#WCH2016: Bobrovsky stellar in Russia’s OT loss to Canada

PITTSBURGH — Team Russia and Team Canada continued their international hockey rivalry to bring the World Cup of Hockey 2016 pretournament schedule to its conclusion.

After a Team Russia turnover at the Team Canada blue line, Ryan Getzlaf scored on a breakaway with 1:31 remaining in overtime, beating goalie Sergei Bobrovsky five-hole to give Team Canada a 3-2 win at Consol Energy Center on Wednesday.

“That’s the way it goes sometimes,” Getzlaf said. “Those 3-on-3s, you have to take care of the puck as much as you can. We had a good change there and had an opportunity to get the puck up [the ice] and get going.”

The game had each team feeling well as they head for Toronto and the start of the tournament on Saturday.

“It doesn’t matter if it is exhibition or real [game],” Team Russia center Evgeni MalkIn said. “Always against Canada, it is a very important game. It was a tough game tonight, both teams played well. I liked how we played. Next time, maybe we play in [the] semifinal or final [of this tournament], I hope.”

Alex Ovechkin and Artemi Panarin scored third-period goals to give Team Russia a 2-1 lead.

But John Tavares used a speculative shot from distance to beat a screened Bobrovsky and tie it 2-2 with 6:02 remaining in the period. It was one of the few mistakes made by Bobrovsky, who made 45 saves and likely cemented his position as Team Russia’s No. 1 for the tournament.

“It was interesting,” Bobrovsky said. “It’s always a big challenge when you play against Canada, they have so many great players. It’s very interesting to test yourself against them.”

Patrice Bergeron scored Team Canada’s first goal on a spectacular pass from Sidney Crosby, the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins playing at his home arena.

Team Canada goalie Carey Price was not tested as much, making 24 saves.

Price was not happy with his first World Cup start, when he allowed three goals on …

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