2014 Paralympic Winter Games

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2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Game #2
Final
March 8, 2014 4:00 am EST
Shayba Arena
Sochi, RUS

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
0
1
1
4
3
3
10

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
1
2
2
5
11
11
9
31

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 1
10
1 / 4
2

Game Story

CANADA ROUTS SWEDEN IN PARALYMPIC OPENER

David Brien

SOCHI, Russia – Seven different players scored goals and eight had at least a point as Canada’s National Sledge Team opened the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games with a 10-1 win over Sweden on Saturday.

Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) and Anthony Gale (Brampton, Ont.) had two goals and two assists each, while Kevin Rempel (Vineland, Ont.) chipped in with four helpers of his own. Graeme Murray (Gravenhurst, Ont.) and Greg Westlake (Oakville, Ont.) both had a goal and an assist in the win.

Billy Bridges (Summerside, P.E.I.), Ben Delaney (Ottawa, Ont.) and Dominic Larocque (Quebec City, Que.) had the other Canadian goals.

Canada didn’t waste any time opening the scoring; Bridges took a drop pass from Derek Whitson (Chatham Ont.) and ripped a shot over the glove of 49-year-old Swedish goaltender Ulf Nilsson just 1:03 in.

Delaney doubled the lead 5:39 later, banging in the rebound of a Gale shot that went wide, Gale got one of his own six minutes after that, storming in off the wing to hammer home a loose puck, and Larocque redirected a pass from Dixon 33 seconds after Gale’s goal, capping a dominant first period for the Canadians.

Nilsson flashed his glove more than once in the second period, keeping Canada at bay, but three more goals in the final 3:13 made it a seven-goal lead after 30 minutes.

Dixon got his first at 11:47, Murray wired home a shot right off the face-off at 12:20 and Westlake converted on the power play at 14:45, going to his left hand to beat Nilsson to the far side.

Westlake’s goal would be Canada’s lone marker with the man advantage. It went 1-for-4, while the Swedes were scoreless on their lone opportunity.

Moments after being denied on a breakaway by Canadian netminder Benoit St-Amand (St-Hubert, Que.), Per Kasperi got Sweden on the board five minutes into the third period, sliding a shot along the ice through traffic.

St-Amand wasn’t busy, needing to make just four saves to record the win.

Canada capped the scoring with three goals in 78 seconds with less than five minutes to go; Dixon scored his second goal off a pretty pass from Rempel, Larocque got his second, again off a Rempel feed, and Gale’s second put Canada into double digits.

The Canadians are right back in action Sunday, taking on Norway in the second of three preliminary round games in Group A. The puck drops at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Billy Bridges

Assists: Derek Whitson
01:03
PENALTY
Penalty: Niklas Ingvarsson
Teeing minor (2:00)
03:37
GOAL
Goal: Ben Delaney

Assists: Anthony Gale, Graeme Murray
06:42
GOAL
Goal: Anthony Gale

Assists: Tyler McGregor
12:30
GOAL
Goal: Dominic Larocque

Assists: Adam Dixon, Kevin Rempel
13:03
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Kevin Rempel
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
07:56
PENALTY
Penalty: Rasmus Lundgren
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
08:12
GOAL
Goal: Adam Dixon

Assists: Greg Westlake, Marc Dorion
11:47
GOAL
Goal: Graeme Murray

Assists: Anthony Gale
12:40
PENALTY
Penalty: Ulf Nilsson
Roughing minor (2:00)
13:16
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Greg Westlake

Assists: Adam Dixon, Kevin Rempel
14:45
3rd Period
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Kenith Jonsson

00:00
GOAL
Goal: Per Kasperi

Assists: Niklas Rakos
05:22
PENALTY
Penalty: Marcus Holm
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
08:25
GOAL
Goal: Adam Dixon

Assists: Kevin Rempel, Brad Bowden
10:12
GOAL
Goal: Dominic Larocque

Assists: Kevin Rempel, Steve Arsenault
10:32
GOAL
Goal: Anthony Gale

Assists: Derek Whitson, Tyler McGregor
11:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Per Kasperi
(auto) Elbowing minor (2:00)
15:00

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Ulf Nilsson SWE 30 22 15 7 0.682
Kenith Jonsson SWE 15 9 6 3 0.667
Benoit St-Amand CAN 45 5 4 1 0.800

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 2 - Points 4
G 2 - A 2 - P 4
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 2 - Points 4
G 2 - A 2 - P 4
Goals 0 - Assists 4 - Points 4
G 0 - A 4 - P 4

Previous Games

0 - 2 L vs. KoreaKOR
Mar 14, 2014
3 - 0 W @ NorwayNOR
Mar 15, 2014
2 - 3 L vs. ItalyITA
Mar 12, 2014
0 - 3 L @ United StatesUSA
Mar 13, 2014
0 - 2 L vs. NorwayNOR
Mar 11, 2014
1 - 0 W @ Czech RepublicCZE
Mar 11, 2014
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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