2023 World Juniors
2019 World Junior Hockey Championship: Switzerland vs. Russia — Lineups, start time, and TV schedule
Switzerland attempts to leapfrog Russia in the Group A standings, but Alexander Romanov stands in their way.
How to watch
Puck drop: 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST
In Canada: TSN2 (English,) RDS2 (French)
In the United States: NHL Network
Live stream: TSN Direct, RDS Direct
Switzerland will be the first team to wrap up its preliminary round slate, playing its fourth game against Russia this evening. The Swiss have already done enough to secure a spot in the quarter-finals, with Denmark unable to pass them in their last game tomorrow.
They can thank Philipp Kurashev for that playoff berth. The centreman is tied for the tournament lead with five goals, netting a hat trick in yesterday’s game versus Denmark to secure three massive points.
He will be the player to watch for Russia today, and if their match against the Czech Republic was any indiation, Alexander Romanov won’t be shying away from a physical approach on the Swiss star. Romanov has been one the best all-around defencemen in the tournament, and will be making an impact in all three zone tonight.
Team Switzerland projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|
| #18 Valentin Nussbaumer | #23 Philipp Kurashev | #9 Nicolas Müller |
| #12 Jeremi Gerber | #14 Sandro Schmid | #10 Yannick Brüschweiler |
| #22 Nando Eggenberger | #13 Justin Sigrist | #15 Matthew Verboon |
| #6 Marco Lehmann | #20 Ramon Tanner | #11 Sven Leuenberger |
Defencemen
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|
| #4 Simon le Coultre | #16 Nico Gross |
| #21 Tim Berni | #26 David Aebischer |
| #8 Janis Jérôme Moser | #19 Davyd Barandun |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| #30 Luca Hollentstein |
| #29 Akira Schmid |
Team Russia projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|
| #9 Artyom Galimov | #23 Ivan Muranov | #29 Kirill Slepets |
| #14 Vitali Kravtsov | #24 Klim Kostin | #28 Grigori Denisenko |
| #10 Stepan Starkov | #15 Nikolai Kovalenko | #16 Pavel Shen |
| #11 Vasili Podkolzin | #12 Kirill Marchenko | #17 Ivan Morozov |
| #18 Nikita Shashkov | | |
Defencemen
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|
| #2 Danila Zhuravlyov | #6 Ilya Morozov |
| #5 Dmitri Samorukov | #27 Mark Rubinchik |
| #26 Alexander Romanov | #4 Alexander Alexeyev |
| #8 Saveli Olshansky | |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| #20 Pyotr Kochetkov |
| #30 Daniil Tarasov |