By Rick Stephens, Editor-in-Chief, All Habs Hockey Magazine
MONTREAL, QC. — On Saturday we are treated to the first game between potential medalists of the Sochi 2014 Olympics as the United States takes on Russia pitting Canadiens teammates Max Pacioretty against Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin. But the first game of the day will feature Peter Budaj’s team Slovakia against Slovenia at the Bolshoy Ice Dome.
| Groups | |||||
| Group A | |||||
| Win | Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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RUS | 1 | 0 | 3 | Saturday, February 15th vs. U.S.A, 7:30 a.m. EST |
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SLO | 0 | 1 | 0 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Slovakia, 3:00 a.m. EST |
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SVK | 0 | 1 | 0 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Slovenia., 3:00 a.m. EST |
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USA | 1 | 0 | 3 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Russia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
| Group B | |||||
| Win | Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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AUT | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Norway, 3:00 a.m. EST |
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CAN | 2 | 0 | 6 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Finland, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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FIN | 2 | 0 | 6 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Canada, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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NOR | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sunday, February 16th vs. Austria, 3:00 a.m. EST |
| Group C | |||||
| Win | Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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CZE | 1 | 1 | 3 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Switzerland, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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LAT | 0 | 2 | 0 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Sweden, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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SWI | 1 | 1 | 3 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Czech Republic, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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SWE | 2 | 0 | 6 | Saturday, February 15th vs. Latvia, 12:00 p.m. EST |
| Matchup | ||||
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Team SLOVAKIA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 15, 3:00 AM ET |
Team SLOVENIA |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Tomáš Tatar – Michal Handzuš – Marián Hossa Marcel Hossa – Tomáš Surovy – Tomáš Kopecký Tomáš Jurčo – Tomáš Marcinko – Richard Pánik Milan Bartovič – Tomáš Záborský – Michel Miklik |
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 | |||
| Ľubomír Višňovský – Zdeno Chára Andrej Sekera – Andrej Meszároš Ivan Baranka – Martin Marinčin |
Sabahudin Kovačevič – Blaž Gregorc Aleš Kranjc – Mitja Robar Andrej Tavželj – Matic Podlipnik |
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| Goalies | |||
| Jaroslav Halák | Robert Kristan | ||
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Record: 0-1 GAA: 8.96 Sv%: .800 SO: 0 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
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Record: 0-1 GAA: 5.00 Sv%: .857 SO: 0 Alternate: Luka Gračnar |
| Scratches | |||
| Viktor Tikhonov, Alexander Svitov, Alexander Yeromenko | Žiga Pavlin, Boštjan Goličič, Klemen Pretnar, Miha Verlič, Andrej Hočevar | ||
| Matchup | ||||
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Team RUSSIA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 15, 7:30 AM ET |
Team U.S.A. |
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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 |
Zach Parise – David Backes – Ryan Callahan Dustin Brown – Ryan Kesler – Patrick Kane James van Riemsdyk – Joe Pavelski – Phil Kessel Max Pacioretty – Paul Stastny – T.J. Oshie Blake Wheeler |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – Slava Voynov Yevgeni Medvedev – Alexei Emelin Ilya Nikulin – Fedor Tyutin Anton Belov – Nikita Nikitin |
Cam Fowler – John Carlson Ryan Suter – Paul Martin Ryan McDonagh – Kevin Shattenkirk Brooks Orpik |
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| Goalies | |||
| Sergei Bobrovsky | Jonathan Quick | ||
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – Alternate: Semyon Varlamov |
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Record: 1-0 GAA: 1.00 Sv%: .957 SO: 0 Alternate: Ryan Miller |
| Scratches | |||
| Viktor Tikhonov, Alexander Svitov, Alexander Yeromenko | Derek Stepan, Justin Faulk, Jimmy Howard | ||
| Matchup | ||||
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Team CZECH REPUBLIC |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 15, 12:00 PM ET |
Team SWITZERLAND |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Roman Cervenka – Tomáš Plekanec – Jaromír Jágr Ales Hemsky – David Krejčí – Milan Michálek Jakub Voráček – Patrik Eliáš – Martin Erat Petr Nedvěd – Martin Hanzal – Michael Frolik Ondrej Palat |
Roman Wick – Kevin Romy – Damien Brunner Nino Niederreiter – Martin Pluss – Simon Moser Simon Bodenmann – Luca Cunti – Denis Hollenstein Morris Trachsler – Andres Ambuhl – Reto Suri |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Marek Židlický – Ladislav Smid Tomáš Kaberle – Michal Rozsíval Zbyněk Michálek – Michal Barinka Lukáš Krajíček |
Raphael Diaz – Mark Streit Yannick Weber – Roman Josi Mathias Seger – Julien Vauclair |
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| Goalies | |||
| Ondrej Pavelec | Jonas Hiller | ||
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Record: 1-0 GAA: 2.00 Sv%: .900 SO: 0 Alternate: Jakub Kovar |
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Record: 1-0 GAA: 0.00 Sv%: 1.000 SO: 1 Alternate: Reto Berra |
| Scratches | |||
| Alexander Salak, Jiri Novotný, Radko Gudas | Severin Blindenbacher, Patrick von Gunten, Matthias Bieber, Ryan Gardner | ||