Russia Going for Gold
Published 5/16/2008 by Tarik El-Bashir at Capitals Insider
Team Russia (a.k.a. Team Capitals) just crushed Finland, 4-0, to earn a spot in Sunday's gold medal game. Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Semin and Alex Ovechkin were absolutely dominant -- again. From CP's gamer: Saku Koivu was unable to handle a pass at the Russian blue-line and Alexander Semin jumped on the puck to start a 3-on-1 with Washington teammates Alexander Ovechkin and Fedorov. Four pinpoint passes later, Fedorov shot Semin's pass into an open side...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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