Game Report 67		World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: R.J. Lalonde Arena Date: Dec 13, 2016 GAME NOTES: RUSSIANS GET WILD WIN OVER SWISS, CLINCH TOP SPOT IN GROUP JASON LA ROSE BONNYVILLE, Alta. – Ivan Chekhovich scored the game-winning goal with five seconds left in overtime, giving Russia a 6-5 win over Switzerland on Tuesday afternoon at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge. The victory clinches first place in Group A for the Russians, and sends them directly to the semifinals on Thursday. (An overtime loss would have meant the same result; Russia needed just a single point to top Canada West in the group.) It’s the fourth time in 11 appearances that Russia has topped its group in the preliminary round. With time ticking down in the extra period and a shootout looming, Veniamin Baranov dove to clear the puck from the Russian zone and Chekhovich raced away, going to the backhand on the breakaway for the winner. Andrei Svechnikov, one of the youngest players in the tournament, continued his strong play with two goals and an assist; the 16-year-old sits tied with linemates Chekhovich and Andrey Lipanov for the scoring lead with six points in two games. The Swiss found the scoreboard first 7:29 in when Justin Sigrist beat Russian goaltender Dimitrii Raiko with a quick shot from the slot, but captain Klim Kostin got Russia even on the power play eight minutes later. Sigrist jumped on a turnover in the Russian zone to score his second of the period with 59 seconds left in the opening frame, sending Switzerland to the first intermission with a 2-1 lead. The teams went back and forth in the second, with Russia carrying most of the play, before the offensive floodgates opened in the latter half of the stanza. Baranov brought Russia even again at 12:50, beating Swiss netminder Alexander Jaks to a rebound on the power play, but Arnaud Riat answered at 14:06, knocking in a pretty feed from Jan Petrig for a 4-3 lead. Svechnikov needed just 39 seconds to tie the game for the third time, only for Nils Seiler to spin in the slot and beat Raiko at 17:17 to restore the Swiss advantage at 5-4 heading to the third period. In all, the teams combined for four goals in four minutes and 33 seconds. Lipanov didn’t waste any time erasing a fourth one-goal deficit for the Russians – his centering pass hit a Swiss skate and eluded Jaks just 54 seconds into the final frame – and Svechnikov gave Russia its first lead at 3:29 when his shot rolled up and over the Swiss goaltender. Ramon Tanner tied the game for Switzerland at 5:27, eventually forcing overtime. Russia finished with a 34-19 advantage in shots on goal. Switzerland finished third in Group A and will play in the first quarter-final on Wednesday (3:30 p.m. MT), but will wait for the Canada East-United States result from Tuesday night to find out its opponent. Visiting Team: Russia Home Team: Switzerland
RUSSIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Raiko, Dimitrii G 30   Iakovlev, Daniil   3   Galeniuk, Danila   7   Baranov, Veniamin   9   Bitsadze, Mikhail   10   Lipanov, Alexey   11   Lobanov, Daniil   12   Alexeyev, Yaroslav   13   Pereliaev, Semen   14   Svechnikov, Andrei   15   Kalabushkin, Evgeny   16   Anokhovskiy, Nikita   17   Klepko, Ivan   18   Egorov, Daniil   19   Chekhovich, Ivan   20   Okhotiuk, Nikita   21   Dedov, Georgii   23   Muranov, Ivan   24   Kostin, Klim   26   Mikhnin, Denis   27   Marushev, Maksim   28   Slepets, Kirill	RUSSIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 24  2:00  Unsportsmanlike Conduct 9:11     9:11 11:35 3rd 24  2:00  Holding 11:22 1   11:22 13:22	SWITZERLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Jaks, Aleksander G 30   Trudel, Beat   2   Zeiter, David   3   Widmer, Gabriel   4   Schnetzer, Claude   5   Brunner, Yannick   6   Burger, Gianluca   7   Tanner, Ramon   9   Muller, Nicolas   10   Schüpbach, Mick   11   Leuenberger, Sven   13   Wyss, Luca Silvan   14   Matewa, Lucas   15   Sigrist, Justin   16   Nyffeler, Robin   17   Lehmann, Marco   18   Wüthrich, Dario   19   Triana, Dylan Pena   22   Bleiker, Mischa   24   Riat, Arnaud   25   Petrig, Jan   27   Seiler, Nils	SWITZERLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 16  2:00  Tripping 13:37 1   13:37 15:34 2nd 22  2:00  Tripping 7:43 1   7:43 9:43 2nd 11  2:00  Hooking 9:11     9:11 11:35 2nd 6  2:00  Interference 11:35 1   11:35 12:50 2nd 13  2:00  Tripping 18:15 1   18:15 0:15

RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 15:34  PP  24-12-9                         2nd 12:50  PP  7-19-14                         2nd 14:45   14-10                         3rd :54   10-24                         3rd 3:59   14-19-13                         1st OT 4:55   19-7

SWITZERLAND Goals SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 7:29   15-22                         1st 19:01   15                         2nd 14:06   24-25                         2nd 17:17   27-4                         3rd 5:27   7-16

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES RUSSIA 2 / 4 SWITZERLAND 0 / 1 PENALTY SUMMARY RUSSIA 4 min / 2 inf SWITZERLAND 10 min / 5 inf POINT SUMMARY RUSSIA 6 G + 9 A = 15 Pts SWITZERLAND 5 G + 4 A = 9 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total RUSSIA 1 2 2 1 6 SWITZERLAND 2 2 1 0 5 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off RUS - Raiko (64:55) (W) 4 4 5 1 14 /0:00 1st OT/4:55 SUI - Jaks (64:55) (OTL) 7 14 6 1 28 /0:00 1st OT/4:55 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 3:38 PM   -  End: 5:52 PM   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

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