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The two Russians now sit ahead of a trio of Canadians in Ryan Strome, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mark Stone who all have 7 points. Stone leads the tournament with 6 goals. This one was 1-0 after one with the Russians outshooting Latvia 17-8. In the end the shot totals were 50-30 Russia.
However Russia has to be concerned that star forward Mikhail Grigorenko left the game under duress.
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"There was an injury around the ankle,....We don't know about it right now. We'll see tomorrow morning."The 17 year old was more then holding his own with 2 goals, 2 assists in the 2 and a half games he played and despite a very skilled line up, his absence will be felt.
Like Canada, Russia has a decision to make on which goalie they ride in the medal round. Andrei Vasilevski has yet to give up a goal in 2 games and made 30 saves in a 14-0 win. While Andrei Makarov made 31 saves in a 3-1 over Slovakia Wednesday night.
I expect them to go with Makarov over the 17 year old Vasilevski when they take on Sweden Saturday night.
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