After the first half, the score is equal to 1:1. In the 8th minute, Mikhail Ordov opened the scoring, giving the hosts the lead. And in the 16th minute, Ilya Kovalchuk restored the balance of the score.
Team Canada beats Finland at the start of the World Junior Hockey Championship
Note that 40-year-old Kovalchuk scored his second goal for Spartak after joining the team. Earlier, he scored a goal in the match against Kunlun Red Star (5:2). Then Kovalchuk scored an empty goal.
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