Reviving the Flyers(NHL17)

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FINLAND RIDES 5-GOAL 1ST PERIOD TO VICTORY



Leo Komarov watches his shot sail past a diving John Gibson to put the Finns up 5-2 in the 1st Period.

NHL.com -- North America came into this match up with all sorts of hype surrounding their young but talented team and were favored over Team Finland, but no one told Team Finland. Whether it was nerves or the kids were overly excited, they fell behind and fell behind QUICKLY after going up 2-1 on Nathan MacKinnon's SHG. In a matter of two minutes Team North America went from leading 2-1 to trailing 4-2. Goaltender John Gibson settled down after the 1st period, but despite Team North America's relentless pressure, Team Finland and Tukka Rask refused to bend.

TEAM NORTH AMERICA at TEAM FINLAND
Sep 18, 2016 1 2 3 F NA (0-0-0) 2 1 1 4 FIN (0-0-0) 5 1 1 7 Three Stars Leo Komarov, FIN 2 Goals, 3 Hits Jussi Jokinen, FIN 1 Goal, 1 Assist Valtteri Filppula, FIN 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison NA FIN Shots on Goal 37 30 Hits 9 25 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17-23 23-17 Penalty Minutes 4:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 2 2 Power Play Opportunities 5 2 Time on Attack 6:20 4:21
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD FIN 5:18 A.Barkov(1)(J.Jokinen, V.Pokka) PP NA 8:29 J.Gaudreau(1)(M.Scheifele, A.Ekblad) PP NA 12:37 N.MacKinnon(1)(B.Saad) SH FIN 12:51 R.Ristolainen(1)(S.Vatanen, V.Filppula) PP FIN 14:09 V.Filppula(1)(J.Donskoi, V.Pokka) FIN 14:22 J.Lehtera(1)(J.Jokipakka) FIN 18:33 L.Komarov(1)(T.Teravainen) SECOND PERIOD NA 11:28 D.Larkin(1)(J.Eichel, S.Gostisbehere) PP FIN 19:55 L.Komarov(2)(M.Koivu) THIRD PERIOD NA 11:50 J.Miller(1)(S.Couturier, A.Ekblad) FIN 19:16 J.Jokinen(1)(P.Laine) EN

*Note: That was a fun game! I think I was too over confident(or feeling the pressure of not losing to the Czechs) playing as Canada, but with Finland I was relaxed and these sliders(small sample size) do seem to give a variety of different games

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Sweden Mounts HUGE Comeback, 7-5 Victory over Russia



Henrik Sedin gets his stick on the puck to score the go-ahead goal in last night's 7-5 Win over Russia

NHL.com --- Team Russia had Team Sweden right where they wanted them after taking a 4-2 lead into the third period, but Team Sweden was not going to go quietly. Gabriel Landeskog and Nicklas Hjalmarsson would score two goals by the midway point of the third period before Alex Ovechkin scored to give Russia the 5-4 Lead, but some poo discipline did the Russians in. After Forsberg tied the game again, Alex Emelin(Interference) and Dmitri Kulikov(Delay of Game) took back to back penalties in a matter of seconds and Team Sweden made the Russians pay with Henrik Sedin and Victor Hedman sealing the victory for the Swedes.

TEAM SWEDEN at TEAM RUSSIA
Sep 18, 2016 1 2 3 F SWE (0-0-0) 0 2 5 7 RUS (0-0-0) 1 3 1 5 Three Stars Evgeni Malkin, RUS 3 Goals Alexander Ovechkin, RUS 1 Goal, 3 Assists Victor Hedman, SWE 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison SWE RUS Shots on Goal 37 29 Hits 7 26 Faceoffs Won-Lost 34-18 18-34 Penalty Minutes 10:00 8:00 Power Plays Converted 3 3 Power Play Opportunities 4 5 Time on Attack 7:27 5:29
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD RUS 15:48 E.Malkin(1)(A.Markov, A.Ovechkin) PP SECOND PERIOD RUS 6:00 E.Malkin(2)(V.Tarasenko, A.Ovechkin) PP SWE 13:20 C.Hagelin(1)(Unassisted) SH RUS 13:32 E.Kuznetsov(1)(Unassisted) PP RUS 18:49 E.Malkin(3)(A.Ovechkin) SWE 19:51 M.Kruger(1)(C.Hagelin) THIRD PERIOD SWE 2:29 G.Landeskog(1)(A.Stralman) PP SWE 11:26 N.Hjalmarsson(1)(H.Lindholm, M.Kruger) RUS 13:20 A.Ovechkin(1)(V.Tarasenko) SWE 17:10 F.Forsberg(1)(V.Hedman, E.Karlsson) SWE 18:31 H.Sedin(1)(L.Eriksson, O.Ekman-Larsson) PP SWE 19:20 V.Hedman(1)(H.Sedin, A.Stralman) PP

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Russia Doubles Up Team North America

John Gibson robs Alexander Ovechkin's One-Timer early in the 1st period

NHL.com ---- Team Russia had very little time to get over their humiliating loss at the hands of Team Sweden and it seems they got over it just fine after V.Tarasenko fired a wicked wrister past John Gibson just 1:32 into the game. The Russians dominated the young North American team and if it wasn't for two powerplay goals and some superb goaltending by Anaheim's John Gibson this game could have been a blowout. Team North America now faces elimination after falling to 0-2-0.

