... in which the loser would receive the title "biggest bust of the Olympic hockey tournament", it was no contest.

Russia probably played its worst game against Canada since it started playing against NHL players back in 1972 and lost 7-3, which is ironically the same score the USSR plastered Canada with in the first game of that 1972 series. 

The win also marked the first time Canada has beaten Russia/USSR in the Olympics since 1960.

Give Canada credit; they were ready, played well, and above all showed the intensity a team needs in an elimination game, but when you get seven goals scored on you, especially the way they were scored on Russia, you can more point to the loser playing poorly than the winner playing well.

Russ...

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