> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 2016 World Cup of Hockey Day 3: Previews, lines, schedules - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2016-world-cup-of-hockey-russia-czech-europe-north-america/ - Published: 2016-09-19T15:00:12.000Z - Updated: 2016-09-19T15:00:12.000Z - Description: Russia vs North America & Czech vs Europe previewed - Author: Adam Selvig - Tags: World Cup of Hockey, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15 It’s time for the second round of games to begin, and we have two teams looking for their first win, and two teams coming off upsets looking to keep the momentum going. ### Europe vs Czech Republic, 3:30PM ESPN, SN, TVA Sports / Watch ESPN & GCL Europe: 1-0-0, 3GF, 0GA 1.Marian Gaborik 1G, 0A 2.Mats Zuccarello 0G, 1A 3.Christian Ehrhoff 0G, 1A Jaroslav Halak - 1GP, 1.000sv%, 0.00GAA, 1SO Czech Republic: 0-1-0, 0GF, 6GA No scorers Michal Neuvirth - 1GP, .880sv%, 6.00GAA Coming off an amazing upset victory over Team USA, Europe is looking to continue their march towards the knockout stage with a win over the Czech Republic. The Czechs are going to be fighting for a victory of their own, after taking a 6-0 loss on opening night at the hands of Canada. This is Europe's chance to show they aren’t just a bunch of also-rans clumped together, to fight off the beatings that North America gave them in the exhibition games and play spoiler to Team USA’s desperate attempt to recreate their 1996 victory. The Czechs need to score a goal. That should be their focus on this game, is getting on the scoresheet and looking somewhat respectable. **Potential Lines:** **Czech Republic** Jakub Voracek - Tomas Plekanec - Milan Michalek David Pastrnak - Martin Hanzal - Ondrej Palat Ales Hemsky - Radek Faksa - Michael Frolik Dmitrij Jaskin - Roman Cervenka - Michal Birner Andrej Sustr - Jakub Nakladal Roman Polak - Michal Kempny Michal Jordan - Zbynek Michalek Michael Neuvirth Petr Mrazek **Europe** Tomas Tatar - Anze Kopitar - Marian Hossa Marian Gaborik - Frans Nielsen - Mats Zuccarello Nino Niederreiter - Leon Draisaitl - Tobias Reider Thomas Vanek - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Jannik Hansen Zdeno Chara - Andrej Sekera Roman Josi - Dennis Seidenberg Christian Ehrhoff - Mark Streit Jaroslav Halak Tomas Greiss ### Russia vs North America, 8:00PM ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports / Watch ESPN & GCL Russia: 0-1-0, 1GF, 2GA 1.Alex Ovechkin 1G, 0A 2\. Pavel Datsyuk 0G, 1A 3.Evgeni Malkin 0G, 1A Sergei Bobrovsky - 1GP, .931sv%, 2.03GAA North America: 1-0-0, 4GF, 1GA 1.Colton Parayko 0G, 2A 2.Nathan MacKinnon 1G, 0A 3.Auston Matthews 1G, 0A Matthew Murray - 1GP, .960sv%, 1.00GAA Last night the kids of North America defeated Finland in a 4-1 victory, and establishing themselves as contenders in a tournament where they were seen as a gimmick, and not expected to accomplish much. The Russians had a much closer battle against Sweden, losing 2-1 and seeing a tying goal be waved off in the dying seconds of the game. Russia needs a win tonight to stay alive ahead of their final round robin game vs Finland on Thursday afternoon. If North America can get a win with a 3+ goal differential, they’ll have essentially sealed their spot in the knockout stage. **Potential Lines:** **Russia** Nikita Kucherov - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Alex Ovechkin Vladimir Tarasenko - Evgeni Malkin - Pavel Datsyuk Evgeni Dadonov - Vadim Shipachyov - Artemi Panarin Vladislav Namestnikov - Artem Anisimov - Ivan Telegin Nikita Zaitsev - Dmitry Orlov Alexei Emelin - Andrei Markov Alexey Marchenko - Dmitry Kulikov Semyon Varlamov Sergei Bobrovsky **North America** Auston Matthews - Connor McDavid - Make Scheifele Jonathan Drouin - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Nathan MacKinnon Johnny Gaudreau - Jack Eichel - Dylan Larkin Vincent Trochek - Sean Couturier - Brandon Saad Morgan Rielly - Aaron Ekblad Shayne Gostisbehere - Colton Parayko Ryan Murray - Seth Jones John Gibson Matt Murray #### Predictions North America and Europe win their games and end up forcing their way into the knockout stages, getting everyone's hopes up for the Europe vs North America final before they get squashed down by Canada and Sweden