It seems there is not much available on this game, so I will add some insight (even though my analytical and memory skills may be lacking).
The game itself was very exciting. Lots of hits, fast pace, and big saves.
Sweden played better the first two periods, and let their guard down in the third (as someone suggested earlier). Sweden let off the gas which led to some scrambles in their own zone and scoring opportunities for the Swiss. Swiss did well to take advantage of their opportunities to tie the game up and force a great overtime.
Someone above suggested Sweden may lack goal-scorers, and that could be true. That said, the forwards all played well for the most part and Landeskog did not play. In the first period the line of Fasth-Jarnkrok-Thronberg was very strong and had many chances. Thornberg was great on the forecheck - hustled hard and got in the thick of it. Jarnkrok showed some very slick moves and puck possession on several occassions throughout the game. I was really delighted in seeing him play for the first time.
Lindberg was great. His first goal came off a rebound shot in the slot after a strong shift by his line. The second goal must have been tipped since Erixon or another defenseman took the slapshot (note - I was on the opposite end for this period). The third goal I cannot recall for some reason, but I believe it was a slapshot by Lindberg at the top of the circle.
The Swedish defenders who I seen the most were Larsson, Dahlback, Klingberg, and Erixon. They won most battles with the Swiss forwards and did well to get the puck out of their end for most of the game. Larsson was on the brunt of some heavy Swiss hits and was down for sometime on one, but came back shortly after.
Petterson-Wentzel played in net and played very well when he needed to. Shots through the first two period were mostly perimeter or weak shots by the Swiss, but he came up big in the third and overtime.
On the Swiss end - Pestoni was the best Swiss forward. If his puck control was a bit stronger he may have had another goal or point since he always seemed to end up with some good opportunities.
Niederreiter was pretty quiet in this game. He went for some big hits but his offensive side was not very notable, other than one decent rush from his own end and into the other.
Conz played the first period and made one big pad save, along with other solid saves. Giovanni came in for the remainder and continued the strong goaltending of Conz.
Overall, Sweden was the stronger team in almost all aspects but some lackluster play allowed the Swiss to bring the game to the shootout. Switzerland looks to have some very strong goaltending, but I think there may be something lacking to play the upset role they played last year (even though they played this role well in this game). Anyhow, it was a great game by both teams and hopefully a better predictor of the WJC this year than the other pre-comp games so far.
