TORONTO -- Team Russias World Cup of Hockey hopes were on the line in this game against Team North America. In some ways, so too was its reputation as a hockey power. Another early exit during best-on-best play, and Alex Ovechkin, along with his teammates, would have to answer more questions about their place in the world.As one Russian player put it the morning of the game: There were 154 million people back home who wanted a positive outcome, perhaps demanded it.At one point in Russias 4-3 victory Monday night over North America, Connor McDavid had a breakaway on Russian goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, and Bobrovsky made the save.That was the most important shot of my life, said Bobrovsky, the 2013 Vezina Trophy winner.The game meant everything to the Russians.For North America, theres no homeland. No hockey history that strings back decades. No millions of lifelong fans desperate for success.Its just a group of players loaded with talent and clearly playing for each other, a group that seems to be learning lessons in this tournament at breakneck speed. They learned another one Monday.Lose your way against the best teams in the world, even for a few minutes, and games are lost. Entire tournament hopes can be wiped out.North America came out flying. And it finished with an amazing flurry in the third period, providing action at the end of the game that this tournament previously hadnt seen.It was the in-between that was troubling.At the halfway point in the game, we got away from our game plan, said North American defenseman Morgan Rielly. Thats when they hit their stride. Looking back at the game, that was the difference.It doesnt take much in the World Cup for things to turn.But this much we know about the kids on Team North America, which is made up of players from the United States and Canada ages 23 and under. They learn fast. Theyve quickly grasped how the coaching staff wants them to play and for the most part have embraced it.When the game went sideways, with Russia going on a second-period spree of four unanswered goals, the North American coaching staff didnt like how the players responded in the moment. They noticed that for the first time all tournament, players looked unsure of themselves. There wasnt a veteran line to turn to that might settle things down.And they got away from the style of play in which they are most successful.Off the rush, they werent putting the puck on net and creating rebounds as frequently as they had when the offense was clicking.That starts our O-zone play, explained?Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.To get the message across that expectations werent being met, coach Todd McLellan shortened the bench. Forwards Jonathan Drouin and Dylan Larkin were used sparingly as North America mounted its comeback.Theyll learn, just like the rest of the group will learn. And McLellan saw it happening in real time. During the second intermission, with his team trailing 4-2, he didnt like some of the body language he saw in the dressing room. He saw players sitting in their stalls looking down.It didnt last.What could have happened to our belief system is it could have completely crumbled. It didnt, McLellan said. It cracked a little bit. We lost a few little segments of bricks, but we were able to put it back together in the third period.In doing so, we learned just how resilient the North American players are. There was Nathan MacKinnon taking multiple cross-checks to the back in front of the goal and then heading right back to the crease the next moment the opportunity presented itself.It was that willingness to take on a beating that set up a great pass from MacKinnon to Nugent-Hopkins for the third-period goal that pulled North America within 4-3.Earlier in the game, you saw 19-year-old Auston Matthews picking Ovechkins pocket to erase a first-period Russian scoring threat, revealing just how well-rounded his game already is.You saw these extra efforts on both ends of the ice mixed in with glimpses of the otherworldly skill that the next generation of NHL stars possesses.Moments after Matthews poked the puck away from Ovechkin, McDavid blew by Pavel Datsyuk to set up a Matthews goal to give North America a 1-0 lead. You could go years during Datsyuks prime without him looking that bad defensively.He put on the turbos, Matthews said of McDavid. He just absolutely took off.They were making Ovechkin and Datsyuk -- two of the best of their generation -- look mortal.If this version of the World Cup gives us nothing else, it is giving us Matthews and McDavid playing on a line together. It might never happen in another meaningful game again after this wraps up.And it could wrap up soon for the North Americans, now 1-1 in pool play, which would be a shame. Theyve entertained. Theyve battled. And now, with a gutsy loss to the Russians, theyve showed that they wont go down without at least one more swing.They get another chance, perhaps their last, Wednesday afternoon against Sweden, the best team theyll face in group play.We need a little rest, but well be ready for it, McLellan said. Theyre young guys. Theyre going to come and play. Theyre going to have fun doing it. Kaufen Herren/Damen Air Max 97 Summit weiß Schweiz . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. 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The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Sometimes a player waits until senior year to savor the moment. BYUs Mary Lake is two weeks into her collegiate career and already reveling in every game.The freshman libero, the espnW player of the week, earned MVP honors last weekend at the Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic at Ohio State. The No. 10 Cougars (6-0) dispatched Wyoming, LIU-Brooklyn and host Ohio State, ranked 11th nationally at the time, to win the event.The 5-foot-7 Lake had 61 digs in the three matches, including 38 against the Buckeyes -- the most ever by a BYU player in a match in the rally-scoring era -- in a five-set thriller.Mary was phenomenal, Cougars coach Heather Olmstead said. She was fearless. She sees the game really well and with that, has good instincts, so she was seeing the court well and was talking and communicating. Shes such a leader in the backcourt that it calms our team down.Lakes fast start as a collegian is even more impressive given a pair of knee injuries. Coming into her final year at Californias Palm Springs High, the senior captain couldnt wait to defend the CIF Southern Section Division 2A title -- the equivalent of a state championship in the desert of Coachella Valley where she grew up.Her Indians had never won state and werent projected to do it her junior year. But a magical run propelled the No. 8 seeds to defeat the top two teams.The only word that comes to mind is surreal, she said.Then an ACL tear to her right knee ended her last high school season before it began. The first two weeks were rough, but after that, she refused to give in to the negativity.Positivity is a major part of recovery, she said. I called BYU as soon as it happened and I was afraid it would affect my scholarship, but they were super nice to me and gave me the confidence I needed so I could bounce back from it.Lake came to Provo early to finish her rehab and traveled with the Cougars on their two-week tour of China in May that included six games. She was an integral part of the lineup then. But six weeks ago, she tore thee meniscus in her right knee.ddddddddddddI was grateful it wasnt my ACL again, said Lake, who will wear a brace for the remainder of the season.The knee issues give her perspective about volleyball she didnt always have. At 5 years old, the youngest of six knew the game would be in her future. She was determined to follow her sister Melissa, a libero for the Cougars from 2008-09, into the college game.I knew I loved volleyball, but Im more grateful for it now, Lake said. The days I have tough practices I remember I could be injured and not playing at all. Its made me stronger for sure and mentally tough.One of the things I love about Mary is shes already been through a lot of adversity with that knee, Olmstead said. She found a new love for the game because it was taken away from her. Yet not even Lake could forecast this kind of beginning to her college career. The Cougars started the season in their own BYU Invitational in front of a record crowd of 4,672 and swept Utah Valley. Lake, with 12 digs in that one, has 112 to lead the team.Playing at the site of this years final four over the weekend, BYU didnt get rattled despite dropping the first two sets to the Buckeyes. The Cougars soared to a 21-2 lead in the third set, dominated the fourth and never trailed in the fifth.It was nerve-racking, said Lake, also the West Coast Conference player of the week. We didnt come out as confident as we could have been, but our confidence came and we realized we could play with them. It was crazy that we came back and won.In addition to enjoying her team, Lake also has fallen in love with BYU, where the admitted calculus junkie is majoring in math with plans to teach.I chose my school not only for the amazing volleyball program but for the school itself, she said. Im Mormon, its a great volleyball program with good people here. I visited other schools, but I knew I belonged at BYU. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Discount Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2020 Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Stitched Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 ' ' '