Feb27th

Team Finland vs. Team Slovakia Live Blog!

AUTHOR: Wesley | IN: Hurricanes | COMMENTS: None Yet |

10:25pm Almost 3/4ths the way through the first period. Both teams seem cautious and Slovakia is 0-2 on the power play

10:31pm Team Finland heading to their first power play just under 2 minutes left in the opening period, pretty even game so far.

10:32pm Team Finland gets on the board first with slap shot from Hometown Canuck Salo 1-0 Team Finland

10:36pm We have reached the first intermission with Team Finland leading 1-0, The shots on goal during the first period were Finland 12 and Slovakia 5

10:51pm Starting the 2nd period

10:56pm Team Slovakia seems to have more of push here in the 2nd period out shooting Finland 3-2 5 minutes in, still 1-0 Finland

10:57pm Gaborik takes a delay of game period and Finland heads to their 2nd power play with just over 15 minutes to play in the 2nd period

11:01pm 2nd Power Play unsuccessful for Team Finland score remains 1-0

11:04pm M. Koivu takes a tripping penalty sending Team Slovakia to their 2nd power play with 11:30 left to play in the 2nd period

11:06pm M. Gaborik ties the game at 1-1 midway throught the 2nd period

11:08pm Team Finland headed to their 3rd power play of the night, so far they are 1 for 2 with Salo scoring the goal, Finland needs to send message here. 8:50 left in the 2nd

11:13pm Team Slovakia takes Too Many Men on the Ice penalty, but then S. Koivu takes a penalty 30 seconds later, 4 on 4 with 6 minutes left in the 2nd 1-1

11:16pm Team Finland takes another penalty giving Team Slovakia at 5 on 3 for 26 seconds

11:17pm M. Hossa scores for Team Slovakia on the 5 on 3 making it 2-1 Slovakia, Slovakia goes to conventional power play for 1:30

11:21pm Big time for Team Finland as Team Slovakia takes a double minor for high sticking with 2 minutes left in the 2nd period.

11:23pm M. Hossa’s pretty pass to Canuck P. Demitra makes it 3-1 on the short-handed goal

11:26pm End second period 3-1 Team Slovakia

11:42pm Start of the 3rd period still 3-1 Team Slovakia

11:44pm Team Finland crucial power play down 3-1 with 17 minutes left in regulation

11:46pm 5 on 3 coming up to Team Finland, MUST SCORE for Finland

11:49pm Team Finland pulls within 1 on the power play as puck deflects off Niklas Hagman to make it 3-2 Team Slovakia

11:52pm Olli Jokinen ties it up with under 12 minutes to go, great play by Team Finland

11:55pm Marian Hossa takes a tripping penalty with the score tied at 3, Finland back to the power play, 2 of 3 goals have been on the PP, 12 left

11:56pm Did that play look at little familiar Hurricanes fans? The only difference its was Pitkanen to Olli Jokinen not Jussi. 4-3 Team Finland with 11 minutes left

12:00am Salo takes a penalty for Team Finland, Slovakia to the PP trailing 4-3 with just over 9 minutes remaining in regulation.

12:04am Unsuccessful power play for Team Slovakia leaves them trailing 4-3 with 6 minutes left in regulation, such a good game so far

12:12am It should be 4 on 4 after Marian Hossa takes a dive, but its a Team Slovakia PP with 3 minutes remaining

12:14am GREAT SAVE BY KIPRUSOFF, Team Finland remains ahead. Team Slovakia trails by 1 with 1:25 left, EN Team Slovakia

12:18am Filppula seals the Bronze medal for Team Finland with the EN goal with 10.6 seconds remaing.

12:19 Congratulations to Team Finland on winning the Bronze medal, This means all of the Hurricanes participating in the Olympics will receive an Olympic medal

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