2008 IIHF World Championship final

Ice hockey match ru Финал чемпионата мира по хоккею с шайбой 2008 October 2026 October 2026 2008 IIHF World Championship final Russia Canada 5 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 May 18, 2008 Colisée Pepsi Quebec City 13,339 2007 2009 The 2008 IIHF World Championship final was an ice hockey match that took place on 18 May 2008 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada, to determine the winner of the 2008 IIHF World Championship. Russia defeated Canada 5–4 in overtime to win its 2nd championship. Background The game marked the first time that Russia and Canada met in the final of a World Championship. It was Russia's third finals appearance, and the first since 2002. It was Canada's fifth appearance in the finals in six years, and having won the 2007 World Championship in Russia, they were the defending champions. Venue thumb|Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City The Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City was chosen to host the final of the championship. Previously at the tournament, the venue hosted both the semi-finals, and the Bronze medal match. In the final, the attendance was 13,339. Match Summary thumb|left|Alexander Semin after scoring the first goal of the finals Alexander Semin scored right in front of the net on a pass from Alexander Ovechkin at 1:23 into the first period, after a defensive pass by the Canadians hit a referee's skate and redirected to Ovechkin. Moments later Brent Burns took a shot from the point, which beat Evgeni Nabokov on the stick side, to tie up the game for team Canada. Chris Kunitz then capitalized on a defensive zone turnover by the Russians, and scored top shelf to make the score 2–1 for Canada. At 14:51 of the first, on a 5-on-3, Burns scored his second of the game from the top of the crease. 1:14 into the second period, Semin scored his second, on a one-timer to bring the Russians within 1. The Canadians responded soon after when Dany Heatley banked one in short-side to restore the two-goal lead, 4–2. At 8:55 into the third period Alexei Tereshchenko grabbed a loose puck in the slot, and pushed it in five-hole on Ward. With under 7 minutes left Ilya Kovalchuk took a wrist shot that beat a heavily trafficked Canadian crease to tie the game 4–4 for Russia. In overtime Rick Nash was sent to the penalty box for delay of game when he shot the puck over the glass. In the resulting Russian powerplay Kovalchuk scored his second to give Russia a winning goal, 5–4 final score. It was the first World Championship for Russia since 1993, ending a 15-year drought. Details #F7F6A8 May 18, 2008 13:00 CAN 4 – 5 OT (3–1, 1–1, 0–2)(OT: 0–1) RUS B. Burns 03:54 C. Kunitz 09:17 B. Burns (PP2) 14:51 D. Heatley 29:56 01:23 A. Semin 21:14 (PP1) A. Semin 48:55 A. Tereshchenko 54:46 I. Kovalchuk 62:42 (PP1) I. Kovalchuk Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec 13,339 Christer Lärking SWE Marcus Vinnerborg SWE http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/132/IHM132156_74_4_0.pdf See also 2008 IIHF World Championship Canada men's national ice hockey team Russia men's national ice hockey team References Game recap Official IIHF game report Archive of the 2008 IIHF World Championship Final Category:Russia men's national ice hockey team games Category:Canada men's national ice hockey team games W w Category:IIHF World Championship finals Category:Canada–Russia sports relations Category:Ice hockey competitions in Quebec City Category:2008 in sports in Quebec Category:2000s in Quebec City