Russia's Bobrovsky shines in losing effort
Crosby finished the game with a goal, including the first of the game, and two assists.
O'Reilly spent the first six years of his National Hockey League career with the Colorado Avalanche, a frequent opponent of Toews' Chicago Blackhawks.
"We're disappointed", Bobrovsky said.
"I actually saw him in the hallway between our games on Wednesday", the goaltender said of the winger who takes such great and demonstrable delight scoring on him in practice. "You turn around he's there, then the puck's gone the other way. You're playing against him like 'Come on, make a mistake or something!' But he's always playing the right way and so risky in creating too".
Canada posted a flawless record in group play at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and it kept the streak alive with a dominant 5-3 win over Russian Federation in the tournament's first semifinal at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Saturday.
The 28-year-old centre is far from the only reason for the team's success, but he offers a unique - and perhaps irreplaceable - set of skills.
Everybody, maybe, except the players who wore the stylized maple leaf logo on the front of their jerseys.
"Of course, history is always around and going to be part of it", Ovechkin said. Bergeron added his second helper of the evening on the play.
Although Russia attempted to intimidate the opposition by imposing its will on the boards, Canada responded with speedy moves through the neutral zone that allowed it to establish an early edge. Maurice Leggett led Winnipeg with six tackles.
Much of the chatter heading into Saturday night's World Cup of Hockey semifinal (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and WatchESPN) is over whether Russian Federation has the goods to upset Canada. "Good stick. Good defender".
Their offence has an astonishingly good duo of scorers on either side of Ryan O'Reilly on the fourth line.
Sergei Bobrovsky did his level best to keep the Russians in this game, but Canada's overwhelming offensive attack proved too much.
"What's really unique is the willingness of every player to do whatever it takes to win", Stamkos said. "He does a lot of things well". Let the hockey world rejoice - there is still some great hockey to be played. Ovechkin is also left waiting and wondering if he'll ever hoist the Stanley Cup.
He beat American goaltender Jeff Frazee three times in a semifinal shootout at the 2007 world junior championships in Leksand, Sweden.
Canada has won 14 straight games in best-on-best hockey tournaments since losing to the U.S.in the preliminary round of the Vancouver Games in 2010. It took overtime to beat Russian Federation 3-2 in pre-tournament play, but the Canadians have steamrolled the competition, outscoring them 14-3.
"No, I don't think that way", the Columbus Blue Jackets goalie said. But their 5-3 win over Team Russia in the semifinals came with a surprising amount of drama. The other loss was more painful. It's nice to have that; it's good to have that experience with guys and the belief you can play different kind of games and overcome things. Toews still remembers the sting he felt watching the Russians celebrate on Canadian ice in Quebec City.
The game won't be as memorable as the 1972 Super Series between the two hockey-loving countries, but that doesn't mean that fans aren't excited to cheer on Canada as it tries to secure a spot in the finals with a win over the familiar foe.
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