Pavol Demitra scored on Slovakia's seventh attempt in a shootout and Jaroslav Halak made some big saves, lifting the Slovaks to a 2-1 win over Russia on Thursday night in men's hockey at the Vancouver Games.
Demitra sent the Slovak's horn-tooting fans home happy when he skated to the left, swooped to the front of the crease and patiently waited for goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to go down before flicking a shot high and into the net.
"To beat a big dog like Russian team is always huge," said Marian Hossa, who scored for Slovakia midway through the third period to tie the game.
Russia's Alex Morozov scored early in the second period. …
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