The Cobra
12-30-2010, 02:56 AM
Cobra....
On a nite that saw Brayden Schenn with 4 goals tie a record-----Ryan Ellis set a record for most total points accumulated in WJHC......neither won player of the game, that went to Erik Gudbranson of Canada--another jab at international scoring I guess. As I said before if you were going to miss a game this was the one---not much of a game, more like an exhibition.
As per TSN
Brayden Schenn's domination at the world junior championship continues, as the Saskatoon native has scored four goals to power Canada to a commanding 10-1 lead over Norway in the third period of their round-robin game.
Catch all the action live on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN Mobile apps, or participate in a live blog.
Casey Cizikas got the Canadians on the board early, scoring the game's opening goal just over two minutes into the first period. Brett Connolly scooped up a giveaway in the Norwegian zone and fed the puck to Cizikas, who scored his first goal of the tournament.
Just under three minutes later, Schenn took a pass from Ryan Johansen and scored his first of the game by beating netminder Steffen Soberg. Defenceman Dylan Olsen also collected an assist on the play.
Midway through the period, defenceman Erik Gudbranson found the back of the net, firing a bullet from the blueline and scoring his second goal of the tournament.
Louis Leblanc then scored on a back-handed wraparound less than two minutes later to give his side a commanding 4-0 lead before Norway's Rasmus Juell got his side on the board with a slow roller to beat Mark Visentin. The goal was scored off the faceoff following Leblanc's goal.
Less than one minute later, Schenn added his second of the game before Marcus Foligno muscled his way across the ice and snapped one past Lars Volden, who replaced Soberg after the fifth goal.
Schenn showed his mastery again in the second period, beating Volden just 44 seconds into the frame to record the hat trick. The last player to score three goals in one game at the world championship was Edmonton Oilers rookie Taylor Hall, who netted three against Slovakia in 2009.
With assists on two of Schenn's goals, Canada's Ryan Ellis set a new standard for blueliners at the tournament, passing Reijo Ruotsalainen for most career points by a defenceman.
Schenn didn't stop there, scoring his fourth goal of the contest with less than three minutes in the game. The goal tied Mario Lemieux and Simon Gagne for most scored in the tournament; Lemieux netting four against Norway in 1983 and Gagne doing it against Kazakhstan in 1999.
Sean Couturier added another goal 17 second later before Gudbranson added his second of the contest to put the game to rest.
Canada (2-0) is looking to take another step towards first place in Group B and a semifinal bye. They have six points and are tied with Sweden for top spot in the group. Should Canada and Sweden both win their next games, their head-to-head battle on Friday will decide the group winner. The winner of the group will advance directly to Monday's semi-final round, while the second and third-place finishers in the group will have to play a quarterfinal game on Sunday.
Norway (0-2) is making its first appearance in the tournament since 2006 and has lost 15 straight games at the event. The Canadians have never lost to Norway, going 6-0 and outscoring them 50-6.
Canada is without forward Zack Kassian, who was suspended for two games after receiving a match penalty for his hit to the head and neck of Czech defenceman Petr Senkerik. Kassian will also miss Friday's key matchup versus Sweden.
Defenceman Calvin de Haan and and forward Jaden Schwartz are also out of tonight's lineup. De Haan left Tuesday's game against the Czech Republic early in the second period with an apparent leg injury. He limped to the bench and did not return to the game. Schwartz appeared to suffer a lower-body injury in the first period of the same contest, but remained in the game and scored a goal.
Swift Current Broncos forward Cody Eakin was also a last-minute scratch for precautionary reasons. He injured his right hand against the Czech Republic on Monday and thought he'd be good to go for tonight's game, but tweaked the injury in warm-up. His status for Friday's game against Sweden is unknown.
Earlier in the day, Finland defeated Germany 5-1 in Group A action. Finland leads Group A with seven points in three games, posting two regulation wins after losing its tournament opener to the United States in a shootout. Finland can finish no worse than third in the group, and is guaranteed at least a quarter-final spot.
