Group Cattini
Team
|
Wins
|
OTW/SOW
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OTL/SOL
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Losses
|
Points
|
Goal Diff.
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Geneve-Servette
HC
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
+3
|
Salavat
Yulaev Ufa
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1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
Jokerit
Helsinki
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
-3
|
Defending champions Geneve-Servette HC would kick off the tournament facing KHL club Salavat Yulaev Ufa. The Swiss club would take an early lead thanks to a Timothy Kast powerplay goal. Geneve-Servette extended their lead with another powerplay goal (this time scored by Taylor Pyatt). Inti Pestoni would add another for the Swiss club, as they ended the first period up 3-0. The tables would turn in the second period. It took half the period, but Anton Slepyshev finally got Ufa on the board. Ilkka Heikkinen added another goal minutes later to bring the Russian club to within one. Ufa continued to outshoot Geneve-Servette in the third period, but they could not find a way to tie the game. Geneve Servette would win game one 3-2.
Since they lost game one, Salavat Yulaev Ufa would face fellow KHL club Jokerit Helsinki. It didn't take long for Jokerit to strike, as Eetu Poysti scored 16 seconds into the game. Ufa manage to tie it up minutes later thanks to Alexei Glukhov. Antti Pihlstrom would score on the powerplay to give Ufa the lead midway through the first. It wasn't until the second period when more goals would be scored. Pihlstrom potted his second of the game almost nine minutes into the period to extend Ufa's lead. Linus Omark struck back less than a minute later to close the gap to within one. That didn't last long, with Teemu Hartikainen scoring to get Ufa's 2-goal lead back. Jokerit would stay down 2 until early in the third, when Omark scored his second of the game on a powerplay. While the Finnish club had chances, Jokerit could not find the tying goal. Ufa would hang on the take the game 4-3.
Geneve-Servette HC and Jokerit Helsinki would be the last game of the group. Geneve-Servette would come out firing in the first. They eventually found the back of the net, with Kevin Romy breaking the deadlock with a powerplay goal. Despite outshooting the Finnish club 17-4, Geneve-Servette would end the period up by only one. Just like in their first game, the tables would turn on the Swiss club in the second. Ville Lajunen's powerplay goal midway through the frame would tie the game for Jokerit. While the shots evened out in the third, Geneve-Servette was the only one to score. Pestoni scored a minute-and-a-half into the period, and Arnaud Jacquemet added an insurance goal on the powerplay. Gevene-Servette went perfect in their group with the 3-1 win.
Group Torriani
Team
|
Wins
|
OTW/SOW
|
OTL/SOL
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Losses
|
Points
|
Goal Diff.
|
HC
Davos
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
+2
|
Team
Canada
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
+1
|
KHL
Medvescak Zagreb
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
-3
|
Host (and heavily-favoured) HC Davos took on Team Canada to kick off this group. Beat Forster would open the scoring for the host with a goal seven minutes into the game. While both teams had chances, neither would find the back of the net until the third period. Dick Axelsson would score on the powerplay to extend HC Davos' lead, but it was the penalty that was of some controversy. Derrick Walser was called for a check to the head, but upon further review, he whiffed on the hit and the head reaction from the HC Davos player came from trying to avoid the hit. Canada would get one back, as Alexandre Giroux scored a powerplay goal of his own. It was as close as Canada would get though. HC Davos won their first game 2-1.
Since they lost their first game, Team Canada would be the first opponent of KHL Medvescak Zagreb. Canada opened the scoing in the first, as Bud Holloway put home a rebound. Stefano Giliati added to Canada's lead later in the period. Giroux would score early in the second, but it took a while as the refs initially waved off the goal. It was reviewed and called a goal, as the puck bounced in and out of the net. Zagreb would finally get on the board in the third, as Pascal Pelletier snapped one past Drew MacIntyre to break his shutout. Canada would hold on though, eventually winning the game 3-1.
HC Davos and KHL Medvescak Zagreb faced each other in the final group game. The host would strike early, as Marcus Paulsson beat Mark Owuya just over a minute in to give HC Davos the lead. From there on, both teams would fail to find the back of the net. Leonardo Genoni stopped all 24 shots he faced to record the only shutout of the group stage. HC Davos won 1-0, and finish undefeated in the group stage.
