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The last time these two teams met in an Olympic setting was the opening game of the Vancouver Olympics, where Canada blew Norway out of the water by a score of 8-0.
Not enough has changed this time around to expect a different score, however Norway will definitely look to tighten up defensively and absorb the Canadian charge.
The Norwegians only feature one NHL player in their lineup, Mats Zuccarello. The rest of the team is primarily composed of players from the SHL, the KHL and the Norwegian league.
Montreal’s very own Carey Price is slated to get the start, however this is not a definite indication of who will start game three versus Finland. Roberto Luongo is expected to get the start versus Austria on Friday.
P.K. Subban is a healthy scratch after all, as Babcock has decided to go with Dan Hamhuis in the first game. Matt Duchene will sit as well.
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Mike Babcock is still tinkering with his lines, however these are the lines that were being used at practice:
Forwards
Kunitz – Crosby – Carter
Nash – Getzlaf – Perry
Marleau – Toews – Sharp
Bergeron – Tavares – Benn
St.Louis
Defensemen
Keith – Weber
Vlasic – Doughty
Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo
Hamhuis
Goaltenders
Price
Luongo
Keep in mind that Babcock is allowed to use 7 defencemen and 13 forwards each game.
Norway’s projected lineup:
Forwards
Zuccarello – Skreder – Thoresen
Olimb – Bastiansen – Olimb
Roymark – Hansen – Holtet
Dahlstrom – Forsberg – Olisen
Sorvik
Defensemen
Tollefsen – Trygg
Bonsaken – Holos
Odegaard – Solberg
Ask
Goaltenders
Haugen
Volden
Puck drop is at 12:00 pm EST on CBC, and you can stream it live here. It is also available in French. If you have an international IP you can watch the game here. You can find the game on TV in Canada via CBC, and in the United States on the USA Network. It’s also available via a radio feed.
(links will be updated as they’re available closer to game time)