TEAM RUSSIA at TEAM NORTH AMERICA
Sep 19, 2016 1 2 3 F RUS (0-1-0) 2 0 2 4 NA (0-1-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Evgeni Malkin, RUS 1 Goal, 1 Assist Vladislav Nemestikov, RUS 1 Goal, 1 Assist Vladimir Tarasenko, RUS 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison RUS NA Shots on Goal 34 25 Hits 11 20 Faceoffs Won-Lost 19-21 21-19 Penalty Minutes 8:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 2 4 Time on Attack 6:43 5:20
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD RUS 1:32 V.Tarasenko(1)(E.Malkin, A.Ovechkin) RUS 9:35 E.Malkin(4)(A.Ovechkin, V.Tarasenko) NA 17:42 D.Larkin(2)(J.Eichel, C.McDavid) PP SECOND PERIOD NA 14:51 N.MacKinnon(2)(M.Scheifele, S.Jones) PP THIRD PERIOD RUS 5:15 A.Anisimov(1)(N.Kulemin, V.Namestnikov) RUS 13:18 V.Namestnikov(1)(N.Kulemin, N.Kucherov)

[onlybygrace]

keep this up man. btw, i made a few adjustments to my sliders that are giving me the best goaltender/shot relationship ive ever experienced. feels...pure.

anyways, really like this...the pics a lot.

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Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

keep this up man. btw, i made a few adjustments to my sliders that are giving me the best goaltender/shot relationship ive ever experienced. feels...pure. anyways, really like this...the pics a lot.

Yeah I think I'm using modified versions of Al and Your sliders, just minor additions. Hated having the Ovechkins/Kanes etc. mishandling the pucks over simple moves and I think I bumped Goalie Save Reaction to 55 for the Russian game.

Thank you OBG for the kind words. I love getting screenshots and sometimes I get video of the post game recap(probably for the Flyers games).

Holding out for a patch to fix the minor issues...

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SBISA'S LAST MINUTE GOAL GIVES TEAM EUROPE A WIN



Petr Mrazak watches as Luca Sbisa's wrister gets by him to give Team Europe a 4-3 lead late in the third period

NHL.com -- Luca Sbisa went from the scapegoat to the hero in a matter of minutes as he scored with 45 seconds remaining in the game to give Team Europe(1-1-0) their first victory and more than likely punching Team Czech Republic's(0-2-0) ticket home. With Team Europe leading 3-2, Michael Frolk would turn Sbisa inside out before roofing a backhander past Halak to tie the game. Sbisa would have the last laugh though when he walked into the high slot and ripped a wrister past Mrazek, who was out of position after pushing Leon Draisaitl out of his way.

TEAM EUROPE at TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC
Sep 19, 2016 1 2 3 F EUR (0-1-0) 0 2 2 4 CZE (0-1-0) 1 0 2 3 Three Stars Michael Frolik, CZE 2 Goals Luca Sbisa, EUR GWG Roman Polak, CZE 1 Assist, 4 Hits	Team Stats Comparison EUR CZE Shots on Goal 36 36 Hits 8 33 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18-22 22-18 Penalty Minutes 2:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 1 Time on Attack 7:04 5:36
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CZE 19:52 M.Frolik(1)(R.Polak, T.Plekanec) SHG SECOND PERIOD EUR 06:26 M.Boedker(1)(D.Seidenberg) EUR 11:34 J.Hansen(1)(Unassisted) THIRD PERIOD CZE 06:25 D.Krejci(1)(J.Nakladal, M.Jordan) EUR 07:41 T.Vanek(1)(M.Gaborik, F.Nielsen) CZE 11:31 M.Frolik(2)(Z.Michalek) EUR 19:16 L.Sbisa(1)(T.Tatar, M.Zuccarello)

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STEPAN'S SHOOTOUT WINNER LEADS USA TO VICTORY




Stepan Celebrates his Shootout winner to lead Team USA to a 4-3 Win over Team Canada

NHL.com - In the most anticipated matchup of the World Cup Round Robins, fans were not disappointed as Team Canada and Team USA needed shootouts to settle things. The two teams would throw everything they could at the opposing goalie and each other and still couldn't settle things. Overtime was a back and forth tussle with Team USA getting a powerplay with 30 seconds left, but Team Canada held on. The game had everything a hockey fan could ask for. Carey Price and Jonathan Quick put on a show and Team USA's defense held the high octane Canadian Offense in check for most of the night. Things got chippy quite a few times and David Backes and Brent Burns dropped the gloves after Backes collided with Price. Max Pacioretty lead the way with two goals. USA now is sitting atop the group with a 2-0-0 record while Canada needs to beat Team Europe.