Quarter Finals
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3
KHL Medvescak Zagreb 0
In a battle of KHL teams, it was the Russian one that would be moving on. Ufa opened the scoring in late in the third thanks to Dmitri Semin. The score would stay that way until midway through the third, as Stanislav Golovanov found the back of the net to extend Ufa's lead. Ufa added one more minutes later, as a double-minor (high sticking) to Pelletier lead to a Hartikainen powerplay goal. With the game out of hand, things got a bit heated between the two teams late in the game. With under two minutes left, penalties would be doled out to Zagreb's Brandon Segal (slashing) and Shoane Morrisonn (elbowing) and a double-minor to Ufa's Ivan Lekomsev (slashing). In the end, Ufa won the game and move on to face HC Davos in the semi-finals.
Team Canada 5
Jokerit Helsinki 2
Everything looked to be going Jokerit's way early on. Steve Moses would part the red bars just under a minute into the game to give the Finnish club a 1-0 lead. Omark scored to extend Jokerit's lead minutes later. It wasn't until late in the period when Canada got on the board, as Micki DuPont blasted one past Jokerit goalie Riku Helenius. The second period would be a bit kinder to Canada. A DuPont shot would deflect off Giroux's skate to tie the game for the Canadians. Canada would finally take the lead late in the period, as Jeff Tambellini made it 3-2. Although Jokerit would outshoot Canada 11-4 in the final frame, they could not beat MacIntyre. Brett McLean would score shorthanded and Marc-Andre Gragnani added an empty netter, as Canada won the game 5-2. Team Canada move on to the semi-finals to face Geneve-Servette HC.
Semi-Finals
HC Davos 3
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4 (SO)
This was an eventful game to say the least. HC Davos looked to be in control, with Nicklas Danielsson scoring four minutes in to give the host the lead. Paulsson scored on the powerplay to extend the Swiss club's lead. Ufa finally got on the scoresheet in the second thanks to Alexander Pankov. Ufa tied the game early in the third, with Slepyshev finding the back of the net on the powerplay. Denis Khlystov scored midway though the period to give Ufa the lead. A rare fight occurred a minure later, as Slepyshev and Felicien du Bois went at it. Both would receive a 5 and a game, but Slepyshev was assessed an extra 2 minutes. HC Davos took advantage of the powerplay, as Danielsson scored his second of the game to tie it. This game eventually went to a shootout, where Hartikainen would score the lone goal. Ufa beats the host HC Davos 4-3 in the shootout, and move on to the final.
Geneve-Servette HC 6
Team Canada 5
This game looked like it would be all Geneve-Servette. Pestoni scored eight minutes in to open the scoring for the Swiss club. Tom Pyatt added another goal late in the period to extend the lead. Back-to-back goals by Romain Loeffel and Francis Bouillon would spell the end for MacIntyre, as Nolan Schaefer came in to replace him. Timothy Kast scored midway through the period to give Geneve-Servette a 5-0 lead. Canada finally got on the board half a minute later thanks to Mike Hedden. Ryan Perent and Jerome Samson scored before the period ended to close the gap. A Giroux powerplay goal early in the third to pull Canada to within one. Loeffel would respond with a powerplay goal of his own to put Geneve-Servette back up by two. Marc-Andre Pouliot scored midway though the period to once again get Canada to within a goal. With time running out, Canada would take a costly bench minor penalty for not changing fast enough (something head coach Guy Boucher was not too pleased with). Geneve-Servette would run down the clock to take the 6-4 win and move on to the final.
Final
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 0
Geneve-Servette HC 3
The final was a rematch of the first game of this tournament. Looking to defend their title, Geneve-Servette would come out firing, doubling Ufa in shots in the first period. It wasn't until early in the second when goals would be scored. With Ufa getting in a bit of penalty trouble, Geneve-Servette capitalized on the man advantage, as Jacquemet scored to put the Swiss club up one. Another powerplay goal (this time by Daniel Rubin) later in the period extended Geneve-Servette's lead. While Geneve-Servette let off the gas pedal a bit in the third, they managed to score once more. Taylor Pyatt scored to extend the Swiss club's lead to three. Janick Schwendener was prefect along the way, stopping 21 shots in his shutout effort. Geneve-Servette HC beat Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3-0, and wins the Spengler Cup for the second year in a row.
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