Showing Some International Love: Euro Hockey Tour Preview - Oddset Hockey Games Review

The host (Sweden) did not fare well. How bad was it? Keep reading to find out.

(Note: Most information from Eurohockey.com)

Oddset Hockey Games Standings

Team	Win	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	Loss	Points	Goal Diff.
Finland	2	0	1	0	7	+5
Czech Republic	2	0	0	1	6	0
Russia	1	1	0	2	5	+3
Sweden	0	0	0	3	0	-8

Results

February 6
Russia 4 - Finland 3 (SO)

February 7
Czech Republic 2 - Sweden 0

February 9
Finland 3 - Czech Republic 0
Sweden 1 - Russia 4

February 10
Russia 1 - Czech Republic 2
Sweden 2 - Finland 5

Team Recap

Finland: An Aaltonen hat trick opened the scoring (first 2 goals) and tied the game (last goal) for the Finnish squad in the opening game, but it wasn't enough as Russia won in the shootout. Metsola helped the team bounce back with a 30-save shutout against the Czechs. Finland closed out the tournament with a win against Sweden that seemed easy, but the Finns were out shot 40-21. They end the tournament in first place and close the gap between them and first place Russia in the overall standing.

Czech Republic: Salak opened the tournament for the Czechs with a 40-save shutout against Sweden. Their next game against Finland was the opposite, as they were on the side that got shut out. Their last game against Russia was close, but the Czechs were still able to prevail, scoring 2 while holding Russia to one. The Czechs second place finish keeps them in second in the overall standing.

Russia: The Russians gave up a late tying goal in their first game, but where able to pull out the win in the shootout. Against Sweden, they were able to take the lead and keep it, as Koshechkin stopped 36 shots to preserve the victory. They finished the tournament with a close lost to the Czech Republic. The third place finish kept the Russians as the overall leader, but the gap they had is closing.

Sweden: This was a tournament the host country hopes to forget. Despite outshooting their opponents in all three games, they could only find the back of the net three times. The last place finish officially eliminates Sweden from a first place finish, and they'll need to run the table (and get some help) in the next tournament if they don't want to finish last. Essentially, they are just playing for pride now.

Overall Standings

Team	Win	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	Loss	Points	Goal Diff.
Russia	5	1	1	2	18	+14
Finland	4	1	1	3	15	+3
Czech Republic	5	0	0	4	15	-7
Sweden	2	0	0	7	6	-10