World Cup: USA-Canada and Russia-Czech Republic semi-finals

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World Cup: USA-Canada and Russia-Czech Republic semi-finals

Canada walks against Belarus while a monumental Jagr pushes forward the Czech Republic. Russia today finds Ovechkin earns the right to revenge on the United States.

The quarter-finals Thursday & Igrave; evening have defined the grid of the four teams that bowl of ice today in the O2 Arena in Prague will be played the 'access to the grand final tomorrow. Canada continues its impressive run and returns to the top-four world after 6 years. The 9-0 with which he annihilates also Belarus after closing the first twenty minutes gi & agrave; on an important 4-0 leaves no room for discussions; the triplet of Tyler Seguin, the two networks O'Reilly and Burns and the scoring of Ennis and Jason Spezza seal the scoresheet. To seal off the leaf 'maple towards a world title missing since 2007 will be the hosts of the Czech Republic. The legend Jaromir Jagr drags her to victory against a Finland that can not leverage as usual on his impenetrable defense and its killing power play. Scandinavians mark three goals but for once is not enough to give the victory; the number 68 showed his class and rebalances the situation after the first 34 minutes with the network of 2-2 and then the minute 55.30 gives the home team the decisive opening goal, a 4-3 that will turn & agrave; in the final 5-3. Dall''altro side of the board the US regulate Switzerland with a comeback win after the benefit of rossocrociati thanks to Roman Josi after 13 minutes of play. The 'inertia of the game changed in the second period when in 57 seconds around the thirtieth, Ben Smith and Charlie Coyle bring the Americans the lead. The network of Jake Gardiner in half & agrave; the third period marks the final 3-1. After the 4-2 win in the qualifying round, the United States gather tonight on their way a Russia in search of revenge that has dubbed the hard rock of the quarter-final against Sweden, a remake of the semi-final last year. The Russians orient the game with two goals in the first 16 minutes thanks to Mozyakin Shirokov and then check the gusts Swedish facilitated the task of the network of a revitalization Malkin at the opening of the middle period. Step by step the Swedes straighten the boat with Klingberg, Lander and Eriksson and regain parity & agrave; 3-3 to 54.45 but still 26 seconds after collapsing at the hands of Malkin. The result becomes more & ugrave; round in the frantic final seconds: 5-3 and Russia that, in the light of dell''eliminazione Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the conference semifinals, should deploy this evening also the star NHL, Alex Ovechkin.
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