HC Davos wins evening game against Team Canada

The second game of the Spengler Cup turned out to be one of the classic rivalries of the past decade. Home team HC Davos was looking to get the head start into their tournament but Team Canada had the same ambitions.

Both teams started fast with chances at both ends but in the 8th minute it was Beat Forster, assisted by Perttu Lindgren who scored the first goal for HC Davos. Two minutes later, Davos had a first powerplay chance but couldn't capitalize on the advantage. Canada tried to get the equalizer in the first period but didn't succeed.

Davos had the slightly better start into the middle period and the Canadians had some problems creating chances. But with 10 minutes played they got their fist chance on the powerplay. But although the Canadians had more than double the shots in the second period they still waited for their first goal after 35 minutes. 37 minutes were played when Perttu Lindgren took a seat in the box and gave Canada a chance for another go but again, the Maple Leafs who played in retro jerseys couldn't get the puck past Genoni and so the period ended goalless. 

It took Davos 8 minutes in the third period and a powerplay when Dick Axelsson was able to score the second goal for his team. But just two minutes later, the Canadians finally got on the scoreboard when Alexandre Giroux, assisted by Gragnani. The game was now going back and forth with both teams taking penalties and just 7 minutes left. Canada tried everything to get the second goal but also as goalie Schaefer was replaced by a 6th field player Davos kept the upper hand and beat Team Canada 2-1.

Spectators: 6'300 (Sold out)

Shots on goal:
Davos: 12/8/7
Canada: 8/18/10

Line-ups HC Davos:

Goal: Genoni, Wolf

1st Line: du Bois (A), Ambühl (C), Sciaroni, Wieser D. (A), von Arx
2nd Line: Forster, Schneeberger, Lindgren, Paulsson, Wieser M.
3rd Line: Koistinen, Fransson, Persson, Axelsson, Danielsson
4th Line: Guerra, Paschoud, Jörg, Walser, Simion

Line-ups Team Canada:

Goal: Schaefer, MacIntyre

1st Line: Mikkelson, Kwiatkowski (A), Holloway, Tambellini, Ritchie (C)
2nd Line: Dupont, Walser, Giroux, Walter, Pouliot
3rd Line: Gragnani, McCarthy, Mclean (A), Samson, Hedden
4th Line: Vandermeer, Parent, Genoway, Hamilton, Martindale

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