Overtime won – Hallam praises Carlson
Tre Kronor was in poor form after the Norwegian equalized with just 14 seconds left.
But in the end it was Sweden winning 4-3 after Andre Peterson decided in extra time.
– We can sum it up by saying that there is a lot we want to do better, says national team captain Sam Hallam in the SVT broadcast.
Tre Kronor continues to load up for next month’s Ice Hockey World Cup.
Last week there were victories in the double meeting with Denmark and this week they face Norway in two matches.
But against Norway in Östersund it was noticeably tougher.
Late receipt
Sweden took the lead with both a 1-0 and a 2-1 lead but struggled to eliminate Norway. In the second period, Norway impressed, and Moura’s 18-year-old Noah Steen also managed to equalize when he broke away from Marcus Højberg early in the half.
However, Sweden managed to take the lead at the end of the second half after Patrick Karlqvist was responsible for setting up well Anton Bengtsson’s goal. The goal appeared to be the last of the match, but with only 14 seconds left to play in normal time, Norway equalised.
“Definitely underrated”
– Obviously, Sweden will be 3-3, says SVT sports expert Nils Ekman in the broadcast.
Once in overtime, it was a victory for the Swedes, in the end, after Andrei Pettersson sat out 4-3.
Well approved in the first 20, and then we have a second period that’s well below our benchmark. We are not in the system and we are not good at execution. Then in the third we try to get it right in the system, but it’s a game we can learn a lot from and we need to do much better tomorrow already, says national team captain Sam Hallam.
In honor of Leo Carlson
Notably, uncanny talent Leo Carlsson, 18, made his debut in Tre Kronor.
It was fun to see him make his senior debut. Hallam says he has stood for a lot of good things.
Sweden also play Norway on Thursday night in Östersund. The Ice Hockey World Cup is being played