Slovakia and Russia faced each other in the 2002 Championship final; that game ended 4–3 in favour of the Slovaks, who captured the team's only gold medal in World Championship history.
The 2012 final was Slovakia's third final in history, and their first since 2002. Russia made their fourth final appearance in five years. Russia had won twenty-five gold medals (three as Russia) previously.[2]
The first period had only lasted one minute before Slovakia captain Zdeno Chára fired a hard shot from the blue line to open up the score. Russia would then dominate the rest of the period, and at 09:57 Alexander Semin received a pass from Washington Capitals teammate Alexander Ovechkin on a breakaway and tied the game 1–1. Russia continued to pressure the Slovaks' net, but a solid-playing Ján Laco and good defensive play by the Slovaks kept the game even. No penalties were called during the game's first 20 minutes.[4]
In the second period, Russia grabbed a three-goal lead. In a tangled situation in front of Slovakia's goaltender, Alexander Perezhogin put the puck in the net and gave Russia their first lead of the game at 26:10. Then at 33:31 Sergei Shirokov passed to assistant captain Alexei Tereshchenko on a two-on-one situation and Tereshchenko scored to give the Russians a 3–1 lead. Less than two minutes later, Pavel Datsyuk stole the puck in the Slovak zone and passed to Alexander Semin who netted his second goal of the game, giving Russia a three-goal lead. Shortly thereafter, at 35:43, Zdeno Chára was given the first penalty of the game, a tripping penalty. The Russians were unsuccessful in converting on the power play. Russia outshot Slovakia 16–8 in the second period.[5]
At 43:55 in the third period, Pavel Datsyuk sealed the game for Russia with his first goal of the game. Shortly after this, Slovakia's goaltender Ján Laco was pulled and replaced by Peter Hamerlík. Slovakia was given an opportunity on the power play following a slashing penalty on Alexander Ovechkin at 48:47, Russia's first penalty of the game. It took 50 seconds on the power play before Zdeno Chára scored his second goal of the game on a one-timer in front of the net to cut the deficit to three goals. Evgeni Malkin finished the game off at 58:02 by scoring his eleventh goal of the tournament to make the score 6–2.[6]
The game ended 6–2 for Russia, who captured the team's twenty-sixth World Championship gold medal in history (fourth as Russia). Slovakia earned their second World Championship silver medal.[4]
After the game had ended, several Slovak players donned Pavol Demitra jerseys backwards to honor his memory. Demitra had died on September 7, 2011.[7]
Evgeni Malkin was named the MVP of the tournament.[8]
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The 2012 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki Finland on 20 May 2012 between Russia and Slovakia 2012 IIHF World Championship final123 Total Russia 132 6 Slovakia 101 2Date20 May 2012 2012 05 20 ArenaHartwall AreenaCityHelsinkiAttendance13 242 1 20112013 Russia won the gold medal by defeating Slovakia 6 2 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Road to the final 3 Match 3 1 Summary 3 2 Details 4 References 5 External linksBackground editSlovakia and Russia faced each other in the 2002 Championship final that game ended 4 3 in favour of the Slovaks who captured the team s only gold medal in World Championship history The 2012 final was Slovakia s third final in history and their first since 2002 Russia made their fourth final appearance in five years Russia had won twenty five gold medals three as Russia previously 2 Road to the final editFurther information 2012 IIHF World Championship Russia Round Slovakia Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS nbsp Russia 7 7 0 0 0 27 8 19 21 nbsp Sweden 7 6 0 0 1 29 15 14 18 nbsp Czech Republic 7 4 1 0 2 24 11 13 14 nbsp Norway 7 4 0 1 2 33 19 14 13 nbsp Latvia 7 2 0 0 5 11 19 8 6 nbsp Germany 7 2 0 0 5 14 31 17 6 nbsp Denmark 7 1 0 1 5 13 23 10 4 nbsp Italy 7 0 1 0 6 6 31 25 2 Preliminary Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS nbsp Canada 7 6 0 1 0 35 15 20 19 nbsp United States 7 4 2 0 