GDT: May 11 • Norway 4, Denmark 3

[Systemfel]

2014 IIHF World Championship
Preliminary Round
Group A

May 11
9:45 AM ET • 15:45 CET • 16:45 EET

Norway
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

22 Martin Røymark​

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8 Mads Hansen

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26 Kristian Forsberg​

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46 Mathis Olimb​

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20 Anders Bastiansen

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40 Ken Andre Olimb​

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13 Sondre Olden​

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21 Morten Ask​

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19 Per-Ã…ge Skrøder​

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28 Niklas Roest​

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11 Andreas Stene​

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24 Andreas Martinsen​

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29 Robin Dahlstrøm​

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18 Jonas Djupvik Løvlie​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

42 Henrik Ødegaard​

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6 Jonas Holøs

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47 Alexander Bonsaksen​

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23 Mats Trygg​

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17 Stefan Espeland​

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4 Daniel Sørvik​

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Starter​

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Backup​

30 Lars Haugen​

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70 Steffen Søberg​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

34 Lars Volden​

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Healthy​

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Denmark
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

89 Mikkel Bødker​

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29 Morten Madsen

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36 Jannik Hansen​

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38 Morten Poulsen​

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13 Morten Green

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60 Mads Christensen​

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11 Patrick Bjorkstrand​

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40 Jesper Jensen​

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9 Frederik Storm​

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19 Kim Staal​

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33 Julian Jakobsen​

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17 Nicklas Jensen​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

6 Stefan Lassen​

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3 Philip Larsen​

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41 Jesper B. Jensen

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22 Markus Lauridsen​

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25 Oliver Lauridsen​

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28 Emil L. Kristensen​

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-​

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2 Phillip Brugisser​

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Starter​

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Backup​

31 Simon Nielsen​

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1 Patrick Galbraith​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

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-​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Igor Dremelj | -

Referee​

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Aleksi Rantala | -

Linesman​

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Paul Carnathan | -

Linesman​

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Masi Puolakka | -

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[admire]

Fight fight!!!! I so want to win this game. Norway has our number; it's simple as that. The upsets already mean that we need to start winning. Scoring on our chances and the lack of centers is a problem

I always fear Norway. It will be dirty, hard fought and close.

3-2 to either. Hope Denmark and I fear Norway

 

[BalticWarrior]

Seeing as Norway lacks Thoresen and Zuccarello and Denmark has Hansen,Larsen and Boedker i say its gonna be 4-2 for denmark

 

[AstrophysicalJet]

France upsetting is really annoying. It has made it dificult. Norway Will win 3-1

 

[DK Rookie]

If this quarterfinal thing I hear about shall have a chance of moving beyond a pipe-dream, Denmark better find a way to win this one! I'm still not a believer, but six games left to make me one!

Hope getting the first game out of the way settles the team down a little, felt a little hectic perhaps yesterday (mishandled passes, running around a bit too much for my liking in the d-zone - that's you, Oliver Lauridsen! ) - and who's the equipment guy on the Danish team? So many players losing their footing, just falling over with little to no contact! Hopefully they've sharpened the skates for today. (Met a better team of course, but seeing the way this tournament is going - what does the better team on paper really mean?)

Go at those Norwegian d-men, please! Italy sat back a bit, so this new offensive game-plan Janne Karlsson has brought along could pay off against Norway without OKT - hopefully.

 

[Ilovemymum]

The Norwegian defenders did good defenively against Italy, but their inexperience was showing more in the abilily to set up the forwards in the attack. For periods in the 2nd the forwards fell quite far back in their own zone as a result. Think Denmark has the most talented team overall, but Norway has an edge in goaltending and chemistry. Would put my money on Norway, but a bit of a coin toss. Could get a bit gritty. If Fredrik Andersen played for Denmark I would hold them as a clear favourite.

 

[danishdynamite]

We need our NHL'ers to play better, and we need Staal out of the line up.

We should be able to dominate the game, but Norway has always been a tough match for us.

 

[Bank]

Simon Nielsen the starter for Denmark. YIKES!

Fight you're freaking lives depended on it guys! We need to be alert, on the move and getting towards the Norwegian net. And I also noticed a lot of falling over yesterday. Hope that doesn't continue.

 

[danishdynamite]

Simon Nielsen the starter for Denmark. YIKES!

Weird decisions.. first staal over spelling.. now this..

This better work out...

 

[Bank]

Weird decisions.. first staal over spelling.. now this..

This better work out...

Well that wasn't weird, it just didn't work out... at all IF he had to switch I would much rather have seen Simon Nielsen yesterday and Patrick Galbraith today.

 

[AwesomePanthers]

Missing Tollefsen, Zucca, Thoresen etc is really tough for us. And the Danes are icing a better team than in many years, so its gonna be tough, even if we usually have their numbers. Predicting a close game, 3-2 to the Danes in OT/SO?

 

[Justinov]

Yeah I'm also pretty nervous about Simon Nielsen in goal.....
With Italy beating France, this game is getting even more seriously important......

 

[admire]

Simon Nielsen in goal...Yeah Norway just won.

 

[Systemfel]

Norway has altered two of their D-pairs.

 

[Bank]

Yeah I'm also pretty nervous about Simon Nielsen in goal.....
With Italy beating France, this game is getting even more seriously important......

Yeah a defeat would leave us with our backs against the wall after two games. Not pretty. We need to find a way to get something on the board from this one.

 

[Justinov]

Hopefully we can avoid the usual Norwegian talent of turning it into a ruffing game.
With the history of Norwegian PP efficiency compared with Danish lack thereof, we will lose such a game (as we have done so many times before thanks to Tollefsen).
Since he is not here, hopefully the Danish players can stay more cool and keep a fast pace of the game.

 

[TollefsenFan]

Denmark is stronger than us on paper. We need a strong game from Haugen to have a chance to win this. Our D is not good enough

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Any streams?

Nvm found one.

 

[Justinov]

Denmark is stronger than us on paper. We need a strong game from Haugen to have a chance to win this. Our D is not good enough

You certainly have the goalie advantage. Both our d's are fairly thin, so it's equal there.
Maybe we on paper have better edge in forwards, but it only becomes a real significance if Denmark can get a “flow“. Norway are so good at prevented Denmark from achieving that.........
If we have a game with lots of penalties, Norway will win it on the PP.

 

[Justinov]

Lots of Norwegian ruffing after Bødker's attempt to throw the danish players of the game plan.....
Business as usual.....
Almost Norwegian shorthanded goal - auch!

 

[Justinov]

Lucky bounce...1-0 Morten Poulsen!

 

[Justinov]

2-0, Frederik Storm!! (Allsvenskan rules!)
Bad start from Haugen.

 

[BalticWarrior]

2:0 looks like Denmark is on a mission

 

[TollefsenFan]

Im out. **** this ****

 

[Domenica]

Those Danish jerseys with the horny lion (tm) look awesome.