2019 World Championship. Russia - Norway - 5:2

In the first match of the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, the senior Russian national team defeated Norway 5:2 with a confident attacking performance.

During the opening period, Evgeny Dadonov and Artyom Anisimov scored, before the former and Nikita Kucherov increased the lead to four in the second with a pair of powerplay goals.

After Nikita Gusev made it 5:0 early in the third, Norway clawed two goals back, but it made little difference to the outcome as Russia breezed to a 5:2 triumph! Goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 27 Norwegian shots.

Our team's next match at the competition will take place on Sunday against Austria.

Match protocol:

Russia - Norway - 5:2 (2:0, 2:0, 1:2)

Goals:

1:0 Dadonov (Malkin, Kucherov), 08.39
2:0 Anisimov (Grigorenko, Orlov), 14.33
3:0 Kucherov (Sergachyov), 28.13
4:0 Dadonov (Malkin, Gusev), 29.47
5:0 Gusev (Kucherov, Khafizullin), 41.26
5:1 Valkvae Olsen (Reichenberg), 56.07
5:2 Holos (Martinsen), 57.57

Goalkeepers: Vasilevskiy - Haukeland

Shots on target: 27 - 27

Faceoffs: 25 - 34

Penalty minutes: 6 - 8

10.05.2019.