Three Crowns impressive during the first match of the ishockeysäsongens other national team tournament, Channel One Cup. Two Rysslandsbaserade slopes saw that Sweden was in a tvåmålsledning after the first half of the game against the KHL-star-studded host nation.
First, set the Philip Holm, living in Nizhny Novgorod, 1-0 after just five minutes of the first period. CSKA Moscow-Klas Dahlbeck, who assisted to the 1-0 goal, then put the 2-0, 13.26 check in the second period. 27-year-old Dahlbeck was Three Cent poängbäste player in the ice palace in Moscow, his own home in the KHL.
the third period in a 2-0 lead. But had to see the period ends in a 2-2 mode. Dahlbecks teammate at CSKA Moscow, Mikhail Grigorenko, set 1-2-reduction 3.24 the period, and the st. Petersburg Vladislav Gavrikov was quoted for the 2-2-goal 61 seconds later.
– They are, unfortunately, two very quick goals. Overall, I think we make a pretty good match against a good team, ” says Three-Par goalie Lars Johansson to C More.
ruled in Russia, Grigorenko with a beautiful wrist shot into Johansson’s right cross. The national coach Rikard Grönborg was happy anyway, despite the fact that Sweden did not put any of their four penalty kicks.
– Stunning kämparinsats. A pity that we could not keep in the third period. Tough loss, ” he says to C More.
On Saturday meet Tre Kronor Finland in the second match of the Channel One Cup. Finland lost a 3-0 lead to a 3-3 draw against the Czech republic in just a little over nine minutes in the third period, and lost 3-4 after penalty shootout.
