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[2x IIHF] SHL IIHF Recap: Round Robin Day 4
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ValpixRegistered Posting Freak
Hello and welcome to the fourth daily recap of the IIHF tournament! I'm your host, Val Pix, bringing you a breakdown of everything that happened on the penultimate day of pool play here in Paris. We're going to go in daily order. I'm going to be a bit less wordy about this one because a) basically every game has been streamed and b) I accidentally closed the tab halfway through writing this, so I have to write AGAIN....this recap will be more akin to the quick-simmed games, sorry about that.
Day 1 - October 17  Russia 3-1 Great Britain  Britain's defense has been strong throughout this tournament (second in goals conceded only to Canada entering today). But in a low scoring affair, their offense is silenced after an early goal, and Russia gets goals from Viktor Krunk, Valentin Kalashnikov, and Puddles O'Duck.  Latvia 0-6 Sweden  Latvia's shouts of sarauj turn to sorrow, thanks to a shutout from Jon St. Ark and a four-goal third period; Dave Heinrich led the way with three assists for Tre Kronor.  Czechia 7-4 Ireland  After a goalfest of a first period that sees Ireland go from 2-0 down to 3-2 up, the Czech lion roars with four consecutive second period goals. San-sam Emerson racks up four assists, and Stan Din'desque finishes with three points.  Finland 2-5 Canada  A very similar story to the last time these two met - Finland cuts a 3-0 deficit to 3-2, but Canada's potent power play pushes them to a comfortable win. Luc Blouin scored twice for the Canucks.  Germany 1-4 USA  Olof Korsikko is a wall through two, and the Germans even lead entering the third. The US roars awake and scores four in the third, including two points each from Rand al'Thor and Lord Raiden. Day 2 - October 18  Norway 4-1 France  Hank Stopper lives up to his name with a 35 save performance; Aksel Fiske, Gonzo Gobbledygook, and Cup Noodle log two points each. Miguel Hefeweizen's power play goal is the lone blemish for Stopper. Day 3 - October 19 Latvia 4-3 France A back and forth, see-saw affair is left extremely late with the Latvians prevailing. Rookie Edžus Ozolins pots the winner in the final minute of regulation time. Czechia 3-2 Finland Svoboda and Emerson give the Czechs a lead early in the third. Kampainen spices things up with a goal with just over eight minutes to go, and a power play gives Finland the perfect chance they can't capitalize on. Russia 4-2 Sweden Sweden takes the lead twice, but Sbornaya pull back both times. Salvatici strikes with the winner with 2:31 to go, his second of the game; Cue adds an empty netter to down Tre Kronor. Canada 3-2 Japan  A tale of two power plays. Japan finds nothing from seven opportunities; Canada strikes twice on their five, and Shylo Moxii wins the game in the final three minutes at even strength. Great Britain 3-1 Norway Britain's defense and goaltending holds serve. Lev Lebedev's three points pace the offense, as Igor Petrov's goal with less than five minutes to go is mere consolation for Norway. Day 4 - October 20 Canada 6-0 Ireland A ruthless attack with six different Canadian goal scorers chases Irish starter Caleb Hayden from the game. Guðmundur Kristjánsson leads the attack with three points, and Anthony Dionne pitches a 26 save shutout. Day 5 - October 21 Germany 0-4 Finland A 28 save shutout for Mat Smith and two point night from Lemo Pihl pace Leijonat to a comfortable win, backed by two power play goals. Great Britain 1-5 Sweden For the first time really all tournament, the British defense struggles and the offense can't keep up with the reigning champs. Three players put up two points each for the Swedes. USA 0-6 Japan Japan's forwards break out the heavy artillery. Ryuujis Minamino and Kawashima and Evil AllBran all score twice; Kawashima puts up five points in total. BASE PACK stops all 24 for the shutout. Russia 4-1 Norway Norway strikes first - and early - but the Russians put up four unanswered, led by two points each from Aleksander Kozlov and Long John Donair and 26 saves from Evgeni Petrov. Day 6 - October 22 Japan 4-3 Germany (OT)Sir Devoir's 44 saves keep the Japanese in this one; Aleksander Iskandrov's third period goal forces OT. Videl Valor cashes in in the extra frame, to go with their assist on the equalizer.  Switzerland 2-3 France (OT)Both teams net shorties as Rebecca Montagne and Enes Gündoğan duel. Dirty Boots strikes in the extra frame to send the Paris crowd into raptures. Day 7 - October 23 USA 1-4 Ireland After being chased in his last outing, Caleb Hayden redeems himself with a dazzling 49 saves. A couple of unassisted second period goals give him the support he needs. Finland 4-1 Czechia The scoreboard was even in many ways; the goal count was not one of them. KEKW Kekkonen puts up 3 points, and Sconnie McHits scores twice. Harry Carpet adds 29 saves for good measure. Standings after Day 4: ![[Image: XCdXqZI.png]](https://i.imgur.com/XCdXqZI.png) Just one day left of groups! Soon, 14 will become 8 and the knockouts will begin. Who's going on, who's going home? TUNE IN NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z SHL IIHF. (1037 words, feel free to grade)
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