On a nite that saw Brayden Schenn with 4 goals tie a record-----Ryan Ellis set a record for most total points accumulated in WJHC......neither won player of the game, that went to Erik Gudbranson of Canada--another jab at international scoring I guess. As I said before if you were going to miss a game this was the one---not much of a game, more like an exhibition.
As per TSN
Brayden Schenn's domination at the world junior championship continues, as the Saskatoon native has scored four goals to power Canada to a commanding 10-1 lead over Norway in the third period of their round-robin game.
Catch all the action live on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN Mobile apps, or participate in a live blog.
Casey Cizikas got the Canadians on the board early, scoring the game's opening goal just over two minutes into the first period. Brett Connolly scooped up a giveaway in the Norwegian zone and fed the puck to Cizikas, who scored his first goal of the tournament.
Just under three minutes later, Schenn took a pass from Ryan Johansen and scored his first of the game by beating netminder Steffen Soberg. Defenceman Dylan Olsen also collected an assist on the play.
Midway through the period, defenceman Erik Gudbranson found the back of the net, firing a bullet from the blueline and scoring his second goal of the tournament.
Louis Leblanc then scored on a back-handed wraparound less than two minutes later to give his side a commanding 4-0 lead before Norway's Rasmus Juell got his side on the board with a slow roller to beat Mark Visentin. The goal was scored off the faceoff following Leblanc's goal.
Less than one minute later, Schenn added his second of the game before Marcus Foligno muscled his way across the ice and snapped one past Lars Volden, who replaced Soberg after the fifth goal.
Schenn showed his mastery again in the second period, beating Volden just 44 seconds into the frame to record the hat trick. The last player to score three goals in one game at the world championship was Edmonton Oilers rookie Taylor Hall, who netted three against Slovakia in 2009.
With assists on two of Schenn's goals, Canada's Ryan Ellis set a new standard for blueliners at the tournament, passing Reijo Ruotsalainen for most career points by a defenceman.
Schenn didn't stop there, scoring his fourth goal of the contest with less than three minutes in the game. The goal tied Mario Lemieux and Simon Gagne for most scored in the tournament; Lemieux netting four against Norway in 1983 and Gagne doing it against Kazakhstan in 1999.
Sean Couturier added another goal 17 second later before Gudbranson added his second of the contest to put the game to rest.
Canada (2-0) is looking to take another step towards first place in Group B and a semifinal bye. They have six points and are tied with Sweden for top spot in the group. Should Canada and Sweden both win their next games, their head-to-head battle on Friday will decide the group winner. The winner of the group will advance directly to Monday's semi-final round, while the second and third-place finishers in the group will have to play a quarterfinal game on Sunday.
Norway (0-2) is making its first appearance in the tournament since 2006 and has lost 15 straight games at the event. The Canadians have never lost to Norway, going 6-0 and outscoring them 50-6.
Canada is without forward Zack Kassian, who was suspended for two games after receiving a match penalty for his hit to the head and neck of Czech defenceman Petr Senkerik. Kassian will also miss Friday's key matchup versus Sweden.
Defenceman Calvin de Haan and and forward Jaden Schwartz are also out of tonight's lineup. De Haan left Tuesday's game against the Czech Republic early in the second period with an apparent leg injury. He limped to the bench and did not return to the game. Schwartz appeared to suffer a lower-body injury in the first period of the same contest, but remained in the game and scored a goal.
Swift Current Broncos forward Cody Eakin was also a last-minute scratch for precautionary reasons. He injured his right hand against the Czech Republic on Monday and thought he'd be good to go for tonight's game, but tweaked the injury in warm-up. His status for Friday's game against Sweden is unknown.
Earlier in the day, Finland defeated Germany 5-1 in Group A action. Finland leads Group A with seven points in three games, posting two regulation wins after losing its tournament opener to the United States in a shootout. Finland can finish no worse than third in the group, and is guaranteed at least a quarter-final spot.