Advertisement
Team North America’s fate hangs in the balance. A Russian win knocks the young guns out of the tournament. A Russian loss sets the stage for the matchup the hockey world is begging for: Team Canada vs. Team North America on Saturday night.
Good news for Team North America and its fans: Pavel Datsyuk is out for Team Russia due to injury.
Tuukka Rask starts in goal for the Finns.
Puck drop is at 3 p.m. EST (Sportsnet).
Team Russia Projected Lines
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Vladimir Tarasenko |
| Artemi Panarin | Evgeni Malkin | Nikolai Kulemin |
| Ivan Telegin | Vadim Shipachyov | Evgenii Dadonov |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | Artem Anisimov | Nikita Kucherov |
| Left Defense | Right Defense | |
| Dmitry Orlov | Nikita Zaitsev | |
| Andrei Markov | Alexei Emelin | |
| Dmitry Kulikov | Alexey Marchenko | |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Sergei Bobrovsky | ||
| Semyon Varlamov |
Team Finland Projected Lines
| 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 |
| Left Defense | Right Defense | |
| Olli Maatta | Rasmus Ristolainen | |
| Jyrki Jokipakka | Sami Vatanen | |
| Esa Lindell | Ville Pokka | |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Tuukka Rask | ||
| Pekka Rinne |
