From left: US defenseman Zach Bogosian (4) and Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk (71) in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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US forward Joe Pavelski (8), left, and Russian defenceman Dmitry Kalinin (7), right, in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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Russian fans at the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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Russian forwards Alexander Frolov (24), left, and Nicolai Zherdev (13), center, in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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Russian forward Sergey Zinoviev, No 42, center, at the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1. Left: Russian forward Sergey Mozyakin, No 10

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An altercation at the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left: US defenceman Ryan Suter, No 20, and Russian defenceman Vitaly Atyushov, No 27, in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left: US forward Drew Stafford (21) and Russian defender Denis Grebeshkov, (37), at the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left: US defender Matt Niskanen (5) and Russian forward Oleg Saprykin (91) in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left: US defender Jack Johnson (3) and Russian forward Konstantin Gorovikov (21) in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left: US defender Ryan Suter (20) and Russian forward Alexander Radulov (47) in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left center: US defencemen Keith Ballard (2) and Russian forward Anton Kuryanov (19) in the Group E second round match of the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championship Russia vs. USA. Russia beat the USA 4 - 1.

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From left: American and Russian forwards Lee Stempniak and Alexander Perezhogin in the Group E second round match at the 2009 Ice Hockey Championship. Russia beat the USA 4 -1.

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American goaltender Robert Esche, No 31 left, Russian defender Dmitry Kalinin, No 7 right in the foreground, and forward Alexander Radulov, No 47 in the background, in the Group E second round match at the 2009 Ice Hockey Championship. Russia beat the USA 4 -1.

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From left: American and Russian forwards Colin Wilson, No 33, and Alexander Perezhogin, No 16, and US goaltender Robert Esche No 31, in the Group E second round match at the 2009 Ice Hockey Championship. Russia beat the USA 4 -1.

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American and Russian forwards Dustin Brown, No 23 in the background, and Oleg Saprykin, No 91 left in the foreground, and US goaltender Robert Esche, No 31 right, in the Group E second round match at the 2009 Ice Hockey Championship. Russia beat the USA 4 -1.

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Russian forward Sergey Zinoviev, No 42 center, and American defender Jack Johnson, No 3 right, in the Group E second round match at the 2009 Ice Hockey Championship. Russia beat the USA 4 -1.

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American forward Lee Stempniak, No 22 foreground, and Russian defender Vitaly Atyushov, No 27 background, in the Group E second round match at the 2009 Ice Hockey Championship. Russia beat the USA 4 -1.

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