GDT: Group B - May 17 - Canada (0) vs Finland (4)

[garnetpalmetto]

2016 IIHF World Championship
Group B

May 17
1:15 PM ET • 7:15 PM CET

Canada
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

55 Mark Scheifele​

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61 Mark Stone​

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63 Brad Marchand​

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11 Brendan Gallagher​

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24 Corey Perry "C"​

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90 Ryan O'Reilly "A"​

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16 Max Domi​

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19 Derick Brassard​

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38 Boone Jenner​

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4 Taylor Hall​

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9 Matt Duchene "A"​

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23 Sam Reinhart​

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97 Connor McDavid​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

44 Morgan Rielly​

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8 Chris Tanev​

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27 Ryan Murray​

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6 Ryan Ellis​

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7 Michael Matheson​

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5 Cody Ceci​

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14 Matt Dumba​

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Starter​

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Backup​

33 Cam Talbot​

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31 Calvin Pickard​

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Scratched​

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Details​

D 10 Ben Hutton​

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Healthy​

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Finland
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

29 Patrik Laine​

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36 Jussi Jokinen "A"​

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61 Aleksander Barkov​

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9 Mikko Koivu "C"​

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64 Mikael Granlund​

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71 Leo Komarov​

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20 Sebastian Aho​

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37 Mika Pyörälä]​

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40 Jarno Koskiranta​

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24 Jani Lajunen​

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41 Antti Pihlström​

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51 Tomi Sallinen​

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96 Mikko Rantanen​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

7 Esa Lindell​

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2 Ville Pokka​

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38 Juuso Hietanen​

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6 Topi Jaakola​

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55 Atte Ohtamaa​

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5 Lasse Kukkonen​

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D 4 Tommi Kivistö​

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Starter​

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Backup​

19 Mikko Koskinen​

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1 Juuse Saros​

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Scratched​

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Details​

G 32 Niklas Bäckström​

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Healthy​

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28 Anssi Salmela​

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Injured​

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F 56 Teemu Pulkkinen​

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Healthy​

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Game Officials​

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Referee​

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Roman Gofman | -

Referee​

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Tobias Wehrli | -

Linesman​

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Miroslav Lhotsky | -

Linesman​

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Judson Ritter | -

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[Arthuros]

Long awaited matchup.

To confuse people about who I'm rooting for, I shall be eating poutine while wearing a Selanne jersey.

 

[MMANumminen]

Are these lines confirmed? I thought Koskinen will start for Finland. Nothing wrong with Lajunen but where is Rantanen?

 

[Lempo]

Are these lines confirmed? I thought Koskinen will start for Finland. Nothing wrong with Lajunen but where is Rantanen?

I highly doubt Barkov will be a RW.

 

[saintflannel]

For the group! Go Canada.

 

[BB88]

I'm already dying, I really want us Finns to win this game and get a nice confidence boost, atleast I want to see us being competitive against Canada, that's a helluva lineup for them.

 

[saintflannel]

Winner gets Denmark or Swiss on Thursday. The loser gets one of Russia or Sweden. Huge game.

 

[JackHughes86]

will this be on tv?

 

[clunk]

It was nice knowing ya, Finland.

 

[QnebO]

Go boys go! Take an Ainec-win!

 

[Lempo]

Veikkaus gives 3.50 odds for Finland's win. Never have I been this tempted to rob from arts and youth work.

 

[canswetoxic]

Winner gets Denmark or Swiss on Thursday. The loser gets one of Russia or Sweden. Huge game.

Lets hope for

Canada vs Swiss
Finland vs Sweden

What a match, Swiss always a nightmare for Canada

 

[jesui]

Hoping for a tight and entertaining game.
We have won every game so far, and the opponent haven't been leading in any of them.
Let's see if it changes tonight.

Our D will be in trouble that's for sure.

 

[CanuckCity]

Is Ellis not in for Canada? or the lineups just not updated.

 

[schmiedi]

Hoping for a tight and entertaining game.
We have won every game so far, and the opponent haven't been leading in any of them.
Let's see if it changes tonight.

Our D will be in trouble that's for sure.

we lose only one period (the third against France there we have a 3-0 lead)

but today we have the first "really challenge".

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Koskinen might let in softies but I think Finland should give a good challenge.

 

[Jumptheshark]

of the 6000+ ticket sold for this game--I am told about 95% are in the hands of the Fins..this will be a fun game to attend.

For anyone who has ever thought about coming to Saint Petersburg it is great--with the ruble so low I have had a great stay

 

[MaHCK]

I´m so much looking forward to this game!

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Hopefully Koskinen vacuums three pucks on the first so that Saros can take over the no. 1 role.

 

[weetabix]

Salmela is out because o injury

Salmela has "acute back injury", what ever it's but either way Salmela is out from the entire tournament.

Lineup (from yle : http://yle.fi/urheilu/3-8887053 )
Laine - Barkov - Jokinen
Granlund - Koivu - Komarov
Aho - Koskiranta - Pyörälä
Pihlström - Sallinen - Rantanen

-13. attacker: Lajunen

Pokka - Lindell
Jaakola - Hietanen
Kukkonen - Ohtamaa
-7. defender: Kivistö

Goalies: Koskinen (Saros)

 

[sooni]

Fins Lineup:

Jokinen-Barkov-Laine
Granlund-Koivu-Komarov
Pyörälä-Koskiranta-Aho
Pihlström-Sallinen-Rantanen

13. atacker Jani Lajunen

Esa Lindell–Ville Pokka

Topi Jaakola–Juuso Hietanen

Lasse Kukkonen–Atte Ohtamaa

Tommi Kivistö

Mikko Koskinen as Starter.

 

[duul]

Best game of the tournament coming up. The first real challenge for both teams. Very excited to see Laine and Barkov out there against McDavid & co.

 

[Fables]

I'm already dying, I really want us Finns to win this game and get a nice confidence boost, atleast I want to see us being competitive against Canada, that's a helluva lineup for them.

I would like to see that as well.. but likely not happening. Now we will see what the Finnish defence can do against a top team. The nr one defender in the Finnish team is a guy who was ~nr 9 in the Dallas depth chart (and that was not a great defence) and spent his season in the AHL. The canadien defence is far superior.

The Finnish forwards though with even haflway decent defence could put up a good fight....but they won't be getting the puck too much from the defenders today. Ristolainen and Vatanen will be sorely missed.

 

[Zamuz]

Now we'll see how Laine would play against an NHL team

 

[CashMash]

Crap. Koskinen is in. We lost, guys.