GDT: May 18 • USA 3, Finland 1

[Systemfel]

2014 IIHF World Championship
Preliminary Round
Group B

May 18
9:45 AM ET • 15:45 CET • 16:45 EET

USA
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

11 Brock Nelson​

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9 Tyler Johnson​

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15 Craig Smith

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53 Johnny Gaudreau​

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19 Tim Stapleton

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57 Tommy Wingels​

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88 Peter Mueller​

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21 Vince Trocheck​

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10 Jimmy Hayes​

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12 Kevin Hayes​

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23 Drew Shore​

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13 Colin McDonald

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-​

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79 Andy Miele​

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-​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

65 Danny DeKeyser​

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3 Seth Jones​

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51 Jake Gardiner​

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55 Connor Murphy​

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29 Jake McCabe​

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2 Jeff Petry​

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46 Matt Donovan​

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-​

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Starter​

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Backup​

30 Tim Thomas​

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33 David Leggio​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 37 Connor Hellebuyck​

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Healthy​

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D 8 Jacob Trouba​

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-​

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F 89 Justin Abdelkader

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1-game suspension​

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Finland
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

21 Jori Lehterä

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27 Petri Kontiola​

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34 Olli Palola​

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56 Erik Haula​

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12 Olli Jokinen

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71 Leo Komarov

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19 Veli-Matti Savinainen​

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26 Jarkko Immonen​

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81 Iiro Pakarinen​

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22 Miikka Salomäki​

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40 Tomi Sallinen​

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42 Jere Sallinen​

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61 Tommi Huhtala​

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-​

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-​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

18 Tuukka Mäntylä​

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38 Juuso Hietanen​

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5 Atte Ohtamaa​

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10 Jere Karalahti​

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6 Tommi Kivistö​

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28 Jyri Marttinen​

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-​

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47 Ville Lajunen​

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Starter​

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Backup​

35 Pekka Rinne​

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31 Mikko Koskinen​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 32 Juuse Saros​

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Healthy​

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F 13 Petteri Wirtanen​

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Upper body injury​

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F 25 Pekka Jormakka​

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Concussion​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Lars Brüggemann | -

Referee​

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Vyacheslav Bulanov | -

Linesman​

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Justin Hull | -

Linesman​

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Miroslav Valach | -

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[Rob]

There is a good chance that the loser of this game may end up missing the quarterfinals.

 

[Urbanskog]

3-0 for Finland

 

[Mathmew Purrrr Oh]

#FreeConnor

 

[boredmale]

Isn't Trouba injured?

 

[Urbanskog]

Isn't Trouba injured?

No, they decided to send him home to avoid injury

 

[NorwFin]

Go Finland!

 

[mattihp]

I thought this would be an impossible task. Then I took a look at the US roster. When was the last time it was this weak?

 

[JJTT]

I thought this would be an impossible task. Then I took a look at the US roster. When was the last time it was this weak?

It's the same kinda team they have been sending for 5 years now.

 

[Gaps]

It's the same kinda team they have been sending for 5 years now.

This is definitely weaker than last year's squad, and that squad was weaker than 2012's.

 

[BusQuets]

It's the same kinda team they have been sending for 5 years now.

Not this weak, no way.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Not this weak, no way.

Same can be said of finnish roster. Lot weaker than last year.

 

[Namejs]

As someone who's seen most USA games and most of the Finnish games, I have to say that Team Finland are definitely the favorites here.

The Americans have been pretty bad throughout the tournament and now they've lost a couple of their best players (Abdelkader + Trouba) for today's game. That's a recipe for disaster.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was a 3-0/4-1/etc. game. And I definitely wouldn't be surprised if the US wouldn't make the play-offs.

 

[Jussi]

Bulanov...

 

[Systemfel]

Savinainen moved to the third line. US also making some changes to their lineup with Abdelkader out.

 

[Jolli]

I can't see us losing this game. This US squad would even have hard time against an AHL team.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Actually, it appears it's a team built for the future. And not a bad concept. I'd imagine the older American players who played a full NHL season weren't all that interested in extending their year another two weeks or so.

I thought this would be an impossible task. Then I took a look at the US roster. When was the last time it was this weak?

 

[bobbeaver]

If USA looses today most probable quarter finalists will be Russia, Belorussia, Latvia and Finland. Now who could have guessed that at the beginning of the tournament?

 

[crowi]

Lookin' good

 

[Leizi]

holy bounce, Batman!

 

[Plural]

Wow!

 

[Jussi]

My client Brock...Nelson conquered Pekka Rinne!

 

[NorwFin]

Ridiculous bounce..

 

[Keke]

I would expect this kind of goals from Sweden..

 

[Periwinkle]

Am I the only one who gets a mini heart-attack every time Rinne goes to play the puck behind the net?