TEAM CANADA at TEAM USA
Sep 20, 2016 1 2 3 F CAN (1-0-0) 1 1 1 3 USA (1-0-0) 1 1 1 4 Three Stars Max Pacioretty, USA 2 Goals Patrick Kane, USA 1 Goal, 1 Assist Jack Johnson, USA 1 Assist, 7 Hits	Team Stats Comparison CAN USA Shots on Goal 32 34 Hits 16 48 Faceoffs Won-Lost 27-25 25-27 Penalty Minutes 13:00 15:00 Power Plays Converted 2 1 Power Play Opportunities 5 4 Time on Attack 7:19 5:23
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CAN 12:33 S.Stamkos(3)(J.Thornton) PP USA 16:05 M.Pacioretty(2)(R.Suter, B.Wheeler) SECOND PERIOD CAN 06:40 J.Tavares(2)(B.Burns, S.Crosby) PP USA 19:39 M.Pacioretty(3)(D.Stepan, P.Kane) THIRD PERIOD USA 11:26 P.Kane(2)(J.Johnson, J.Quick) CAN 11:43 M.Duchene(1)(C.Giroux, J.Thornton) SHOOTOUT CAN S.Stamkos GOAL USA P.Kane GOAL CAN S.Crosby NO GOAL USA J.Pavelski GOAL CAN C.Giroux GOAL USA M.Pacioretty NO GOAL CAN M.Duchene NO GOAL USA D.Stepan GOAL

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Finland Nets Six Unanswered Goals, Defeats Rival Sweden Team


T.Rask makes a big save on D.Sedin's late bid to tie the game in last night's 6-5 Finland Win

NHL.com -- Team Finland has shown it can score goals with the best of the World and they can do it fast. Not only did Team Finland come back from a 2-0 deficit in the 1st period, they successfully chased Henrik Lundqvist after the 6th goal on 20 shots. Team Sweden stuck first when Filip Forsberg scored a powerplay goal early in Sweden's 5-on-3 Powerplay then Forsberg would add his 2nd of the night moments after the powerplays ended. A.Barkov would answer for Finland as P.Laine threaded a pass to Barkov after Barkov shoved Zetterberg off his back. Korpikoski would find a rebound the The King uncharacteristically left in front of him to tie the game. The onslaught was on as Leo Komarov would find the back oft he net as would Patrick Laine, T.Teravainen and the Fins would add one more to takea 6-2 lead.(I didn't get the 6th goal). The Swedes would claw back to within one with goals from Eriksson, Steen and Henrik Sedin, but Rask shut the door after that. Sweden(1-1-0) faces North America(0-2-0) while the Fins(2-0-0) take on the Russians(1-1-0) in the finale

Team Finland at Team Sweden
Sep 20, 2016 1 2 3 F FIN (1-0-0) 3 3 0 6 SWE (1-0-0) 2 2 1 5 Three Stars Filip Forsberg, SWE 2 Goals Nicklas Backstrom, SWE 3 Assists Patrick Laine, FIN 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison FIN SWE Shots on Goal 29 48 Hits 14 24 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20-24 24-20 Penalty Minutes 10:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 3 5 Time on Attack 5:22 7:16
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SWE 6:14 F.Forsberg(2)(N.Backstrom, V.Hedman) PP SWE 8:12 F.Forsberg(3)(N.Backstrom) FIN 10:30 A.Barkov(2)(P.Laine, J.Jokinen) FIN 12:03 L.Korpikoski(1)(J.Lehtera, J.Jokipakka) SECOND PERIOD FIN 2:45 L.Komarov(3)(T.Teravainen, M.Koivu) FIN 8:18 P.Laine(1)(J.Lehtera, R.Ristolainen) FIN 9:35 T.Teravainen(1)(A.Barkov, E.Lindell) SWE 13:04 L.Eriksson(1)(P.Hornqvist) SWE 13:51 H.Sedin(2)(O.Ekman-Larsson, A.Steen) THIRD PERIOD SWE 8:19 A.Steen(1)(N.Backstrom, L.Eriksson) PP