Several HC SLOVAN Bratislava players made their mark in the victory against France in the opening game of the World Championship.
Slovan’s Michel Miklík set the tone with a goal in the first period, followed by Ölvecký in the second, with both Šatan and Hudáček scoring in the final period. Roman Kukumberg notched up two assists, precisely setting up goals for Záborský and Hudáček. Libor Hudáček and Mário Bližňák also set up a goal apiece.
Goals: 46. Raux (T. Bozon, Bertrand), 52. D. Fleury (Bellemare, S. Treille) - 9. Miklík (Záborský), 26. Ölvecký (Marek Ďaloga), 29. Záborský (Kukumberg), 44. Radivojevič (Kopecký, Bližňák), 45. Šatan (L. Hudáček, Jurčina), 60. L. Hudáček (Sekera, Kukumberg)
Penatlies: 4:4 (2 min). Powerplay goals: 1:2, Shorthanded goals: 0:0.
Officials: Reiber (SUI), Zalaski (CAN) - Kilian (NOR), Wilmot (CAN).
Spectators: 6,966.
| P | Tím | Z | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 38 | 81 |
| 2. | Jokerit Helsinki | 38 | 68 |
| 3. | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 40 | 77 |
| 4. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 39 | 67 |
| 5. | HC Sochi | 39 | 65 |
| 6. | Dynamo Moscow | 39 | 65 |
| 7. | SKA St. Peterburg | 38 | 62 |
| 8. | Dinamo Minsk | 38 | 56 |
| 9. | Medvescak Zagreb | 40 | 56 |
| 10. | HC SLOVAN Bratislava | 40 | 55 |
| 11. | Spartak Moscow | 39 | 50 |
| 12. | Vityaz Podolsk | 39 | 46 |
| 13. | Dinamo Riga | 37 | 46 |
| 14. | Severstal Cherepovets | 38 | 40 |
