Today at 12:00 p.m. ET, Switzerland and the Czech Republic skate against each other live from the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi for Group C action as part of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The game can be live streamed here.
Switzerland and Czech have each already lost to Sweden, so they are battling it out for second place in Group C. The Czechs are coming off of a 4-2 win against Latvia while Switzerland is coming off of a 1-0 loss to Sweden.
The Swiss goaltending has been phenomenal, with Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks turning in a shutout against Latvia while Calgary Flames netminder Reto Berra was on his way to a shutout until one mistake led to the lone goal of the game between Switzerland and Sweden.
"We just made one mistake in our D zone and that was the difference in the game," former NHLer Roman Wick told the IIHF website. "We saw two great goalies today, and it was a fun game -- but it would have been more fun with more goals."
Hiller may get the start this time around, and he is 25-9-4 through 39 games this season for the Ducks, with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
New Jersey Devils teammates Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky have been wonderful for the Czech Republic, as both have scored goals in each of the first two games for the team, including Jagr's snipe of the corner against Latvia that was set up by Zidlicky.
That was unstoppable," said teammate Jakub Voracek (Philadelphia Flyers), who scored the game-winning goal, via NHL.com about Jagr's goal. "The way he hits it, low-blocker ... it's very hard for goalies to stop it. He knows how to score goals."
Jagr, who turns 42 on Saturday, leads the Devils with 49 points through 59 games off of 17 goals and 32 assists this season.
In the battle for second place, Switzerland and the Czech Republic take the ice against each other as part of the Sochi Olympic Games.
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