GDT: Team Russia vs Team Canada *Gold Medal Game!*

1st Period Summary:

Goals:

15:35 - Andrew Cogliano ( Ryan O’Marra, Tom Pyatt)
17:29 - Bryan Little (Kris Letang)PP
18:02 - Jonathan Toews (Steve Downie, Cody Franson) PP


Penalties:

7:00 - Gennady Churilov 2 minutes for slashing.
16:47 - Artem Anisimov 2 minutes for holding
17:47 - Pavel Valentenko 2 minutes for high sticking.
19:02 - Darren Helm 2 minutes for boarding.


Shots on goal:
Canada - 15
Russia - 7

Canada leads Russia in gold medal game

TSN.ca Staff
1/5/2007 2:18:19 PM

Canada has a big lead over Russia in the gold medal game at the world junior championship in Leksand, Sweden. Canada leads 3-0 early in the second period on goals by Andrew Cogliano, Bryan Little and Jonathan Toews.

All three goals came in a 2:27 span late in the first period.

Cogliano finished a beautiful passing play with Marc Staal and Ryan O'Marra, one-timing a shot past Semen Varlamov into the Russian net to open the scoring at 15:35.

Less than two minutes later, Little swept in a powerplay goal to give Canada a two-goal cushion.

Thirty-three seconds after that, Toews went upstairs on Varlamov for another powerplay goal to make it 3-0 for Canada.

Early in the first period, Canadian goalie Carey Price stopped Igor Makarov on a breakaway, with some help from Ryan Parent's speed on the back-check.

Canada's first good chance came with Gennady Churilov in the penalty box. The puck came to Sam Gagne on a rebound, but it bounced over his stick in front of a wide open net.

Andrey Kiryukhin's wrap around attempt in the middle of the first period looked dangerous, but was stopped calmly by Price.

It is the third straight year, and the sixth time since 1999, that Canada and Russia are playing for gold in this tournament.

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2nd period Summary

Goals:

6:00 - Brad Marchand (Jonathan Toews)
11:27 - Pavel Valentenko (Unassisted)
19:24 - Ilya Zubov ( Alexander Loginov)



Penalties:

2:42 - Vitali Anikeenko 2 minutes for charging.
2:42 - Steve Downie 2 minutes for roughing.
3:43 - Marc Staal 2 minutes for high sticking.
11:21 - Karl Alzner 2 minutes for holding.
12:11 - Alexander Kucheryavenko 2 minutes for
12:11 - Jonathan Toews 2 minutes for hooking.
15:09 - Jonathan Toews 2 minutes for roughing.
15:09 - Kris Letang 2 minutes for roughing.
15:09 - Mikhail Glukhov 2 minutes for roughing.
19:03 - Ryan O’Marra 2 minutes for high sticking.

Total shots on goal so far:

Canada - 26
Russia - 17