Russian squad at the IIHF 2012 World Championship group stage match between Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fast in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Sergei Shirokov (right) and Victor Fast in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzen, Dmitry Kalinin (left to right bottom) and Semeon Varlamov (above) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Dangerous moment at the gate of Semeon Varlamov in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Russian team players in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Alexander Perezhogin (below) celebrates a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Alexander Perezhogin (top) celebrates a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fasth (right) misses a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin (center) at the gate of Viktor Fasth (above) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Russian fans support the team in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Russian fans support the team in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzen was injured in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin (left) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Konstantin Barulin (center) celebrates victory in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Dmitry Kalinin (foreground) and Victor Stolberg in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Ilya Nikulin, Johan Franzen and Semeon Varlamov (left to right) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Sergei Shirokov, Alexei Tereshchenko, Nikolai Zherdev and Pavel Datsyuk (left to right background) congratulate Evgeny Malkin for a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fast misses a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Head coach of Russian national ice hockey Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (background) watches progress of the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Russian fans support the team in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Evgeny Malkin (foreground) scores a goal into the gate of Viktor Fast in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Dangerous moments at the gate of Semeon Varlamov (center) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzen was injured in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzen was injured in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Conflictive situation in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Russian players celebrate scoring a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Conflict situation in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fast in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Conflict situation in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Henrik Zetterberg (left) and Nikita Nikitin in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Semeon Varlamov in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fast in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Pavel Datsuk in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Malkin at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzén, near left, Yevgeny Malkin, far right, and Henrik Zetterberg, near right, at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzén, left, and Yevgeny Malkin at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Johan Franzén, left, and Yevgeny Malkin at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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From left: Johan Franzén, Yevgeny Malkin and Henrik Zetterberg at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Russian players celebrate a goal at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden. player, bandy, ice hockey player

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Alexander Popov, left, and Yevgeny Malkin at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fasth misses a goal at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Semeon Varlamov in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Victor Hedman, front, at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Russian national team players celebrate a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Semeon Varlamov in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Fast (background) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Biryukov, left, and Viktor Stalberg at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden. ice, player, bandy, ice hockey player

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Russia' head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov at the 2012 IIHF World Championship group match between Russia and Sweden.

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Russian national team players celebrate a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Yevgeny Kuznetsov (left) and Niklas Kronvall in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Swedish national team players celebrate after scoring a goal in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Semeon Varlamov (center) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Semeon Varlamov (left) and Louis Ericsson in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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Viktor Hedman (left), Evgeny Malkin (right background) and Gabriel Landeskog (right foreground) in the group stage match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden.

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