GDT: NOR vs. AUT May 19, 2024

[Summer Rose]

Who: Norway vs. Austria

What: IIHF World Championship Group A

Where: O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

When: 16:20 CEDT (10:20 EDT)

Why: Why did the chicken cross the road?

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[jonas2244]

Let's go Austria, put some pressure on Finland.

 

[MrRuin]

This could be a really fun or really frustrating game to watch. I hope Austria can channel its energy and play from the game against Canada and Finland to get a win, but this will be a very different opponent. We never matched up well against Norway and almost always came up short in recent memory. Very hard to predict anything.

 

[FriarChill]

This could be a really fun or really frustrating game to watch. I hope Austria can channel its energy and play from the game against Canada and Finland to get a win, but this will be a very different opponent. We never matched up well against Norway and almost always came up short in recent memory. Very hard to predict anything.

Yes, exactly. Lets see how they play with all the added expectations. Not being the underdog will be a completely different game.

 

[SoundAndFury]

I only saw Norway's game against Canada in full but I have to agree, one thing they are is annoying to play against, and that really shouldn't fit Austria who, in theory, should thrive on a much more open game.

 

[Heia Norge]

Austria are on a roll in this tournament. Very difficult game this.
Our goalie needs to play a good game and our defence needs to bee on alert.

Hoping for a good start of 1st period, take an early lead.

 

[FinPanda]

Lets go Norway

Not thinking about Finland here or anything.

 

[kabidjan18]

Norway is typically a team we always lose to. They beat us in 2022, prior to that in 2019, before that in 2011...2007...the last time Austria has beaten Norway in the WC was 1999. This was back before Rossi, Baumgartner, Maier, P. Huber, were born. The one exception to this trend is that we beat them in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.

The matchup is characterized by a team that is supposed to be offensive (Austria) struggling to maintain puck possession again Norway, the bigger and stronger team. While Norway expertly exploits Austria's defensive weaknesses. Norway always have significant physical superiority, as one Austrian commenter once said "one are descended from Vikings, one are not."

Thomas Raffl also isn't in the lineup. I think he's probably injured.

 

[57special]

Zucc and Rossi get into a spearing battle, and both are tossed from the game, and tournament. Advantage to ------ ?

 

[jonas2244]

Austria to the lead after a blast from Schneider on the PP.

 

[jj cale]

Austrians on the board

 

[jonas2244]

And a second. Great play by Zwerger and Schneider.

 

[jj cale]

2-0, the red and white wave!!

 

[jonas2244]

Schneider knows how to shoot.

 

[jj cale]

Schneider has taken over this game.

Austria closes this out and it sure puts a lot of pressure on Finland.

 

[Old Man Jags]

3-0. Nice score! Good rebound after the Czech game.

 

[jonas2244]

If Norway wants to have a chance they need to score on that 5vs3. Horrible period for them.

 

[EK47]

So if Austria beats UK and Finland beats Denmark then Finland has to atleast get a point against Switzerland?

 

[Polish Eagle]

Więc jeśli Austria pokona Wielką Brytanię, a Finlandia pokona Danię, to Finlandia będzie musiała przynajmniej zdobyć punkt przeciwko Szwajcarii?

Tak

 

[FinPanda]

So if Austria beats UK and Finland beats Denmark then Finland has to atleast get a point against Switzerland?

Yes

 

[EK47]

Yes

While we all like a cinderella story, I really don’t wish for Jalonen to go out like that.

 

[ottawarenegader613]

I feel like I am at a soccer match but great to see the Austrian crowd singing while their team is playing. Just wait until Hungary plays in the tournament next year and it becomes a crowd singing contest.

 

[EK47]

Nice one-timer! Will there be some nerve?
Probably not, Austria doesn’t look fazed.

 

[JoVel]

What's the first tie breaker in this tournament?

 

[jonas2244]

What's the first tie breaker in this tournament?

Direct game between the two teams. If three ore more teams are tied just the games between those teams come into consideration.