  Wernblom, Lukas
 24  Hedman, Linus
 25  Nässén, Linus
 26  Westfält, Marcus
 27  Jakobsson, Carl
SWEDEN PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st17 2:00 Goaltender Interference 12:191 12:1914:19
2nd10 2:00 Cross-Checking 0:571 0:572:57
2nd23 2:00 Elbowing 7:451 7:459:45
2nd3 2:00 Holding 15:071 15:0717:07
3rd10 2:00 Roughing 7:00  7:009:00
3rd8 2:00 Hooking 12:321 12:3214:32
1st OT13 2:00 Hooking 2:131 2:132:47
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) SWEDEN PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st14:24  17-27            
2nd12:50  13-6-11            
3rd8:01  14-13            
1st OT2:47 PP 13-14-2            
SWEDEN Goals SWEDEN PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st18:38  15-16-13            
3rd7:05  3-11-23            
3rd15:17  3-17-9            
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
RUSSIA 1 / 6
SWEDEN 0 / 3
PENALTY SUMMARY
RUSSIA 18 min / 5 inf
SWEDEN 14 min / 7 inf
POINT SUMMARY
RUSSIA 4 G + 6 A = 10 Pts
SWEDEN 3 G + 6 A = 9 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total
RUSSIA11114
SWEDEN10203
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off
RUS - Miftakhov (62:47) (W)8108127/0:001st OT/2:47
SWE - Lindbom (62:47) (OTL)755320/0:001st OT/2:47
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
 RUS - 13 Khovanov  Start: 6:10 PM
 SWE - 9 Sandin  End: 8:45 PM
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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