Team Slovakia at Team Russia
· Centre Molson, Montreal · World Cup of Hockey · Final
Final score
The Team Russia beat the Team Slovakia 7–4 on Saturday, August 31, 1996 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Team Slovakia at Team Russia
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Team Slovakia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Team Russia |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Team Slovakia at Team Russia
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Team Slovakia |
9 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
| Team Russia |
10 |
12 |
5 |
27 |
Three stars
- S. Fedorov, Team Russia (2 goals, 2 assists)
- A. Mogilny, Team Russia (2 goals, 2 assists)
- P. Bondra, Team Slovakia (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Team Slovakia at Team Russia. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:33 |
Team Slovakia |
Jergus Baca (1) |
Robert Svehla (1), Ziggy Palffy (1) |
Power play |
SVK 1, RUS 0 |
| 1st |
09:37 |
Team Russia |
Sergei Fedorov (2) |
Sergei Gonchar (1), Darius Kasparaitis (2) |
Power play |
SVK 1, RUS 1 |
| 1st |
11:08 |
Team Slovakia |
Peter Bondra (1) |
Ivan Droppa (1) |
Even strength |
SVK 2, RUS 1 |
| 1st |
12:14 |
Team Russia |
Alexander Mogilny (1) |
Alexei Zhitnik (1), Sergei Fedorov (1) |
Even strength |
SVK 2, RUS 2 |
| 1st |
18:31 |
Team Russia |
Alexander Mogilny (2) |
Sergei Fedorov (2), Viacheslav Fetisov (2) |
Even strength |
SVK 2, RUS 3 |
| 2nd |
07:52 |
Team Slovakia |
Ziggy Palffy (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
SVK 3, RUS 3 |
| 2nd |
12:42 |
Team Russia |
Vyacheslav Kozlov (1) |
Igor Larionov (1), Andrei Trefilov (1) |
Power play |
SVK 3, RUS 4 |
| 2nd |
19:58 |
Team Russia |
Sergei Fedorov (3) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
SVK 3, RUS 5 |
| 3rd |
01:27 |
Team Slovakia |
Zdeno Ciger (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
SVK 4, RUS 5 |
| 3rd |
05:28 |
Team Russia |
Sergei Gonchar (1) |
Alexander Mogilny (1), Sergei Nemchinov (1) |
Power play |
SVK 4, RUS 6 |
| 3rd |
15:26 |
Team Russia |
Sergei Nemchinov (1) |
Alexander Mogilny (2), Sergei Gonchar (2) |
Even strength |
SVK 4, RUS 7 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Team Slovakia at Team Russia
| Stat |
Team Slovakia |
Team Russia |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
3 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
16 |
16 |
Box score
Team Slovakia
Team Slovakia skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | PPGPower-play goals |
| Number 9 V. Plavucha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 10 O. Hascak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 12 P. Bondra |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Number 14 P. Bartos |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 16 J. Stumpel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 18 M. Satan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 20 Z. Ciger |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Number 22 R. Zednik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 23 L. Rybovic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 24 Z. Palffy |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Number 26 P. Demitra |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 2 J. Baca |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Number 3 I. Droppa |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 5 M. Smerciak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 7 L. Sekeras |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 8 R. Svehla |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 27 J. Varholik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Team Slovakia goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Dragan |
27 |
7 |
.741 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Team Russia
Team Russia skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | PPGPower-play goals |
| Number 3 S. Nemchinov |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 8 I. Larionov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 10 A. Zhamnov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 13 V. Kozlov |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
| Number 18 V. Bure |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 19 A. Yashin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 20 S. Berezin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 27 A. Kovalev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 51 A. Kovalenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 89 A. Mogilny |
R |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Number 91 S. Fedorov |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| Number 2 V. Fetisov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 7 O. Tverdovsky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 11 D. Kasparaitis |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Number 25 A. Karpovtsev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 26 D. Yushkevich |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number 44 A. Zhitnik |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Number 55 S. Gonchar |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Team Russia goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 A. Trefilov |
26 |
4 |
.846 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Team Slovakia at Team Russia
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:21 |
Team Russia |
Valeri Bure |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
08:55 |
Team Slovakia |
Ivan Droppa |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
17:49 |
Team Russia |
Alexei Zhitnik |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
17:57 |
Team Slovakia |
Zdeno Ciger |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:44 |
Team Russia |
Alexei Yashin |
Elbowing |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:44 |
Team Slovakia |
Pavol Demitra |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:23 |
Team Slovakia |
Lubomir Sekeras |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:42 |
Team Russia |
Alexei Zhamnov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:42 |
Team Slovakia |
Robert Svehla |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:04 |
Team Slovakia |
Marian Smerciak |
Interference obstruction |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:15 |
Team Slovakia |
Marian Smerciak |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:12 |
Team Russia |
Vyacheslav Kozlov |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:49 |
Team Slovakia |
Robert Svehla |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:49 |
Team Russia |
Alexei Zhamnov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:18 |
Team Russia |
Vyacheslav Kozlov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:31 |
Team Russia |
Andrei Kovalenko |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Referees
- Mark Faucette
- Linesmen
- Kevin Collins, Scott Driscoll
- Team Slovakia scratches
- Stanislav Jasecko, Lubomir Visnovsky, Slavomir Ilavsky, Jozef Voskar, Stanislav Medrik, Matej Bukna, Igor Murin
- Team Russia scratches
- Vladimir Malakhov, Alexander Semak, Valeri Zelepukin, Sergei Zubov, Igor Ulanov, Andrei Nikolishin, Nikolai Khabibulin
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