Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf victimized Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky on a breakaway at 3:29 of OT to give Team Canada to a 3-2 victory over Team Russia in the final World Cup of Hockey exhibition game on Wednesday night.
The game took place on the house that Sidney Crosby built in Pittsburgh.
Bobrovsky was pelted early and often. BOB made 45 saves in the OT loss.
NY Islanders captain John Tavares and Boston Brins center Patrice Bergeron scored for Canada.
Crosby assisted on Bergeron's tally..
Montreal Canadiens starting goalie Carey Price shook off a wobbly performance in his last exhibition game start and made 24 saves for Canada.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin scored a goal and an assist for Russia. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ripped a 5-on-3 power play goal. Pittsburgh Penguins hero Geno Malkin notched an assist on Ovechkin's PPG.
The World Cup of Hockey tournament now shifts to Toronto, when preliminary round games will begin on Saturday.
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Buffalo Sabres center Ryan O'Reilly played well between Joe Thornton and Claude Giroux versus Russia.
The trio revisited the chemistry that they first created at the 2015 IIHF World Championships in Prague.
O'Reilly skated 19 shifts for 13:06 TOI vs. Russia. Had one SOG. Found chemistry quickly with Thornton and Giroux @BuffaloSabres
— SabresBuzz (@SabresBuzz) September 15, 2016
Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene may have to sit so that O'Reilly can continue to skate and create with Thornton and Giroux. Duchene is nursing an injury at this time.