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Team USA Game Notes 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Minsk, Belarus USA (2-1-0-2) vs. Finland (2-1-0-2) Sunday, May 18, 2014, 4:45 p.m. EET (9:45 a.m. EDT) • Preliminary Round Team USA Schedule (times are local/EDT) USA Hockey Communications Contact: Matt Trevor Friday, May 9 - Group B Email: [email protected] • Cell: +469 274 5667 vs. Belarus W, 6-1 TODAY’S GAME Saturday, May 10 - Group B The U.S. Men’s National Team faces Finland in its second-to- vs. Switzerland W, 3-2 last game of the preliminary round at the 2014 International Monday, May 12 - Group B Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship. The U.S. vs. Russia L, 1-6 and Finland are tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in Thursday, May 15 - Group B Group B. Russia (15) is in first place, while Latvia (9) and vs. Latvia L, 5-6 Belarus (9) are tied for second. Friday, May 16 - Group B vs. Kazakhstan W, 4-3 (OT) ALL-TIME vs. FINLAND Team USA is 20-1-2-27-8 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) against Finland Sunday, May 18 - Group B in the IIHF Men’s World Championship. The nations have vs. Finland 4:45 p.m./9:45 a.m. met four times over the last two tournaments. In 2013, Craig Tuesday, May 20 - Group B Smith had a hat trick in a 4-1 preliminary round win, and fol- vs. Germany 12:45 p.m./5:45 a.m. lowed that up with a goal and an assist as Team USA earned Thursday, May 22 - Quarterfinals a 3-2 shootout victory in the bronze-medal game. In 2012, vs. TBD TBD Team USA posted a 5-0 win in the preliminary round before Saturday, May 24 - Semifinals Finland won by a 3-2 count in the quarterfinals. vs. TBD TBD An all-time, game-by-game series history is on page two. Sunday, May 25 - Bronze-Medal Game vs. TBD 4:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. YOUTHFUL JONES EXCELS Defenseman Seth Jones has recorded six points (2-4) in the Sunday, May 25 - Gold-Medal Game last two games to become the top scoring defenseman in vs. TBD 9:00 p.m./2:00 p.m. the tournament (2-5=7). Jones’ seven points also lead Team All preliminary round games will televised live on NBC Sports Net- work. NBC Sports Live Extra will stream all preliminary round games USA. The youngest American player (19), Jones scored two to U.S. viewers. goals, including the overtime game winner, and added an assist against Kazakhstan. One day prior, Jones racked up USA vs. Finland three assists versus Latvia. Jones also leads Team USA in ice time, averaging 24 minutes, 37 seconds per game. Tale of the Tape FIRST LINE PRODUCTION Category USA Finland The line of Brock Nelson, Tyler Johnson and Craig Smith Record 2-1-0-2 2-1-0-2 has contributed eight goals, including five on the power play, Goals For/Avg. 19/3.8 13/2.6 and eight assists. Smith is tied for the team lead with three Goals Against/Avg. 18/3.6 18/1.8 goals and is second with six points (3-3). He had a goal and Power Play .276 (8-29) .211 (4-19) an assist in each of the last two games. Nelson is tied with Penalty Killing .842 (16-19) .850 (17-20) Smith for the goals lead (3) and has five points (3-2). Johnson Shots For Gm/Avg. 179/35.8 129/25.8 has a 2-3=5 scoring line and is Team USA’s top faceoff man, Shots Against Gm/Avg. 123/24.6 115/23.0 winning 57% of his draws. Shorthanded Goals 0 0 TROUBA, ABDELKADER OUT VS. FINLAND Top Scorers Jones (2-5=7) Kontiola (3-3=6) Team USA will be without two of its top players today against Smith (3-3=6) Jokinen (1-2=3) Finland. After missing the game versus Kazakhstan, defense- Gaudreau (1-5=6) Lehtera (0-3=3) man Jacob Trouba returned home for precautionary reasons Nelson (3-2=5) 6 with 2 pts. and will not return to the championship. He had two goals Johnson (2-3=5) and an assist in four games, while averaging more than 23 Top Goalies Thomas Rinne minutes of ice time per game. (3-2, 3.77, .852) (2-1, 1.23, .944) U.S. captain Justin Abdelkader is suspended for today’s game following an IIHF Disciplinary Panel decision. Whistled Team USA Bios, History: mensworlds.usahockey.com for kneeing against Kazakhstan Friday, Abdelkader was Twitter: @usahockey • @usahockeyscores • #IIHFWorlds further penalized for the knee-on-knee hit. He will return vs. Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey Germany Tuesday. Team USA Game Notes vs. Finland • Sunday, May 18, 2014 • 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship • Page Two IIHF GOOD TO GAUDREAU USA vs. Finland Series History Date Round Result GF-GA Johnny Gaudreau has tallied three assists over the last two 5/19/13 Bronze Medal OTW 3-2 games, improving his tournament scoring line to 1-5=6. Against 5/8/13 Preliminary W 4-1 Kazakhstan, his second helper of the day led to the overtime, 5/17/12 Quarterfinals L 2-3 game winner. Gaudreau also tallied a game-high three points (1-2) 5/13/12 Preliminary W 5-0 against Belarus. At the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, 5/12/10 Preliminary L 2-3 Gaudreau led the tournament with seven goals and finished with 5/6/09 Quarterfinals W 3-2 nine points as Team USA won the gold medal. 5/14/08 Quarterfinals OTL 2-3 5/11/08 Qualification L 2-3 SCORING DEPTH 5/10/07 Quarterfinals OTL 4-5 Team USA ranks third in the tournament with 19 goals, an aver- 5/12/06 Qualification L 0-4 age of 3.8 tallies per game average. Twelve Americans have lit 5/6/05 Qualification T 4-4 4/24/04 Preliminary L 2-4 the lamp. Sixteen players have at least a point. 5/7/02 Quarterfinals L 1-3 Against Kazakhstan, three of four goals were scored by 5/12/01 Semifinals L 1-3 defensemen -- Seth Jones (2), Matt Donovan. The blue line 5/5/01 Qualification W 4-1 corps has 7-12=19 totals. 5/7/99 Qualification L 3-4 5/9/97 Round Robin L 0-2 FIRST TIMERS FIND SUCCESS 4/30/95 Preliminary T 4-4 Fifteen players have made their U.S. Men’s National Team debuts 5/7/94 Semifinals L 0-8 during the tournament. Four of Team USA’s top five scorers are 5/2/94 Preliminary L 0-7 competing in their first IIHF Men’s World Championship, including 4/20/93 Preliminary T 1-1 Seth Jones (2-5=7), Johnny Gaudreau (1-5=6), Brock Nelson 5/1/92 Preliminary L 1-6 (2-3=5) and Tyler Johnson (2-3=5). 4/28/91 Preliminary W 2-1 5/1/90 Relegation W 3-2 4/25/90 Preliminary W 2-1 POWER PLAY PROWESS 4/30/89 Relegation L 2-6 The U.S. power play has converted 28% (8-for-29) of its pow- 4/23/89 Preliminary T 3-3 er-play chances, good for third-best in the championship. The 4/28/87 Relegation L 4-6 eight power-play goals are the most by any team. Team USA has 4/21/87 Preliminary L 2-5 been 2-for-7 in each of the last two games. Brock Nelson and 4/12/86 Preliminary L 4-5 Craig Smith have two man-advantage markers apiece. 4/26/85 Preliminary L 3-8 4/18/82 Preliminary L 2-4 PENALTY KILL PROFICIENCY 4/25/81 Relegation T 3-3 Team USA is 16-for-19 on the penalty kill. The 84% success rate 4/19/81 Relegation W 6-4 is tied for sixth in the tournament. Only Germany (11) has faced 4/22/79 Relegation W 6-2 4/16/79 Preliminary T 1-1 fewer shorthanded situations than the U.S. 5/11/78 Relegation W 4-3 5/7/78 Preliminary T 3-3 CAPTAINS AMERICA 5/7/77 Relegation W 3-2 Justin Abdelkader is serving as captain of the 2014 U.S. National 4/26/77 Preliminary L 2-3 Team. He is playing in his second Men’s World Championship 4/8/76 Preliminary T 3-3 (2012). 4/13/75 Round Robin L 1-9 Craig Smith, who is playing on his fourth straight U.S. Men’s 4/4/75 Round Robin L 4-7 National Team, will serve as a full-time alternate captain. Colin 3/31/71 Round Robin L 3-7 McDonald and Tim Stapleton will split the role of Team USA’s 3/23/71 Round Robin L 4-7 second alternate captain. McDonald will wear an ‘A’ when the 3/30/69 Round Robin L 3-7 U.S. wears white, and Stapleton will don an ‘A’ when the U.S. 3/22/69 Round Robin L 3-4 3/26/67 Round Robin W 2-0 wears blue. 3/9/66 Round Robin L 1-4 3/12/65 Round Robin W 4-0 2013 MEN’S WORLDS RECAP 3/8/63 Round Robin L 3-11 The 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team (6-1-0-3, W-OTW-OTL-L) 3/11/62 Round Robin W 6-3 captured the bronze medal in Stockholm, Sweden, earning Team 3/12/61 Round Robin W 52 USA’s first medal since 2004.