2016 World Junior A Challenge

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2016 World Junior A Challenge
Game #5
Prelim
Final (OT)
December 13, 2016 3:30 pm MST
R.J. Lalonde Arena
Bonnyville, Alta.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
Final
Teams
1
2
3
OT
F
1
2
2
1
6
2
2
1
0
5

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
OT
Final
1
2
3
OT
F
8
16
8
2
34
6
6
6
1
19

Statistics

PP
PIM
2 / 4
4
0 / 1
10

Game Story

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.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Justin Sigrist

Assists: Mischa Bleiker
07:29
PENALTY
Penalty: Robin Nyffeler
Tripping (2:00)
13:37
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Klim Kostin

Assists: Yaroslav Alexeyev, Mikhail Bitsadze
15:34
GOAL
Goal: Justin Sigrist

19:01
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Mischa Bleiker
Tripping (2:00)
07:43
PENALTY
Penalty: Klim Kostin
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
09:11
PENALTY
Penalty: Sven Leuenberger
Hooking (2:00)
09:11
PENALTY
Penalty: Gianluca Burger
Interference (2:00)
11:35
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Veniamin Baranov

Assists: Ivan Chekhovich, Andrei Svechnikov
12:50
GOAL
Goal: Arnaud Riat

Assists: Jan Petrig
14:06
GOAL
Goal: Andrei Svechnikov

Assists: Alexey Lipanov
14:45
GOAL
Goal: Nils Seiler

Assists: Claude Schnetzer
17:17
PENALTY
Penalty: Luca Silvan Wyss
Tripping (2:00)
18:15
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Alexey Lipanov

Assists: Klim Kostin
00:54
GOAL
Goal: Andrei Svechnikov

Assists: Ivan Chekhovich, Semen Pereliaev
03:59
GOAL
Goal: Ramon Tanner

Assists: Robin Nyffeler
05:27
PENALTY
Penalty: Klim Kostin
Holding (2:00)
11:22
Overtime
GOAL
Goal: Ivan Chekhovich

Assists: Veniamin Baranov
04:55

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Dimitrii Raiko RUS 64 19 14 5 0.737
Aleksander Jaks SUI 64 34 28 6 0.824

Game Leaders

Goals 2 - Assists 1 - Points 3
G 2 - A 1 - P 3
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1

Previous Games

7 - 4 W vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Dec 16, 2016
3 - 5 L @ Canada WestCAN-W
Dec 16, 2016
2 - 4 L vs. United StatesUSA
Dec 15, 2016
0 - 9 L @ United StatesUSA
Dec 14, 2016
6 - 5 W @ SwitzerlandSUI
Dec 13, 2016
5 - 6 L vs. RussiaRUS
Dec 13, 2016
Videos
Photos
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – CAN-E 0 (Gold Medal)
Primeau made 14 saves, backstopping the Americans to a gold medal.
2016 WJAC - WJAC: CAN-W 5 – SUI 3 (5th Place)
Kawaguchi had a goal and three assists to help West to fifth place.
2016 WJAC - RUS 6 – CZE 3 (Bronze Medal)
Svechnikov scored a hat trick to lead Russia to its fourth bronze.
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – RUS 2 (Semifinal)
The U.S. scored three PP goals to advance to the gold medal game.
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