GDT: Group A - May 7 - Sweden vs France

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2018 IIHF World Championship
Group A

May 7
2:15 PM ET • 8:15 PM CET

Sweden vs France

Sweden
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
31 Anders Nilsson
35 Magnus Hellberg

Defensemen:
23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson - 6 Adam Larsson
47 Hampus Lindholm - 3 John Klingberg
56 Erik Gustafsson - 5 Mikael Wikstrand

Forwards:
13 Mattias Janmark - 93 Mika Zibanejad - 67 Rickard Rakell
14 Gustav Nyquist - 11 Mikael Backlund - 40 Elias Pettersson
91 Magnus Pääjärvi- 12 Johan Larsson - 25 Jacob de la Rose
24 Lias Andersson - 9 Adrian Kempe - 18 Dennis Everberg


France
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
33 Ronan Quemener
37 Sebastian Ylönen

Defensemen:
8 Hugo Gallet - 4 Antonin Manavian
62 Florian Chakiachvili - 84 Kevin Hecquefeuille
28 Damien Raux - 38 Thomas Thiry

Forwards:
81 Anthony Rech - 14 Stéphane Da Costa - 9 Damien Fleury
77 Sacha Treille - 71 Anthony Guttig - 80 Teddy Da Costa
29 Floran Douay - 63 Alexandre Texier - 12 Valentin Claireaux
23 Guillaume Leclerc - 25 Nicolas Ritz - 72 Jordann Perret
15 Maurin Bouvet

Scratched:
G 49 Florian Hardy
D 3 Johnathan Janil
D 18 Yohann Auvitu
F 27 Loïc Lampérier


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[helax]

6-1 Sweden, or 2-0 France

 

[theslatcher]

8-0 Sweden. I assume Nilsson gets to have a go now for two-three games. France couldn't get anything going against Russia, I expect them to have an even harder time against the Swedish D.

 

[Retroglyphs]

Yeah, I'd expect an 8:0 as well.
Would be great, if Grönborg could make some small adjustments for the lines 2-4 to make Elias Pettersson click. Maybe just move Pettersson on Kempe's wing, and let Everberg be Backlund's RW.

 

[Valdemar]

It should be an easy Swedish win today, but don't underestimate France, they have impressed me a lot the last couple of years. Their hockey program is moving forward with a good speed.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

5-1 SWE

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Any way to watch this game live in the US?

 

[Eye of Ra]

gosh i have to watch malmö ff - ifk göteborg, will watch this game tomorrow in the morning.

 

[Belizarius]

Auvitu (groin), Janil (bruise) are out, so our two 20-year old d-men are going to face a huge test.
Lampérier scratched, youngster Bouvet will have his shot.
Ylonen as a backup, 1st ever time for him.

 

[VictorLustig]

So Da Costa loves cheese and spends his free time dealing apartments in Poland. Let's not give him time and space.

 

[Jeppe950]

Good start!

 

[theslatcher]

EPs first point! And our first non-scrappy pp goal.

 

[DDRhockey]

Pettersson!

 

[Chimpradamus]

Why is Gustafsson on the PP? Is he that much of an offensive defenseman?

 

[Elias Pettersson]

Oh good. Pettersson is no longer a bust anymore.

 

[EK47]

A bit sloppy. But still looks like expected.

 

[theslatcher]

Why is Gustafsson on the PP? Is he that much of an offensive defenseman?

Because you can't do 4F 1D apparently.

 

[DDRhockey]

Oh good. Pettersson is no longer a bust anymore.

Looks slick today

 

[Jeppe950]

Watch this result in a French goal.

 

[EK47]

Nice dive

 

[DDRhockey]

Lias andersson should sit when nhl playerd arrive

 

[EK47]

Stop it with the arrogance.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Lias andersson should sit when nhl playerd arrive

I don't know about that, he plays as a wing when he's a natural center. He always drives to the net whenever he has the chance and is good defensively. He also has some hands. I would drop Everberg instead.

His penalty last night against the Czechs was a complete joke, he didn't even touch him. He has a goal. Alot of players on this team don't. I think he's a really good depth player on a line that doesn't play much.

 

[DDRhockey]

I don't know about that, he plays as a wing when he's a natural center. He always drives to the net whenever he has the chance and is good defensively. He also has some hands. I would drop Everberg instead.

Well i agree

 

[EK47]

It looks like they are playing 1-3-1 against france.