VANOG : Playoff Match-Ups and Scoring Leaders
Canada’s DANY HEATLEY (15) of the San Jose Sharks, trailed by teammate JONATHAN TOEWS (16) of the Chicago Black Hawks, celebrates his goal versus Switzerland’s netminder, JONAS HILLER (1) of the Anaheim Ducks, at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Both Heatley and Toews are among the top point-scorers thus far at the Vancouver Games; Heatley is tied for tournament tops. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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2010 Winter Olympic Games — Vancouver, Canada
QUARTERFINAL QUALIFICATION MATCHES — (all times local)
- 12:00 pm — BELARUS - vs – SWITZERLAND
- 4:30 pm — CANADA – vs – GERMANY
- 7:00 pm — CZECH REPUBLIC – vs – LATVIA
- 9:00 pm — NORWAY – vs – SLOVAKIA
The UNITED STATES, SWEDEN, RUSSIA and FINLAND are automatically qualified for the quarterfinal round, which starts February 24, and will faceoff against the following :
- United States — winner — Belarus vs Switzerland
- Sweden ———- winner — Norway vs Slovakia
- Russia ———— winner — Canada vs Germany
- Finland ———– winner — Czech Republic vs Latvia
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2010 Winter Olympic Games — Scoring Leaders at Vancouver
(after 3-game round-robin)
POINTS
- 4 go 1 as 5 pts — Dany HEATLEY — Canada
- 4 go 1 as 5 pts — Brian RAFALSKI — United States
- 3 go 2 as 5 pts — Evgeny MALKIN — Russia
- 2 go 3 as 5 pts — Sergei KOSTITSYN — Belarus
- 2 go 3 as 5 pts — Sidney CROSBY — Canada
- 1 go 4 as 5 pts — Nicklas BACKSTROM — Sweden
- 0 go 5 as 5 pts — Marek ZIDLICKY — Czech Republic
- 2 go 2 as 4 pts — Patrik ELIAS — Czech Republic
- 2 go 2 as 4 pts — Niklas HAGMAN — Finland
- 2 go 2 as 4 pts — Alexander OVECHKIN — Russia
- 2 go 2 as 4 pts — Roman WICK — Switzerland
- 0 go 4 as 4 pts — Jonathan TOEWS — Canada
- 0 go 4 as 4 pts — Ryan SUTER — United States
GOALS
- 4 go — Dany HEATLEY — Canada
- 4 go — Brian RAFALSKI — United States
- 3 go — Jarome IGINLA — Canada
- 3 go — Tomas PLEKANEC — Czech Republic
- 3 go — Tore VIKINGSTAD — Norway
- 3 go — Loui ERIKSSON — Sweden
- 3 go — Evgeny MALKIN — Russia
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It is interesting to note that four of the five North American players among the current point leaders at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver are the products of U.S. college hockey — Heatley (Wisconsin), Rafalski (Wisconsin), Toews (North Dakota) and Suter (Wisconsin).