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WARD SCORES TWICE TO LEAD CANADA TO FIRST WORLDS WIN
WENDY GRAVES
MINSK, Belarus – Joel Ward (North York, Ont./Washington, NHL) scored twice and Ben Scrivens (Spruce Grove, Alta./Edmonton, NHL) made 23 saves in picking up his first international win as Canada defeated Slovakia 4-1 on Saturday at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
Cody Hodgson (Markham, Ont./Buffalo, NHL) and Kevin Bieksa (Grimsby, Ont./Vancouver, NHL) also scored for Canada. Jason Garrison (White Rock, B.C./Vancouver, NHL) picked up two assists.
Miroslav Satan had the lone goal for Slovakia, while Jan Laco stopped 24 shots in the loss.
Both teams were looking to bounce back from opening game defeats. Canada had surprisingly fallen 3-2 to France in a shootout, while Slovakia dropped an overtime decision to the Czech Republic by the same score.
“We were disappointed with the way we came out in the first game,” said Tyler Myers (Calgary, Alta./Buffalo, NHL). “I think all the guys realized that’s not the way we play hockey and that’s not the way Canada plays hockey. The way we responded tonight was exactly what we wanted.”
The best chances of the opening period belonged to Canada. Slovakia was whistled for three straight penalties, but the Canadian power play was unable to convert.
Slovakia came out stronger in the second, and its more aggressive approach led to Canada being whistled for a trio of penalties of its own.
Slovakia was finally able to capitalize on its third man advantage. After working the puck around the zone, Karol Sloboda’s shot from just inside the blue line was redirected under Scrivens’ glove by Satan.
Laco continued to be his team’s best defender. Through 37 minutes only one shot beat him, and the post had his back on that one.
But some sustained Canadian pressure finally found a hole in the closing minutes of the second. After Laco turned away several Canadian shooters in close, Ward tipped in Garrison’s wrist shot from the point.
“It was big for us to respond,” said Myers. “We were happy with the way we were performing, so we knew [a goal] was going to come. I thought we did a good job of being consistent throughout the game.”
Hodgson gave Canada the lead seven minutes into the third. After Garrison sprung the puck free from along the centre boards, Hodgson’s quick release from the face-off circle went under Laco’s glove.
Ten minutes later Bieksa provided some breathing room when his point shot found its way through traffic.
Less than a minute later, Alex Burrows (Pincourt, Que./Vancouver, NHL) found Ward in the face-off circle for a one-timer.
Canada (1-0-0-1) next plays the Czech Republic (0-0-1-0) on Monday at 1:45 p.m. ET/10:45 a.m. PT.
WARD MARQUE DEUX BUTS ET LE CANADA REMPORTE UN PREMIER MATCH AU MONDIAL
WENDY GRAVES
MINSK, Bélarus – Joel Ward (North York, Ont./Washington, LNH) a inscrit deux buts et Ben Scrivens (Spruce Grove, Alb./Edmonton, LNH) a effectué 23 arrêts, signant un premier gain sur la scène internationale, et le Canada a défait la Slovaquie 4-1samedi au Championnat mondial de hockey sur glace 2014 de l’IIHF.
Cody Hodgson (Markham, Ont./Buffalo, LNH) et Kevin Bieksa (Grimsby, Ont./Vancouver, LNH) ont aussi touché la cible pour le Canada. Jason Garrison (White Rock, C.-B./Vancouver, LNH) a cumulé deux aides.
Miroslav Satan a été l’unique buteur du clan slovaque, alors que Jan Laco a repoussé 24 rondelles dans une cause perdante.
Les deux équipes voulaient rebondir à la suite d’un revers en lever de rideau. La France a causé une surprise hier, battant le Canada 3-2 en tirs de barrage, tandis que la Slovaquie a plié l’échine en prolongation devant les Tchèques, par le même pointage.
« Nous étions déçus de la tournure des événements au premier match », a affirmé Tyler Myers (Calgary, Alb./Buffalo, LNH). « Je pense que tous les gars ont réalisé que ce n’est pas comme ça qu’on joue au hockey au Canada. Nous avons exactement répondu de la façon dont nous voulions le faire. »
Les meilleures chances du premier vingt ont appartenu au Canada. La Slovaquie a écopé de trois punitions consécutives, mais les Canadiens n’ont pu profiter de leurs avantages numériques.
La Slovaquie a mieux fait en deuxième période et son approche plus agressive a fait en sorte que le Canada a été envoyé au cachot à trois reprises.
Les Slovaques ont finalement pu faire mouche lors de leur troisième supériorité numérique. Après avoir fait circuler la rondelle autour de la zone, ils ont marqué sur un tir de Karol Sloboda qui a été dévié par Satan sous la mitaine de Scrivens.
