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

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Russia team goalkeeper Mikhail Biryukov, player Yevgeny Medvedev and Italian national team player Diego Yori (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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

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Italy goalkeeper Thomas Tragust, Italian player Matt DeMarco and Russian team player Evgeny Kets (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Puck goes into the gate of Italian goalkeeper Thomas Tragusta (second from right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian national team player Nikolai Kulemin and Italian team players Matt DeMarco, goalkeeper Thomas Tragust and Nikolai Plastino (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian goalkeeper Thomas Tragust and Russian team player Alexander Popov (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian goalkeeper Mikhail Biryukov and Semeon Varlamov (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian goalkeeper Mikhail Biryukov and Italy national team player Diego Yori (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italy goalkeeper Thomas Tragust (foreground) and Russian national team players Alexander Popov and Yevgeny Malkin (left to right background) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian national team player Alexander Popov scored the puck into the goal of Italian goalkeeper Thomas Tragust (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian national team goalkeeper Semeon Varlamov (right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italy goalkeeper Thomas Tragust, Russian team player Alexei Tereshchenko and Italian player Patrick Yannone (left to right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian team player Derek Edwardson and Russia team player Sergei Shirokov (left to right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russia team player Alexander Popov (background) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian team players Alexander Popov and Evgeny Malkin (left-right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russia team goalkeeper Mikhail Biryukov and players Alexei Emelin and Alexei Tereshchenko (left to right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian team player Manuel de Toni and Russia team player Yevgeny Kuznetsov (left to right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian team fans at the group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian goalkeeper Thomas Tragust misses the puck in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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

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Russian national team player Evgeny Malkin and Italian national team player Trevor Johnson (left to right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russia team player Sergei Shirokov and Italian national team player Alexander Edzher (left to right) in a group stage 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian fans at the IIHF World Championship group stage match between Italy and Russia.

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Russian goaltender Mikhail Biryukov at the IIHF World Championship group stage match between Italy and Russia.

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From left: Vladimri Tarasenko and Konstantin Barulin of the Russian team watch the IIHF World Championship group stage match between Italy and Russia.

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From left: Italy's Alexander Egger and Aleksey Tereschenko of the Russian team at the IIHF World Championship group stage match between Italy and Russia.

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Russian national team players Pavel Datsyuk and Evgeny Malkin (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russia team players Ilya Nikulin, Evgeny Malkin and Evgeny Biryukov (left to right) celebrate after scoring a goal in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russia Evgeni Ketov, Italian national team player Trevor Johnson and goalkeeper Tomas Tragust of Italy (from left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italy team goalkeeper Tomas Tragust in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian team goalkeeper Tomas Tragust and Russian player Alexander Popov (left to right) in the group match of the 2012 World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian team players team of Russia Alexei Emelin, Evgeny Medvedev and Denis Denisov (left foreground) and coaches of the Russian national team Dmitry Yushkevich and Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (left to right, background) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian team player Denis Denisov and Italy player Nikolas Plastino (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italian team player Diego Yori and the Russian national team player Denis Denisov (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Head coach of the Russian team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (right background) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Head coach of the Russian team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (right background) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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

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Italian team goalkeeper Tomas Tragust (center) misses a goal in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russia team player Alexei Tereshchenko and Italian national team player Marco Insam (left to right) in the group stage match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italy team goalkeeper Tomas Tragust, Russian team player Evgeny Ketov and Italian national team player Trevor Johnson (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Head coach of Italy Rick Cornacchia in the group stage match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Italy goalkeeper Tomas Tragust and Russian player Alexander Popov (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian national team player Alexander Popov and Italian national team players Luke Felichetti and Nikolai Plastino (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian national team player Evgeny Malkin and Italian national team players Manuel De Toni and Diego Yori (left to right) in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Russian team player Pavel Datsyuk in the group match of the World Hockey Championship in 2012 between the national teams of Italy and Russia.

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Yevgeny Malkin of the Russian team ahead of the IIHF World Championship group stage match between Italy and Russia.

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