Good luck Ric!
Russia Vs Finland recent meetings;
sochi winter olympics 2014 ( a best on best meeting), quarter -final
Finland 3, Russia 1 (this left Putin in the fetal position for nearly 45 minutes...)
Vancouver winter olympics 2010
did not meet
2015 World Championships
Finland 3, Russia 2 (not quite best on best here tho)
this Finland has some youth as some vets have bid adieu. Always seem to play Russia tough.
sochi winter olympics 2014 ( a best on best meeting), quarter -final
Finland 3, Russia 1 (this left Putin in the fetal position for nearly 45 minutes...)
Vancouver winter olympics 2010
did not meet
2015 World Championships
Finland 3, Russia 2 (not quite best on best here tho)
this Finland has some youth as some vets have bid adieu. Always seem to play Russia tough.
Israeli Girl. Rare occasions exist when a picture demands to be posted despite the facts that its not relevant to a discussion and clutters that. If no thing else I can fall back on the Excuse that after as many Blonde Girls I posted....
....for Greenbacks (who prefers the Brunette) and general fairness to Non-Blondes, I had to post her.
Team Russia:
After a 2-1 loss to Team Sweden in its World Cup opener, Team Russia rebounded with a 4-3 win against Team North America on Monday.
Team Russia scored four times during a span of 6:14 in the second period to go ahead 4-1 and held on in the third period with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky finishing with 43 saves.
Bobrovsky, who has stopped 70 of 75 shots in the tournament, will start for the third consecutive game. Defenseman Nikita Nesterov will be a healthy scratch for the third game in a row. There was some concern about center Pavel Datsyuk after the 38-year-old left practice Wednesday with what assistant coach Harijs Vitolinsh called a small injury, but Vitolinsh said he was hopeful Datsyuk would be able to play.
Team Russia tweaked its lines again Wednesday with left wing Artemi Panarin moving up to the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Nikolay Kulemin, and Nikita Kucherov moving down the third line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Vladislav Namestnikov. Team Russia is 0-for-6 on the power play.
"Obviously We have to win this Hockey game,"
"Obviously It doesn't matter how."
"We are Obviously going to try to win the game"
Team Finland:
Coach Lauri Marjamaki did not announce his lineup, but it is likely Tuukka Rask will be in goal. Rask made 28 saves in a 2-0 loss to Team Sweden on Tuesday.
It also appears forward Teuvo Teravainen and defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka will remain in the lineup after entering it Tuesday. "The style that we played Tuesday is the style we need now, and we have to understand that we have to keep going and maybe get a little better"
"Obviously. I mean, you guys have lost all two of your games so Obviously you need to do better."
Marjamaki said. Teravainen was among the most dangerous forwards against Team Sweden and moved up the forward lines after starting with the fourth unit. "He's so fresh and such a skilled guy that can handle the puck," Marjamaki said. "We need some scoring, and I think Teravainen is one of [the scorers]."
Keep Your Eye On:
Team Finland right wing Patrik Laine, who was selected No. 2 by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL Draft, grew up idolizing Ovechkin
and trying to copy his physical style. Laine didn't score in the first two games but was dangerous. Ovechkin has a goal and an assist.
They Said It:
"We lost the first game and we can't lose again."
After a 2-1 loss to Team Sweden in its World Cup opener, Team Russia rebounded with a 4-3 win against Team North America on Monday.
Team Russia scored four times during a span of 6:14 in the second period to go ahead 4-1 and held on in the third period with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky finishing with 43 saves.
Bobrovsky, who has stopped 70 of 75 shots in the tournament, will start for the third consecutive game. Defenseman Nikita Nesterov will be a healthy scratch for the third game in a row. There was some concern about center Pavel Datsyuk after the 38-year-old left practice Wednesday with what assistant coach Harijs Vitolinsh called a small injury, but Vitolinsh said he was hopeful Datsyuk would be able to play.
Team Russia tweaked its lines again Wednesday with left wing Artemi Panarin moving up to the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Nikolay Kulemin, and Nikita Kucherov moving down the third line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Vladislav Namestnikov. Team Russia is 0-for-6 on the power play.
"Obviously We have to win this Hockey game,"
"Obviously It doesn't matter how."
"We are Obviously going to try to win the game"
Team Finland:
Coach Lauri Marjamaki did not announce his lineup, but it is likely Tuukka Rask will be in goal. Rask made 28 saves in a 2-0 loss to Team Sweden on Tuesday.
It also appears forward Teuvo Teravainen and defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka will remain in the lineup after entering it Tuesday. "The style that we played Tuesday is the style we need now, and we have to understand that we have to keep going and maybe get a little better"
"Obviously. I mean, you guys have lost all two of your games so Obviously you need to do better."
Marjamaki said. Teravainen was among the most dangerous forwards against Team Sweden and moved up the forward lines after starting with the fourth unit. "He's so fresh and such a skilled guy that can handle the puck," Marjamaki said. "We need some scoring, and I think Teravainen is one of [the scorers]."
Keep Your Eye On:
Team Finland right wing Patrik Laine, who was selected No. 2 by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL Draft, grew up idolizing Ovechkin
and trying to copy his physical style. Laine didn't score in the first two games but was dangerous. Ovechkin has a goal and an assist.
They Said It:
"We lost the first game and we can't lose again."
-- Team Russia center Evgeni Malki
Team Russia projected lineup
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| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Nikita Kucherov | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Alex Ovechkin |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | Evgeni Malkin | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Evgenii Dadonov | Vadim Shipachyov | Artemi Panarin |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | Artem Anisimov | Ivan Telegin |
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| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Nikita Zaitsev | Dmitry Orlov |
| Alexei Emelin | Andrei Markov |
| Alexey Marchenko | Dmitry Kulikov |
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| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Patrik Laine | Aleksander Barkov | Jussi Jokinen |
| Mikael Granlund | Mikko Koivu | Joonas Donskoi |
| Valtteri Filpulla | Jori Lehtera | Teuvo Teravainen |
| Lauri Korpikoski | Erik Haula | Leo Komarov |
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| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Olli Maatta | Rasmus Ristolainen |
| Jyrki Jokipakka | Sami Vatanen |
| Esa Lindell | Ville Pokka |
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| Goaltenders |
| Pekka Rinne |
| Tuukka Rask |
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I took Finland on the puckline but got it at -135 this morning also took USA -1.5 +110. I hope the Finns win.
Its a good question but based on the simplicity of the following TieBreak Rule
"Two-Way Tie
Any tie between two teams will be decided by the result of their head-to-head game."
and specifically the fact that this does not include any lessened "value" for an OT or Shootout Win.....it does seem that however Finland can manage to prevail then we get what we want.
Team NA vs. Team Canada.
