GDT: Group A - May 5 - France vs Belarus

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2018 IIHF World Championship
Group A

May 5
10:15 AM ET • 4:15 PM CET

France vs Belarus

France
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
49 Florian Hardy
33 Ronan Quemener

Defensemen:
18 Yohann Auvitu - 4 Antonin Manavian
62 Florian Chakiachvili - 84 Kevin Hecquefeuille
8 Hugo Gallet - 3 Johnathan Janil
28 Damien Raux

Forwards:
81 Anthony Rech - 14 Stéphane Da Costa - 9 Damien Fleury
77 Sacha Treille - 71 Anthony Guttig - 80 Teddy Da Costa
27 Loïc Lampérier - 63 Alexandre Texier - 12 Valentin Claireaux
23 Guillaume Leclerc - 25 Nicolas Ritz - 72 Jordann Perret
29 Floran Douay

Scratched:
G 37 Sebastian Ylönen
D 38 Thomas Thiry
F 15 Maurin Bouvet


Belarus
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
31 Ivan Kulbakov
91 Mikhail Karnaukhov

Defensemen:
14 Yevgeni Lisovets - 18 Kristian Khenkel
89 Dmitri Korobov - 51 Stepan Falkovski
7 Vladimir Denisov - 4 Pavel Vorobei
9 Roman Dyukov

Forwards:
70 Charles Linglet - 17 Yegor Sharangovich - 71 Alexander Pavlovich
91 Artur Gavrus - 88 Yevgeni Kovyrshin - 16 Geoff Platt
13 Sergei Drozd - 77 Alexander Kitarov - 15 Artyom Demkov
84 Maxim Sushko - 78 Artyom Kisly - 10 Pavel Razvadovski
75 Artyom Levsha

Scratched:
G 79 Vitali Trus
D 23 Nikita Ustinenko
F 28 Alexander Materukhin


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[Retroglyphs]

Judging by today's performances, I think it'll be a 4:1 victory for the Belarussians.

 

[theslatcher]

I see a shutout for Belarus if Karnaukhov starts.

 

[Babula]

France

 

[jaro]

maxim sushko is not 4th line player ... i thing he should get better chance to show his skills

 

[Marky1999]

Why is Auvitu not playing today? This is a really important game for France.

 

[Babula]

Why is Auvitu not playing today? This is a really important game for France.

anyway why he was not playing yesterday ?

 

[Babula]

how did look Jordann Perret against Russia ?

 

[Bookker]

Why is Auvitu not playing today? This is a really important game for France.

He should play today

anyway why he was not playing yesterday ?

Resting for more important games

how did look Jordann Perret against Russia ?

Coach Dave Henderson said in the post-game interview that it was the player who played with the most energy on ice and who plays consistant each game

 

[Belizarius]

Just came back for the morning skate.
Auvitu was on the ice and is officially listed on the roster. Still no confirmation of him playing vs Belarus, but looks like it's ok.
Curious to see who will be out for him (a youngster like Gallet or Thiry, or a washed out veteran like Raux, who was awful yesterday ?)

 

[Bookker]

Lineup update !

I would have prefer Thiry rather than Raux in D
But nice add with Auvitu + Rech on the 1st line

 

[ozo]

I see a shutout for Belarus if Karnaukhov starts.

Karnaukhov is not a good goalie by any stretch of imagination. Kulbakov is miles better

 

[Bookker]

Stephane Da Costa is a genius

 

[DangeRouss]

A goal a la Stephane Da Costa
The guy has great hands
he just signs with a KHL team I would have liked to see him back in nhl

 

[Belizarius]

Wow, never saw this coming. Lampérier scores.
It's his 1st ever goal, in 30 games !

 

[PanniniClaus]

a pretty good game, chances at both ends. Game is certainly not over

 

[Belizarius]

What a shot by Da Costa. 4-1 !
Little deflection by Manavian.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

Belarus generally plays better with 'big boy' teams, but I'm surprised they're losing that comfortably to France.

 

[Bookker]

Da Costa is just unbelievable, shit
He has the skills of top elite NHL players and it's not even debatable.

 

[DangeRouss]

@ Bokker : His lack of physicality cost him a lot but OTT didn't give him a fair chance (not enough time to adjust to NA rinks)
He was targeted last year by some NHL teams but was injuried and even didn't know if he will be back to hockey
So returning to KHL (to Avtomobilist after stellar seasons for CSKA on topline with Radulov etc.) isn't so bad

 

[theslatcher]

Karnaukhov is not a good goalie by any stretch of imagination. Kulbakov is miles better

Sure doesn't look like it atm.

 

[kabidjan18]

Don't think the problem is the goalies...

 

[Retroglyphs]

Karnaukhov is not a good goalie by any stretch of imagination. Kulbakov is miles better

Kulbakov didn't even reach the 2nd period today, before again being replaced by Karnaukhov.

 

[malkinfan]

Belarus looks awful. There main problem seems to be offense, there have been minimal high end scoring chances created so far. Most of the game Belarus players were frustrated and yelling at each other, not looking good. No surprise, they dont have any forwards that talented at this level.