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Sunday’s slate of World Cup of Hockey games

World Cup Of Hockey 2016 - Team Sweden Practice

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 15: Alex Ovechkin #8 of Team Russia keeps an eye on Team Sweden at practice during the World Cup of Hockey 2016 at Air Canada Centre on September 15, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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After seeing two prominent teams in Canada and the United States debut on Saturday, today’s duo of games is a pretty resounding collection of skill.

(It’s rarely a laborious day when you get to watch Alex Ovechkin vs. Erik Karlsson, for instance.)

Let’s take a look at Sunday’s two games as the 2016 World Cup of Hockey continues to get in gear.

Team Sweden vs. Team Russia

Airing on: ESPN 2, Sportsnet, TVA Sports at 3 p.m. ET

Can Russia end its recent run of struggles during best-on-best international tournaments? Beating a strong contender in Sweden would be a heck of a way to at least begin answering in the affirmative. Sweden has plenty of chemistry and balance while Russia boasts enviable top-end firepower, so it could make for a rather intriguing clash.

Team North America vs. Team Finland

Airing on: ESPN 2, Sportsnet, TVA Sports at 8 p.m. ET

Hockey’s favorite science experiment - Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel and other wunderkinds on the same team - really starts to roll out this evening. How well will this group of under-23 North Americans convert sublime skill into games against teams that are more familiar with each other? This one should be fun, too.