HELSINKI (AP) Russia won the four-nation Karjala Cup on Sunday
after Alexei Morozov scored in overtime to clinch a 4-3 victory
over the Czech Republic.
The win puts Russia out of reach of Finland, which routed Sweden
7-0 in the late game Sunday.
The Czechs led 2-0 with early goals from Jan Bulis and Pavel
Brendl, but Russia equalized through Oleg Saprykin and Sergei
Mozyakin in the second period. Danis Zaripov gave Russia a 3-2 lead
in the third, before Jaroslav Bednar equalized with less than five
minutes left.
Russia had already beat Finland 4-3 in a shootout and Sweden
4-1.
Former Florida Panthers player Ville Peltonen scored two goals
and assisted on three others as Finland crushed rival Sweden at
Hartwall Arena.
Jarkko Immonen scored twice to become the top scorer of the
tournament with four goals and an assist, ahead of Morozov (3-2)
and Peltonen (2-3). Jukka Voutilainen, Janne Niskala and Antti
Pihlstrom also scored for Finland.
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