21
20:11
Beginning of 2nd third. Go on.
20
19:57
Conclusion 1st third
As a result, the ice comrades determine the game and repeatedly come to dangerous conclusions. Especially the Bündner line around Corvi, Niederreiter and Ambühl put a lot of pressure on.
Switzerland has now been without a goal for 200 minutes.
20
19:55
End of 1st third. It’s 1-0 after the first period.
20
19:52
Samuel Hlavaj injured his neck after Haas shot. He needs a little care.
19
19:51
Again the possibility for Switzerland to increase in number.
18
19:50
2-minute penalty for Š.Nemec (Slovakia).
Two minutes after the foul on Malgin.
18
19:47
Switzerland is very solid defensively, although two or three mistakes have crept in in the last few minutes.
17
19:45
Switzerland is still holding zero! Not much is missing to the new record.
15
19:45
The Slovaks are complete again.
14
19:42
First good power play by the Swiss. However, without a goal.
12.
19:41
2-minute penalty to M.Lunter (Slovakia).
Lunter holds Corvi back and has to go to the penalty box for two minutes.
11.
19:37
Marti has a lot of space in the slot, but shoots in the middle of Hlavaj’s goal.
10
19:36
Robert Mayer has to excel, he parries Nemec’s wrist shot with his stick hand.
10
19:35
It’s ablaze again in front of the gate of Hlavaj! It is the Bündner line that is causing problems for the Slovaks.
9.
19:34
8th.
19:33
The Slovaks have recovered a bit.
7.
19:30
Now the Swiss are doing magic! Niederreiter, Corvi and Ambühl push the Slovaks into their own zone.
6.
19:28
Tooor for Switzerland, 1:0 by J.Siegenthaler.
Bullie win in the offensive zone, Denis Malgin with a great pass to Siegenthaler and he scores with a one-timer to make it 1-0. Nico Hischier causes a lot of traffic in the slot.
5.
19:26
Miranda with a dangerous finish from the right, Hlavaj saves with a stick hand.
4.
19:24
Energetic forechecking by the Slovaks, the Swiss hardly have time to build up properly.
3.
19:24
A first attempt by the Slovaks. Gajdos pulls from the blue line, Robert Mayer keeps the puck in the follow-up.
3.
19:22
Great atmosphere in Arena Riga! About 1,000 Swiss fans have come for the long weekend.
2.
19:21
The NHL line around Nico Hischier is already putting a lot of pressure in the Slovakian zone.
1.
19:20
Switzerland in the red jersey and Slovakia in white.
19:15
It starts soon
The players step onto the ice.
18:54
NHL reinforcement
More reinforcements for the ice buddies. Jonas Siegenthaler and Nico Hischier are in the squad today and are making their debut at this year’s World Championships. We can be curious about the two players of the New Jersey Devils.
18:30
Lineup Slovakia
18:24
Lineup Switzerland
18:20
The referees
The match will be officiated by referees Christoffer Holm and Sean Macfarlane. Line judges are David Nothegger and Jiri Ondracek.
18:18
direct encounters
There were a total of 34 direct comparisons between Switzerland and Slovakia. The Eisgenossen walked off the ice 20 times as winners. Slovakia, for their part, won 12 times and drew twice. The Slovaks won the last two matches shortly before the World Cup with 0:2 and 2:3 aet. Can Switzerland get revenge today?
18:15
Initial situation Slovakia
Slovakia got their four points from the first three group games. At the beginning a narrow defeat against the big brother from the Czech Republic, then a narrow 2:1 victory over hosts Latvia and again a narrow defeat after a shootout against Canada. In the three encounters, the Slovaks only scored their five goals.
18:13
Initial situation Switzerland
18:09
The table
18:09
Welcome!