Russia grab Karjala Cup, take Euro Hockey Tour lead
Published: 08 November, 2009, 18:50
Dmitri Kalinin, Alexey Tereshchenko, Ilya Nikulin and Alexey Morozov celebrate after a winning goal (AFP Photo / Lehtikuva / Jussi Nukari / Finland out)
Russia have won the second stage of the Euro Hockey Tour, the Karjala Cup. That's after beating the Czech Republic in their last game.
The reigning world champions and current Euro Hockey Tour winners had to come from two goals down to claim a 4-3 overtime victory in Helsinki.
Captain Aleksey Morozov got the winner, converting a powerplay in overtime.
Russia have three wins out of three in the tournament, and will stay first in the Karjala Cup and the Euro Hockey Tour standings, regardless of the final game of the tournament in which hosts Finland take on Sweden.
This year’s Euro Hockey Tour is widely seen as the preparation for Vancouver 2010.
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