by Kathy K., Managing Editor, All Habs Hockey Magazine
MONTREAL, QC–Six out of seven Habs’ representatives will see their first Sochi 2014 Olympic action today. It all gets underway at 7:30 a.m. EST, as the host Russians battle Slovenia in their much-anticipated opener at the same time as Peter Budaj and Slovakia take on Max Pacioretty and the United States. A bit later on, Carey Price gets the start as Team Canada opens their round-robin against the Norwegians at noon EST.
| Groups | |||||
| Group A | |||||
| Win | Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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RUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Slovenia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
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SLO | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Russia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
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SVK | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. U.S.A., 7:30 a.m. EST |
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USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Slovakia, 7:30 a.m. EST |
| Group B | |||||
| Win | Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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AUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Finland, 3:00 a.m. EST |
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CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Norway, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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FIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Austria, 3:00 a.m. EST |
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NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thursday, February 13th vs. Canada, 12:00 p.m. EST |
| Group C | |||||
| Win | Loss | Points | Next Game | ||
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CZE | 0 | 1 | 0 | Friday, February 14th vs. Switzerland, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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LAT | 0 | 1 | 0 | Friday, February 14th vs. Sweden, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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SWI | 1 | 0 | 3 | Friday, February 14th vs. Czech Republic, 12:00 p.m. EST |
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SWE | 1 | 0 | 3 | Friday, February 14th vs. Latvia, 12:00 p.m. EST |
| Matchup | ||||
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Team RUSSIA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 13, 7:30 AM ET |
Team SLOVENIA |
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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 |
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 | |||
| Andrei Markov – Slava Voynov Yevgeni Medvedev – Alexei Emelin Ilya Nikulin – Fedor Tyutin Anton Belov – Nikita Nikitin |
Sabahudin Kovačevič – Blaž Gregorc Aleš Kranjc – Mitja Robar Andrej Tavželj – Matic Podlipnik |
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| Goalies | |||
| Semyon Varlamov | Robert Kristan | ||
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – Alternate: Sergei Bobrovsky |
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – 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 SLOVAKIA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 13, 7:30 AM ET |
Team U.S.A. |
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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 |
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 | |||
| Ľubomír Višňovský – Zdeno Chára Andrej Sekera – Andrej Meszároš Ivan Baranka – Martin Marinčin |
Cam Fowler – John Carlson Ryan Suter – Paul Martin Ryan McDonagh – Kevin Shattenkirk Brooks Orpik |
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| Goalies | |||
| Jaroslav Halák | Jonathan Quick | ||
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – Alternate: Peter Budaj |
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – Alternate: Ryan Miller |
| Scratches | |||
| Milan Jurčina, Peter Ölvecký, René Vydarený, Michal Sersen, Ján Laco | Derek Stepan, Justin Faulk, Jimmy Howard | ||
| Matchup | ||||
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Team CANADA |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 13, 12:00 PM ET |
Team NORWAY |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Chris Kunitz – Sidney Crosby – Jeff Carter Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Rick Nash Patrick Marleau – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry Jamie Benn – John Tavares – Patrice Bergeron Martin St. Louis |
Mats Zuccarello – Per-Age Skrøder – Patrick Thoresen Mathis Olimb – Anders Bastiansen – Ken Andre Olimb Martin Roymark – Mads Hansen – Marius Holtet Robin Dahlstrom – Kristian Forsberg – Mats Rosseli Olsen |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Duncan Keith – Shea Weber Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo Drew Doughty – Marc-Edouard Vlasic Dan Hamhuis |
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen – Mats Trygg Alexander Bonsaksen – Jonas Holos Henrik Odegaard – Henrik Soergaard Solberg |
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| Goalies | |||
| Carey Price | Lars Haugen | ||
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – Alternate: Roberto Luongo |
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Record: – GAA: – Sv%: – SO: – Alternate: Lars Volden |
| Scratches | |||
| P.K. Subban, Matt Duchene, Mike Smith | Daniel Sorvik, Steffen Soberg, Niklas Roest, Jonas Holoes, Morten Ask | ||