The Slovak team are out of the World Championship after a 3:4 defeat to Finland. Three Slovan players scored points in the dramatic, ultimately unsuccessful, quarter-final match.
The Slovaks managed to claw back a three goal deficit, but after going behind again half-way through the final period, they could not find the net, with 3:4 the final result. In the comeback, Slovan’s Michel Miklík scored one goal, while assists came from Libor Hudáček and Roman Kukumberg. The latter, with a total of seven points, was Slovakia’s most productive player of the championship.
Finland – Slovakia 3:4 (3:0, 0:2, 1:1)
Goals: 2. Väänänen, 10. Kontiola (Pesonen, Aaltonen), 16. Kontiola (Aaltonen), 49. Aaltonen (Kontiola, Pesonen) - 26. Miklík (Mezei, Kukumberg), 33. Sekera (Mezei, L. Hudáček), 41. Surový (Radivojevič, Mezei)
Penalties: 4:5 (2 min.), Powerplay goals: 0:0, Shorthanded goals: 0-0, Officials: Jeřábek (CZ), Kaval (USA) - Blümel (CZ), Morrison (USA), Spectators: 9,520
Lineups:
Finland: Raanta - Hietanen, Lepistö, Laakso, Mäntylä, Väänänen, Jalasvaara, Kukkonen, Melart - Aaltonen, Kontiola, Pesonen - Salminen, Korpikoski, Koskiranta - Mikael Granlund, Savinainen, Pihlström - Anttila, Hytönen, Hagman
Slovakia: Staňa - Sekera, Mezei, Jurčina, Vydarený, Sersen, V. Mihálik, Švarný - Radivojevič, Surový, T. Kopecký - Miklík, Kukumberg, Záborský - Šatan, Ölvecký, L. Hudáček - Marcel Haščák, Bližňák, M. Daňo
| 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 |
