GDT: 2018 WJC • Game 21 • QF1: CZE (4) - FIN (3) F/SO

[Patrik Barkov]

Is it 3vs3?

Hope not

 

[Canada4Gold]

Fun game

 

[ijuka]

Can't win this in shootout with Luukkonen. Must win in OT - tough one.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Korenar is undrafted. UPL was 2nd goalie off the list. Someone explain this shit to me.

 

[Matti_A]

Unbelievable that this game is going to overtime. The Finns are so much better, they should have won this by 5 or 6 goals.

Now it's anybody's game.

 

[bukwas]

They cant find a goalie in Finland?

They were a goalie factory a few years back, then forwards and now d-men.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I like zadina more than svechnikov at this point

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Lol at people blaming Luukkonen on this "situation". A pp goal, breakaway and a redirectioned shot: goalie is to blame. Yeah, k. How about we finish our chances, we've had plenty.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Tolvanen with a really good 3rd period.. lots of chances generated

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Also do they decide it in the shootout if no one scores? That would be the ultimate anticlimax.

 

[Soundgarden]

I like zadina more than svechnikov at this point

He's certainly been impressive.

 

[chauron]

Ukko-Pekka "five-hole" Luukkonen

Luukkunen, perfect backup goalie

 

[Esko6]

The game looked nice considering how good the finnish roster is, they just do not score. I have counted 15 good chances thus far.

 

[bDtKarlsson]

Weird game. Czech goalie saved his team more than once in the 3rd period. No idea how this game went all the way to OT.

Ice cold decision to pull the goalie that early as well, and it payed off!

 

[rduck1]

Korenar is undrafted. UPL was 2nd goalie off the list. Someone explain this **** to me.

Goalies are incredibly difficult to project at these ages.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Lol at people blaming Luukkonen on this "situation". A pp goal, breakaway and a redirectioned shot: goalie is to blame. Yeah, k. How about we finish our chances, we've had plenty.

Endless defending to a goalie sporting 88% SV%. That's abysmal by all accounts. You aren't winning because of him, rather despite him.
2 wins in the group stage and 2 losses is what is pretty much maximum achievable record with goaltending like that.

 

[vaiski]

I have a feeling that Finland will try too hard and it backfires.

 

[Zybalto]

That sad moment when you had to go out to work and realize that the pvr is only set to record the regulation.......

 

[BB88]

Lol at people blaming Luukkonen on this "situation". A pp goal, breakaway and a redirectioned shot: goalie is to blame. Yeah, k. How about we finish our chances, we've had plenty.

How are other teams goalies able to make difficult saves?

We should expect our goalie to only the save the easy ones/basic ones. We completely dominated the 60.

If we have this low expectations for our goalie maybe we should have similar for other players and be excited they scored 3?

 

[ijuka]

Lol at people blaming Luukkonen on this "situation". A pp goal, breakaway and a redirectioned shot: goalie is to blame. Yeah, k. How about we finish our chances, we've had plenty.

The guy just sucks. Sometimes you can't just make excuses, you have to make the saves.

 

[chauron]

Check the passport of that czech captain, he must be Radko Gudas in "disquise"

 

[ManWithNoName]

Finlands only chance is to win in ot. They'll be f***ed in the shoot out thanks to Niemi in goal.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Finland definitely doesn't want a shootout here

 

[DaJackal]

Lol at people blaming Luukkonen on this "situation". A pp goal, breakaway and a redirectioned shot: goalie is to blame. Yeah, k. How about we finish our chances, we've had plenty.

This game he has been fine. I think it is the prior games that affect peoples view on him. I agree that he was bad in the USA game and not that great in former ones either.

 

[Kaos Kommando]

Finland will control 4vs4