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TORONTO -- Vladimir Tarasenko and Ivan Telegin scored 1:19 apart in the second period and Russia beat Finland 3-0 on Thursday to set up a World Cup of Hockey semifinal against Canada -- and knock out Team North America.The opportunity is huge, Russian captain Alex Ovechkin said about facing Canada. They have a pretty good team with solid players. We just have to match it. ...I play Olympic Games in [Canada] and everybody is going to be crazy. The atmospheres going to be unbelievable. Its going to be a great match to play, to be involved in, to be in the stands and be able to watch.Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period for Russia (2-1-0), and Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves.Its going to be a great, great challenge and we accept it, Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov said.Tuukka Rask made 19 saves for Finland (0-3-3). Finland was winless for the first time in a senior tournament, scoring only one goal in three games.We had a good chance to succeed here, but you dont score, you cant win, Finnish coach Lauri Marjamaki said. We have to keep going and maybe analyze a little bit later. Just now, a little bit disappointing.Russian forward Pavel Datsyuk missed the preliminary round finale because of a minor injury.A loss for us, but we did well today, Russian coach Oleg Znarok said.Russia will face Canada on Saturday night. In the other semifinal, Sweden will play Team Europe on Sunday.Finland nearly opened the scoring early in the second period when Mikael Granlund beat Bobrovsky glove-side, but rang a shot off the post.Tarasenko finished off a give-and-go with Ovechkin for his second goal of the tournament at 3:42 of the second period.Telegin picked up Vadim Shipachevs feed and powered around Rask for his first of the tournament at 5:01 of the second.Malkin scored his first of the tournament at 3:39 of the third period.Tarasenko played on the Russian team that beat Canada to win the 2011 world junior title in Buffalo, New York.I think this is one of the greatest rivalries ever: Canada against Russia, Tarasenko said. We know how they play because we play in Pittsburgh before. They have a really good team, good players, [the] best players in the world so we need to be good in a couple days. Evgeni Malkin Penguins Jersey . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. Bryan Rust Penguins Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. http://www.penguinsauthenticofficial.com/ron-francis-jersey/ . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. Jack Johnson Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. Justin Schultz Penguins Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Multiple Group One winning jockey Michael Rodd has celebrated his return to Brisbane racing by riding an early quartet at Doomben.Rodd won the first three races on Love To Live ($31) for trainer Barry Baldwin, Bryan Guys Eastern Parade ($2.20) and Les Kellys Prince of the Turf ($3.80).He did not have a ride in the fourth race but came out in the fifth to win again for Guy on the promising Starcourt ($1.45).Rodd, who has just completed his second year in Singapore, rode about 400 winners as an apprentice and won the Brisbane jockeys premiership when apprenticed to Bryan Guy in the early 2000s.He is in Brisbane to ride in the State of Origin jockeys series on Saturday but elected to ride at Doomben when Guy asked him to ride a couple of horses at the meeting.Rodd said he always enjoyed coming back to Brisbane even though he will represent NSW in the State Of Origiin.ddddddddddddYes, I am originally from NSW but I spent many happy years in Queensland before heading to Melbourne and then Singapore, Rodd said.To ride a winner for Bryan is also great, it was just like old times,.Eastern Parade is trained by Guy in partnership with his son Daniel and it was their first winner at Doomben as a combination.Michael rode him perfectly. Eastern Parade was probably one run short when beaten at Doomben at his previous start, Dan Guy said.Guys Queensland Derby winner Eagle Way is to have his first start for new trainer John Moore in Hong Kong on Sunday.Love To Lives win gave former Brisbane Race Club chairman Bill Sexton a special thrill as he bred the mare and races her with several members of his family. ' ' '