WJC: Swiss Get Shutout By Russia

Venue: Air Canada Centre

RECAP - Timo Meier couldn't help Team Switzerland get on the scoreboard once during their match-up with Team Russia on Sunday evening, losing 7-0. It was a bad night for the Swiss who changed their goaltender after the second period and being down 5-0. Switzerland got a lot more offensive zone coverage than the red, white and blue but the Igor Shestyorkin was the difference maker giving his Russian team the confidence to get the shutout win. The goaltender was especially good on a 5 minute penalty kill after Anatoli Golyshev laid out a big hit in the second period. The Swiss player on the receiving end of that hit, Phil Baltisberger was stretchered off after laying face down on the ice for a few minutes. The red and white never seemed to recover emotionally after the hit and couldn't score on the powerplay.

GAME LOG
First period
11:28 RUS Rushan Rafikov (1), PP | A: Golyshev & Buchnevich
18:26 RUS Alexander Dergachyov (1) | A: Bryntsev
19:38 RUS Paval Buchnevich (1) | A: Barbashyov & Rafikov

Second period
15:29 RUS Sergei Tolchinski (2) | A: Goldobin & Kamenev
17:36 RUS Alexander Sharov (1) | A: Mamin

Third period
14:59 RUS Vladislav Kamenev (1), PP | A: None
15:41 RUS Vyacheslav Leshenko (1) | A: Barbashyov & Buchnevich

Shots: 1st - 10-9 Switzerland, 2nd - 14-4 Switzerland, 3rd - 10-8 Russia
Powerplay: Switzerland 0-for-8, Russia 2-for-5
Goaltenders: Gauthier Descloux & Ludovic Waeber (SUI) vs. Igor Shestyorkin (RUS)
Sellout: No