Russian and US players before start of match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: US player Craig Smith and Russian players Yevgeny Medvedev and Viktor Tikhonov during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian cheerleaders rejoice after Russian team scores goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Oleg Znarok, head coach of the Russian national team, instructs players during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Yegor Yakovlev from the Russian team rejoices after scoring goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Members of the Russian national team rejoice after scoring goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Alexander Ovechkin from the Rusisan team, left, and Peter Mueller from the US team during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Yevgeny Medvedev from the Russian national team, left, during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Nikolai Kulemin from the Russian team, right, scores goal against Tim Thomas, center, during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Members of the Russian national team, right, rejoice after scoring goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Yevgeny Kuznetsov from the Russian team, center, scores goal against Tim Thomas during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Yevgeny Kuznetsov from the Russian team, left, scores goal against Tim Thomas during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Goal keeper of the Russian team Andrei Vasilevsky, center, and John "Johnny Hockey" Gaudreau from the US team, right, during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Goal keeper of the US team Tim Thomas misses puck during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Viktor Tihonov from the Russian team, right, scores goal against David Leggio during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Alexander Ovechkin from the Russian team scores goal against Tim Thomas during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Nikolai Kulemin from the Russian national ice hockey team and Jake McCabe from the US team during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Yevgeny Medvedev from the Russian national ice hockey team and the Russian team's goal keeper Andrei Vasilevsky rejoice after defeating US team in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian fans support their team during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Members of the Russian national ice hockey team thank their fans for support after match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Nikolai Kulemin from the Russian national ice hockey team, center, scores goal against Tim Thomas during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Justin Abdelkader from the US national ice hockey team and goal keeper of the Russian national ice hockey team Andrei Vasilevsky, from left, and Kevin Hayes from the US national ice hockey team, right, during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Jared Seth Jones from the US national ice hockey team during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Oleg Znarok, head coach of the Russian national team, talks to Dinamo hockey club head coach and his assistant Harijs Vītoliņš during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian player Alexander Ovechkin and US goal keeper Tim Thomas during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian players Anton Belov, Sergei Plotnikov, Viktor Tikhonov, Alexander Ovechkin and Artyom Anisimov rejoice after goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Fans during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Doctor administers first aid to Russian player Anton Belov, center, during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian fans support their team during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian player Alexander Ovechkin, left, watches match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian player Alexander Ovechkin, left, argues with referee during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian player Yevgeny Medvedev, right, catches puck during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: US player Andy Mill and Russian player Denis Denisov during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian player Viktor Tikhonov and US player Jake McCabe during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian fans support their team during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russian players rejoice after scoring goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian player Alexander Kutuzov and US player Justin Abdelkader during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russia's Sergei Kalinin, right, during the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships' group stage match between the Russian and US national teams.

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From left: US player Danny Dekeyser and Russian player Alexander Ovechkin during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian player Sergei Kalinin, US players Craig Smith and Tyler Johnson and Russian player Sergei Shirokov during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: US player Jared Seth Jones and Russian player Yevgeny Kuznetsov during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian players Yegor Yakovlev, Anton Belov, Alexander Ovechkin and Viktor Tikhonov rejoice after goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: Russian players Alexander Ovechkin and Viktor Tikhonov rejoice after goal during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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From left: US goal keeper Tim Thomas and Russian player Yevgeny Dadonov during match between Russian and US teams in the playoff round of the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

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Russia's Yegor Yakovlev, Alexander Burmistrov and Evgeny Kuznetsov, from left, celebrate a goal scored in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russian players celebrate a goal scored in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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USA's Peter Mueller, left, and Russia's Alexander Ovechkin in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russia's Artem Anisimov, left, and USA's Jake McCabe in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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US players celebrate a goal scored in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russian players celebrate a goal scored in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russia's Denis Denisov, left, and Alexander Ovechkin celebrate a goal scored in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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USA's goalie Tim Thomas and Russia's Alexander Ovechkin, from left, in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Znarok, second left, watches the course of the game in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russia's goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky, left, Russia's Denis Denisov and USA's Kevin Hayes, from left, in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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USA's goalie Tim Thomas, right, and Russia's Alexander Ovechkin in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin, right, scores a goal in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russia's goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky drinks water during a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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USA's Jeff Petry, left, and Russia's Nikolai Kulyomin in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin, left, and USA's Seth Jones in a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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Head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Znarok, right, instructs his players during a group stage match of the 2014 IIHF World Championship between the national teams of Russia and the USA.

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