Russia was able to defend the Motherland in style, blowing out the competition in all three games.
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Channel One Cup Standings
1 - Russia 3W - 0L - 9PTS - +12GD
2 - Sweden 2W - 1L - 6PTS - +3GD
3 - Finland 1W - 2L - 3PTS - -4GD
4 - Czech Republic 0W - 3L - 0PTS - -11GD
Results
December 13
Finland 3 vs. Czech Republic 2
Sweden 1 vs. Russia 5
December 15
Russia 6 vs. Czech Republic 0
Finland 1 vs. Sweden 4
December 16
Russia 3 vs. Finland 1
Czech Republic 0 vs. Sweden 4
Team Recap
Russia: It's pretty easy to win when it's your Olympic team playing. Also, Datsyuk was on fire, scoring 3 and helping in 5 more goals. Kovalchuk, Malkin, and Ovechkin also finished with 5, 4, and 2 points respectively. Barulin had a good tournament, only letting in two goals in his two games (Koshechkin registered the shutout).
Sweden: Outside of getting crushed by Russia, Sweden was dominant in this tournament. Enroth helped the team get past that lost, winning both of Sweden's games. What might be surpriseing is how spread out the scoring was, as Nicklas Danielsson was the only Swede to score more than one goal.
Finland: Probably the only team that managed to keep all three games close (although you got to wonder if Russia just played at 70% so they get some challenge). Defenseman Mikko Maenpaa scored in all three games, contributing 60% of all Finnish goals this tournament. Former Devils pick Ari Ahonen was good, picking up the only win for Finland and kept Russia within striking distance.
Czech Republic: Ah, there's the Pavelec we all remember. He was only in for the Russian game, but that was enough for him. Also, Hemsky was one of the two goalscorers for the Czechs in this tournament, leaving some Oilers fans muttering something I probably shouldn't post.
Overall Standings
1 - Russia 4W - 1OTL - 1L - 13PTS - +11GD
2 - Czech Republic 3W - 3L - 9PTS - -7GD
3 - Finland 2W - 1OTW - 3L - 8PTS - -2GD
4 - Sweden 2W - 4L - 6PTS - -2GD
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