By Rick Stephens, Editor-in-Chief, All Habs Hockey Magazine
MONTREAL, QC. — Sunday marks the final day of the preliminary round in men’s hockey at the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Six out of the seven Montreal Canadiens players at the Olympics could see action with Tomas Plekanec being the only player with the day off. Team Canada will face their toughest test so far as they face unbeaten Finland.
UPDATE: Carey Price will start for Canada while P.K. Subban will watch in favor of Dan Hamhuis. Max Pacioretty will not play for USA as he has been replaced in the lineup by Derek Stepan.
| Groups | |||||||
| Group A | |||||||
| Win | OT Win | Loss | OT Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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RUS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Slovakia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
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SLO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Sunday, February 16th vs. USA, 7:30 a.m. EST |
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SVK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Russia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
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USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Slovenia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
| Group B | |||||||
| Win | OT Win | Loss | OT Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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AUT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Norway, 3:00 a.m. EST |
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CAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Finland, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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FIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Canada, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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NOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Austria, 3:00 a.m. EST |
| Group C | |||||||
| Win | OT Win | Loss | OT Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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CZE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | To be determined |
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LAT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | To be determined |
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SUI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | To be determined |
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SWE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | To be determined |
| Matchup | ||||
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Team USA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 16, 7:30 AM ET |
Team SLOVENIA |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Zach Parise – David Backes – Ryan Callahan Dustin Brown – Ryan Kesler – Patrick Kane James van Riemsdyk – Joe Pavelski – Phil Kessel Derek Stepan – Paul Stastny – T.J. Oshie Blake Wheeler |
Ziga Jeglic – Anže Kopitar – Jan Muršak David Rodman – Rok Tičar – Marcel Rodman Tomaž Razingar -Jan Urbas – Žiga Pance Anže Kuralt – Aleš Mušič – Robert Sabolič |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Cam Fowler – John Carlson Ryan Suter – Paul Martin Ryan McDonagh – Kevin Shattenkirk Brooks Orpik |
– Blaž Gregorc Aleš Kranjc – Mitja Robar Andrej Tavželj – Matic Podlipnik |
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| Goalies | |||
| Ryan Miller | Robert Kristan | ||
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Record: 0-0-0 GAA: Sv%: SO: Alternate: Jimmy Howard |
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Record: 1-1-0 GAA: 3.00 Sv%: .905 SO: 0 Alternate: Luka Gračnar |
| Scratches | |||
| Max Pacioretty, Justin Faulk, Jonathan Quick | Žiga Pavlin, Boštjan Goličič, Klemen Pretnar, Miha Verlič, Andrej Hočevar, Sabahudin Kovačevič (suspended – one game) | ||
| Matchup | ||||
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Team RUSSIA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 16, 7:30 AM ET |
Team SLOVAKIA |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Alexander Ovechkin – Evgeni Malkin – Alexander Semin Alexander Radulov – Pavel Datsyuk – Ilya Kovalchuk Vladimir Tarasenko – Artem Anisimov – Nikolai Kulemin Alexander Popov – Alexei Tereshenko – Valeri Nichushkin |
Tomáš Tatar – Michal Handzuš – Marián Hossa Marcel Hossa – Tomáš Surovy – Tomáš Kopecký Tomáš Jurčo – Tomáš Marcinko – Richard Pánik Milan Bartovič – Tomáš Záborský – Michel Miklik |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – Slava Voynov Yevgeni Medvedev – Alexei Emelin Ilya Nikulin – Fedor Tyutin Anton Belov – Nikita Nikitin |
Ľubomír Višňovský – Zdeno Chára Andrej Sekera – Andrej Meszároš Ivan Baranka – Martin Marinčin |
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| Goalies | |||
| Semyon Varlamov | Jaroslav Halák | ||
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Record: 1-0-0 GAA: 2.00 Sv%: .857 SO: – Alternate: Sergei Bobrovsky |
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Record: 0-2-0 GAA: 5.13 Sv%: .857 SO: 0 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
| Scratches | |||
| Viktor Tikhonov, Alexander Svitov, Alexander Yeromenko | Jan Laco, Tomas Starosta, Rene Vydareny, Milan Jurcina, Peter Olvecky | ||
| Matchup | ||||
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Team CANADA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 16, 12:00 PM ET |
Team FINLAND |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Jamie Benn – Sidney Crosby – Patrice Bergeron Patrick Marleau – Jonathan Toews – Jeff Carter Matt Duchene – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry Rick Nash – John Tavares – Patrick Sharp Chris Kunitz |
Mikael Granlund – Jarkko Immonen – Teemu Selanne Lauri Korpikoski – Olli Jokinen – Tuomo Ruutu Jussi Jokinen – Petri Kontiola – Juhamatti Aaltonen Leo Komarov – – Jori Lehtera |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Duncan Keith – Shea Weber Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo Drew Doughty – Marc-Edouard Vlasic Dan Hamhuis |
Olli Maatta – Kimmo Timonen Sami Vatanen – Sami Salo Sami Lepisto – Juuso Hietanen |
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| Goalies | |||
| Carey Price | Tuukka Rask | ||
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Record: 1-0 GAA: 1.00 Sv%: .950 SO: 0 Alternate: Roberto Luongo |
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Record: 1-0-0 GAA: 4.00 Sv%: .800 SO: 0 Alternate: Antti Niemi |
| Scratches | |||
| Mike Smith, P.K. Subban, Martin St. Louis | Kari Lehtonen, Aleksander Barkov (knee), Ossi Vaananen, Lasse Kukkonen, Sakari Salminen, Antti Pihlstrom, Branko Radivojevic | ||
(Featured photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
