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Canada continues to torment Russia with stunning comeback at Worlds

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After falling behind 2-0 in the first period, Canada bombarded Russia with four unanswered goals to reach the gold-medal game at the World Hockey Championship.

It almost feels ... mean.

Russia seemed like it would finally beat Canada in a significant international competition involving a decent number of top-level players on Saturday. Then the third period happened.

Canada stormed back from a 2-0 deficit in that final frame, ultimately taking the semifinal match with a 4-2 win. Thanks to that dizzying comeback, they’ll face either Sweden or Finland for the gold. Russia, meanwhile, is relegated to the bronze match.

The rally began with a Mark Scheifele power-play goal early in the third, yet Russia had a 2-1 lead deep into the contest. Nathan MacKinnon’s 2-2 tally came with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.

Not long after, Ryan O’Reilly scored the decisive tally, while Sean Couturier’s empty-netter ended any drama. Canada generated a 19-5 shot differential in that third-period push.

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