Russian national hockey team defeated young North America at World Cup 2016
UFA, 20 September 2016. /Bashinform News Agency, Dmitry Slezin/. The Russian national hockey team after having lost to the Swedes - 1: 2, beat the North America - 4: 3 at the World Cup 2016 in Toronto.
Russians trailed after the first period 0: 1, but scored four goals in the second one. Sergei Bobrovsky made a lot of saves, the most part of them in the end of the game. Ufa native Andrei Vasilevski in this match was the third, reserve goalkeeper of Russians after Semen Varlamov.
In the group stage the Russian team will have to play only with the Finns, which have no points yet. The match will take place on September 22.