Canada, Russia Renew Hockey Rivalry Saturday

The semifinals are set for the World Cup of Hockey and the very first game pits the undefeated Canadians against the Russians. Team Canada looks like the typical powerhouse we’ve come to expect but Team Russia is playing with years of heartache in their shoulders.
SHARK BITES
This is the game Canada has played than 6.
Canada has outshot Russia far this championship.
When these two met in pre-tournament action artemi Panarin recorded an assist and a goal.
Since they’ve outscored their resistance, canada has been this championship. It has simply been an offensive onslaught for the Canadians, as they have averaged 43.4 shots per match. The Canadians also boast arguably the best goalie in the world in Carey Price, with No. 31 submitting a .968 save percentage along with a 1.00 GAA in 2 begins.
Russia has become accustomed to embarrassing declines in international baseball events. A 7-3 beatdown at the hands of Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics, a 3-1 quarterfinals loss to Finland in the 2014 Olympics and another hard-to-watch loss to Canada from the 2015 world championships. But because a challenging outing which saw them lose to Sweden, Russia has looked like a squad while outscoring opponents 7-3.
Since Russia won It’s been quite a time with. The last time the country won a tourney in this area was the 1981 Canada Cup — although they were still the Soviet Union.

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