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Both Switzerland and Finland were known to be a sold and united group fo players, which meant that the upcoming playoff game should be an even one.

The Russians played a more active game, trying to be more disciplined and controlling the puck in the neutral zone. The changes worked and Team Russia celebrated its first win at this year’s WJC.

With just hours, rather than days remaining until the start of the 2018 Olympic hockey tournament, KHL.ru completes its preview of the teams with a look at the USA, Slovakia, Slovenia and Norway. None of the quartet would regard itself as among the favourites for gold in PyeongChang, but all four boast some highly talented players from the KHL.