Laco a continué d’être le meilleur élément de la défensive slovaque. Au cours des 37 premières minutes, un seul tir l’a battu et ses poteaux l’ont aidé.
Cependant, la pression continue des Canadiens a finalement permis de trouver le fond du filet dans les dernières minutes de la période médiane. Après avoir vu Laco frustrer plusieurs tireurs canadiens de près, Ward a fait dévier un tir des poignets de Garrison en provenance de la pointe.
« Notre réponse signifie beaucoup pour nous », a confié Myers. « Nous étions satisfaits de notre jeu, donc nous savions qu’un but surviendrait. Je pense que nous avons été constants tout au long du match. »
Hodgson a donné l’avance au Canada à la septième minute du troisième tiers. Après que Sprung a sauté sur une rondelle libre le long de la bande du centre, le tir vif de Hodgson du cercle de mise au jeu s’est faufilé sous la mitaine de Laco.
Dix minutes plus tard, Bieksa a permis à son équipe de respirer un peu lorsque son tir de la pointe a fait son chemin dans la circulation.
Moins d’une minute plus tard, Alex Burrows (Pincourt, Qc/Vancouver, LNH) a repéré Ward dans le cercle de mise au jeu qui a marqué d’un tir sur réception.
Le Canada (1-0-0-1) se mesurera à la République tchèque (0-0-1-0) lundi à 13 h 45 HE/10 h 45 HP.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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| Canada | 13 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| Team | PP | PIM |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0-4 | 8 |
| Slovakia | 1-3 | 10 |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
| 7:50 | Slovakia | Ivan Svarny (served by Ivan Svarny): Holding - Minor (0:0) | |
| 12:56 | Slovakia | Radoslav Tybor (served by Radoslav Tybor): Tripping - Minor (0:0) | |
| 15:08 | Slovakia | Marek Viedensky (served by Marek Viedensky): Hooking - Minor (0:0) | |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:24 | Slovakia |
Miroslav Satan
Goal (power play)
Assists: Karol Sloboda , Michel Miklik |
CAN 0 - SVK 1 |
| 17:21 | Canada |
Joel Ward
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Jason Garrison |
CAN 1 - SVK 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
| 0:44 | Canada | Alex Burrows (served by Nathan MacKinnon): Tripping - Minor (0:0) | |
| 6:11 | Canada | Braydon Coburn (served by Braydon Coburn): Tripping - Minor (0:0) | |
| 10:38 | Canada | Nazem Kadri (served by Nazem Kadri): High-Sticking - Minor (0:0) | |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:07 | Canada |
Cody Hodgson
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Jason Garrison , Nazem Kadri |
CAN 2 - SVK 1 |
| 17:56 | Canada |
Kevin Bieksa
Goal (even strength)
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CAN 3 - SVK 1 |
| 18:49 | Canada |
Joel Ward
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Alex Burrows |
CAN 4 - SVK 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
| 8:27 | Slovakia | Tomas Marcinko (served by Tomas Marcinko): Roughing - Minor (0:0) | |
| 8:27 | Canada | Erik Gudbranson (served by Erik Gudbranson): Roughing - Minor (0:0) | |
| 10:04 | Slovakia | Peter Ceresnak (served by Peter Ceresnak): Hooking - Minor (0:0) | |
| # | Name | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kevin Bieksa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ryan Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jason Garrison | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyle Turris | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Brayden Schenn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Alex Burrows | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Cody Hodgson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Matt Read | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sean Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Morgan Rielly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jason Chimera | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Braydon Coburn | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Joel Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Nazem Kadri | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Erik Gudbranson | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Mark Scheifele | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| # | Name | Min | Sh | Sv | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Ben Scrivens | 60:00 | 24 | 23 | WIN |
| 34 | James Reimer | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Justin Peters | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 60:00 | 24 | 23 | 0 | |
| # | Name | Signature |
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| # | Name | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Marek Daloga | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | David Skokan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Peter Ceresnak | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Ivan Svarny | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Marek Hrivik | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Juraj Valach | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Miroslav Satan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Michel Miklik | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Radoslav Tybor | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Karol Sloboda | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Marek Viedensky | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Ladislav Nagy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Richard Panik | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Martin Marincin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Tomas Marcinko | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 71 | Juraj Mikus | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Martin Reway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Tomas Tatar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Jan Brejcak | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| # | Name | Min | Sh | Sv | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Jaroslav Janus | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jan Laco | 60:00 | 28 | 24 | LOSS |
| Totals: | 60:00 | 28 | 24 | 0 | |
| # | Name | Signature |
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