GDT: May 9 • Belarus 1, USA 6

[Systemfel]

2014 IIHF World Championship
Preliminary Round
Group B

May 9
1:45 PM ET • 19:45 CET • 20:45 EET

Belarus
Projected lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

17 Alexei Kalyuzhniy

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84 Mikhail Grabovskiy

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61 Andrei Stepanov​

| -

46 Andrei Kostitsyn​

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77 Alexander Kitarov​

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74 Sergei Kostitsyn​

| -

16 Geoff Platt​

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23 Andrei Stas​

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28 Konstantin Koltsov​

| -

27 Alexei Yefimenko​

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73 Artyom Volkov​

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18 Alexei Ugarov​

| -

-​

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88 Yevgeniy Kovyrshin​

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-​

| -

Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

5 Nikolai Stasenko​

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89 Dmitriy Korobov​

| -

7 Vladimir Denisov

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25 Oleg Yevenko​

| -

11 Andrei Karev​

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92 Raman Hrabarenka​

| -

-​

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57 Igor Usenko​

| -

Starter​

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Backup​

31 Andrei Mezin​

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1 Vitaliy Koval​

| -

Scratched​

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Reason​

G 35 Kevin Lalande​

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Healthy​

| -

D 91 Kirill Gotovets​

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Healthy​

| -

USA
Projected 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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89 Justin Abdelkader

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21 Vince Trocheck​

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53 Johnny Gaudreau​

| -

88 Peter Mueller​

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19 Tim Stapleton​

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57 Tommy Wingels​

| -

12 Kevin Hayes​

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23 Drew Shore​

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10 Jimmy Hayes​

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-​

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-​

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13 Colin McDonald

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

65 Danny DeKeyser​

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8 Jacob Trouba​

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29 Jake McCabe​

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3 Seth Jones​

| -

51 Jake Gardiner​

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2 Jeff Petry​

| -

46 Matt Donovan​

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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​

| -

D 55 Connor Murphy​

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Healthy​

| -

C 79 Andy Miele​

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Healthy​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Martin Fraňo | -

Referee​

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Vladimír Šindler | -

Linesman​

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Jon Kilian | -

Linesman​

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Sakari Suominen | -

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[CaptBrannigan]

Geoff Platt?

Wut?

 

[Systemfel]

Yes, he became eligible to play for Belarus in October, along with goalie Kevin Lalande.

http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/lalande,-platt-eligible/

 

[swissexpert]

Pretty even game, USA probably a little less ready for it.
3-2 Belarus

 

[Exarz]

15,000 Belarusian fans will help Belarus win this close game! 2-1 Belarus

 

[nobuddy]

Will NBC Live Extra get me this game online?

 

[LaxSabre]

Will NBC Live Extra get me this game online?

Yes it will, all games that are on NBCSN will be made available on NBC LIVE Extra via NBCSports.com

Taken from a press release - Stamford, Conn - April 23, 2014 - NBC Sports Group will present LIVE coverage of all United States games next month from the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, part of more than 40 hours of coverage on NBCSN. NBC Sports LIVE Extra - NBC Sports Groups LIVE streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will stream all NBCSN content.

Commentators - NBCSN - Dennis Beyak (Play-By-Play) and Dave Reid (Analyst). NBCSN Studio - Russ Thaler and Anson Carter.

Go United States! 3-2 win!

 

[Rob]

Tim Thomas is starting while Obama is still in the White House?

I could see Belarus stealing this one with home ice advantage. They will probably be fired up.

 

[kunabai]

belarus d-pairings

korobov-stasenko
denisov-yevenko
karev-graborenko
usenko as 7 d-man

mezin between the pipes, with koval as second goalie

 

[kunabai]

some changes in offensive lines

1st - the same
2nd - a kost - kitarov - s kost
3rd - platt - stas - koltsov
4th - ugarov - yefimenko - volkov - kovyrshin

 

[kunabai]

usa

trouba - dekeyser
jones - mccabe
petry - gardiner
donovan

johnosn-nelson-smith
abdelkader-trocheck-gaudreau
wingels-stapleton-mueller
j. hayes, k. hayes, mcdonald, shore

thomas (leggio)

 

[Dirty but Good]

Five players from the 2013 WJC Gold Medal team. Should be fun to watch.

 

[cska78]

good luck and may the best team win! I am pulling for Belarus' a bit more, it's a home tournament and this game means a whole lot for the people, while in USA no one really knows there's a tournament.

 

[Exit Dose]

good luck and may the best team win! I am pulling for Belarus' a bit more, it's a home tournament and this game means a whole lot for the people, while in USA no one really knows there's a tournament.

Good luck.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Not sure what to make of this U.S. team to be honest. I hope Lavy lets 'em run and gun!

 

[Arthur]

Bookmakers sure are generous with the odds for Belarus. Might be a worthwhile shot, since these teams are so even.

 

[Purple hippo]

Haha somebody at NBCSN messed up with the flags, replaced the Belarus flag with the Belgian flag.

 

[Arthur]

Haha somebody at NBCSN messed up with the flags, replaced the Belarus flag with the Belgian flag.

That is just sad.

 

[Ducksgo*]

Let's go USA!!!!!!!

 

[magic school bus]

Lavi coaching? Dis gon be good

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Lets go States.

 

[magic school bus]

Anson Carter's mic is still on. Anyone else hear that?

 

[Purple hippo]

Anson Carter's mic is still on. Anyone else hear that?

Is that who it is, I thought it was my other stream

 

[sb24]

Anson Carter's mic is still on. Anyone else hear that?

yes.

 

[Ducksgo*]

Game is LIVE on nBCSports for any Americans watching