1 32 17 15 16 nbsp Finland 7 5 0 0 2 21 14 7 15 nbsp Slovakia 7 5 0 0 2 21 13 8 15 nbsp France 7 3 0 0 4 21 32 11 9 nbsp Switzerland 7 2 0 0 5 16 21 5 6 nbsp Belarus 7 1 0 0 6 11 23 12 3 nbsp Kazakhstan 7 0 0 1 6 11 33 22 1 Opponent Result Playoff Opponent Result nbsp Norway 5 2 Quarterfinals nbsp Canada 4 3 nbsp Finland 6 2 Semifinals nbsp Czech Republic 3 1 Source 3 Match editSummary edit The first period had only lasted one minute before Slovakia captain Zdeno Chara fired a hard shot from the blue line to open up the score Russia would then dominate the rest of the period and at 09 57 Alexander Semin received a pass from Washington Capitals teammate Alexander Ovechkin on a breakaway and tied the game 1 1 Russia continued to pressure the Slovaks net but a solid playing Jan Laco and good defensive play by the Slovaks kept the game even No penalties were called during the game s first 20 minutes 4 In the second period Russia grabbed a three goal lead In a tangled situation in front of Slovakia s goaltender Alexander Perezhogin put the puck in the net and gave Russia their first lead of the game at 26 10 Then at 33 31 Sergei Shirokov passed to assistant captain Alexei Tereshchenko on a two on one situation and Tereshchenko scored to give the Russians a 3 1 lead Less than two minutes later Pavel Datsyuk stole the puck in the Slovak zone and passed to Alexander Semin who netted his second goal of the game giving Russia a three goal lead Shortly thereafter at 35 43 Zdeno Chara was given the first penalty of the game a tripping penalty The Russians were unsuccessful in converting on the power play Russia outshot Slovakia 16 8 in the second period 5 At 43 55 in the third period Pavel Datsyuk sealed the game for Russia with his first goal of the game Shortly after this Slovakia s goaltender Jan Laco was pulled and replaced by Peter Hamerlik Slovakia was given an opportunity on the power play following a slashing penalty on Alexander Ovechkin at 48 47 Russia s first penalty of the game It took 50 seconds on the power play before Zdeno Chara scored his second goal of the game on a one timer in front of the net to cut the deficit to three goals Evgeni Malkin finished the game off at 58 02 by scoring his eleventh goal of the tournament to make the score 6 2 6 The game ended 6 2 for Russia who captured the team s twenty sixth World Championship gold medal in history fourth as Russia Slovakia earned their second World Championship silver medal 4 After the game had ended several Slovak players donned Pavol Demitra jerseys backwards to honor his memory Demitra had died on September 7 2011 7 Evgeni Malkin was named the MVP of the tournament 8 Details edit 20 May 201220 30Russia nbsp 6 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 nbsp SlovakiaHartwall Areena Helsinki Attendance 13 242Game referenceSemyon VarlamovGoaliesJan LacoPeter HamerlikReferees nbsp Antonin Jerabek nbsp Brent ReiberLinesmen nbsp Roger Arm nbsp Petr Blumel0 101 06 Z Chara T Surovy A Semin A Ovechkin P Datsyuk 09 571 1A Perezhogin A Popov 26 102 1A Tereshchenko S Shirokov N Zherdev 33 313 1A Semin P Datsyuk 35 224 1P Datsyuk A Semin A Ovechkin 43 555 15 249 37 Z Chara T Surovy M Satan PP E Malkin I Nikulin N Nikitin 58 026 22 minPenalties4 min42Shots31References edit a b Game Summary Gold Medal Game PDF IIHF 20 May 2012 Archived PDF from the original on 31 December 2016 Retrieved 20 May 2012 Can David slay Goliath IIHF 2012 05 20 Archived from the original on January 3 2013 2012 tournament standings reports and game results IIHF Retrieved 20 May 2012 a b Aykroyd Lucas 20 May 2012 Golden glory for Russia IIHF Archived from the original on May 23 2012 Retrieved 20 May 2012 Russia dominates Slovakia to win 2012 IIHF gold 2014 Sochi groups announced sports yahoo com 2012 05 20 Russia beats Slovakia to win gold at Worlds 2014 Olympics groups set cbssports com 2012 05 20 Russia wins world championship gold 2012 05 21 Malkin wins MVP honours IIHF 2012 05 20 Archived from the original on 2012 05 23 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 IIHF World Championship final amp oldid 1193625441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
