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. Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period for Russia (2-1-0), and Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves. 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. Russian forward Pavel Datsyuk missed the preliminary round finale because of a minor injury. Russia will face Canada on Saturday night. In the other semifinal, Sweden will play Team Europe on Sunday.
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