Slovakia opens with a win

Slovakia got off to a perfect start in the 2013 IIHF World Championship. They beat France with a solid performance and with just enought power they needed to secure a win. After the 1st period it seemed that France should have been the one to lead. Brian Henderson and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare both had opportunities to beat Stana in net and give their team the lead, but Stana was concentrated between the pipes.

At 9:28 Michel Miklik brought Slovakia up front with a one timer after an assist by Tomas Zaborsky. Zaborsky added a goal at 28:34 to extend the lead to 3:0, while three minutes before that Peter Olvecky doubled. Slovakia had more of the game in the middle period and deservedly had the three-goal lead after 40 minutes.

In just 2:42 three goals were scored. First Branislav Radivojević and Miroslav Šatan brought about a five-goal lead, when at 45:32 Damien Raux reduced it to four again.

Five minutes later Damien Fleury makes it 5:2. Libor Hudaček seals the deal for the Slovaks a minute prior to the end to ensure an opening day victory for his team.

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