GDT: Group A - May 6 - Sweden vs Czech Republic

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2018 IIHF World Championship
Group A

May 6
10:15 AM ET • 4:15 PM CET

Sweden vs Czech Republic

Sweden
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
35 Magnus Hellberg
31 Anders Nilsson

Defensemen:
23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson - 6 Adam Larsson
47 Hampus Lindholm - 3 John Klingberg
56 Erik Gustafsson - 5 Mikael Wikstrand

Forwards:
13 Mattias Janmark - 93 Mika Zibanejad - 67 Rickard Rakell
14 Gustav Nyquist - 11 Mikael Backlund - 40 Elias Pettersson
91 Magnus Pääjärvi- 12 Johan Larsson - 25 Jacob de la Rose
24 Lias Andersson - 9 Adrian Kempe - 18 Dennis Everberg


Czech Republic
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
39 David Rittich
33 Pavel Francouz

Defensemen:
47 Michal Jordán - 3 Radko Gudas
60 Michal Moravčík - 9 David Sklenička
61 Adam Polášek - 8 Libor Šulák
17 Filip Hronek

Forwards:
10 Roman Červenka - 12 Radek Faksa - 71 Tomas Hyka
23 Dmitrij Jaškin -14 Tomas Plekanec - 11 Andrej Nestrašil
18 Dominik Kubalík - 51 Roman Horák - 26 Michal Řepík
90 Robert Kousal - Filip Chytil

Scratched:
F 98 Martin Nečas


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[Retroglyphs]

4:2 Sweden. Pettersson might have a good day.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Wouldn’t mind seeing a kid line of Andersson-Kempe-Pettersson. Would be pretty entertaining.

 

[Ducks76]

4:1 SWE

 

[OregonCanuck]

Sweden win Pettersson will have a good game

 

[EK47]

Wouldn’t mind seeing a kid line of Andersson-Kempe-Pettersson. Would be pretty entertaining.

Essentially I think Nyquist is the best linemate for Pettersson, he has a terrific hockey sense and plays with quite a lot like what he is used to and has had the most success with in Kiiskinen in Växjö, centerwise I am still up in the air, either Backlund or Kempe, Kempe is more offensive minded but Backlund has better hockey-sense, I think both constellations could work if you give them time to work it out.

Goes without saying that this is assuming that they are not going to split Rakell-Zibanejad-Janmark up.

 

[Mestaruus]

Sweden wins this group so Sweden wins this game also.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

SWE 3-2

 

[theslatcher]

Seems like Hellberg will start, and sounds like Necas won't play? 5-1 Sweden. Sorry, czechs.

Also;
When he was asked about Gudas yesterday, Rakell laughed a little and answered "No, there's tougher players in the NHL, I've met considerably tougher"

 

[Babula]

Czech team can use Filip Hronek as 12th forward today... he has played forward to u-18 category, i believe

 

[Lays]

Lias Andersson vs Chytil today

 

[OregonCanuck]

Pettersson had a good chance on that one timer if nestrasil didn’t stick his foot out and block it I see this game having it’s first goal but that’s to late cause Rakel scored

 

[Phil McKraken]

Didn't realize Backlund is the oldest player on the team.

 

[Czechboy]

Czech team can use Filip Hronek as 12th forward today... he has played forward to u-18 category, i believe

It's really not a bad idea.. put him on wing on 4th line and on PP. 10 to 12 minutes.

 

[DDRhockey]

Pettersson is amazing

 

[Canucks LB]

Ep looks ON right now

 

[Czechboy]

So far Sweden definitely looks better. Not surprised.

 

[Canucks LB]

Nice 2-0 draws penalty sweden scores

 

[EK47]

I mean even if they scored on this pp its so Pejorative Sluredly bad to put your most skilled player as a net front presence.

 

[Czechboy]

Terrible penalty killing there... all 4 Czechs and the goalie and somehow Sweden got 2 shots off. Not sure how I think Rittich is looking so far.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Janmark looks ON right now

 

[DDRhockey]

Klingberg >> karlsson

 

[DDRhockey]

Sweden has their best whc team in like forever

 

[Chimpradamus]

Rakell and Janmark (PP) with a goal each, 2-0 after 7 minutes of play. Sweden has started in the 5th gear.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Klingberg >> karlsson

He can do whatever he wants with the puck on the big ice.