2010 - OLYMPICS - IN A QUARTER FINAL - CANADA DEFEATS RUSSIA 7-3

Wednesday, February 24th - By: Ron C. Johnston

Canada's 2010 Olympic outlook was considerably brighter Wednesday thanks to a four-medal performance that tied the country's record for medals won on a single day. Canada has now 15 medals at the Games, including seven gold. The Canadians are tied with the United States and Germany atop the gold-medal charts.

Canada beat the Russians 7-3 in their quarterfinal game on Wednesday, advancing to Friday's semifinal against either Sweden or Slovakia.

Canada took a 4-1 lead after the first period and 7-3 into the final period to win the quarter final. The Canadian Men's Olympic Team came out hitting as they out hit Russia 6-1 in the first seven minutes. Dan Boyle back handed a pass from the left corner of the net to the right side where Ryan Getzlaf scored at the 2:21 mark of the opening period, also assisted by Chris Pronger.

On a power play Boyle scored a long screen shot from the left side of the blue line at 12:09, assisted by Dan Heatley and Patrick Mar. Just 46 seconds later Rick Nash got a turn over at the Canadian's blue line and skated down the ice and scored, assisted by Jonathan Toes and Mike Richards. Russia scored by Defenceman Dmitri Kalinin on a long shot from the left blue line at 14:39, assisted by Anton Volchenkov and Sergi Fedorov. Canada made it 4-1 when Brenden Morrow carried the puck out from the left side behind the net and tucked the puck in the left corner of the net at 18:18, assisted by Dan Boyle and Duncan Keith.

At the start of the second period there were three goals with in one minute and thirty seconds. Canada's Perry Corey socred at 3:10, assisted by Getzlaf and Keith, they Shea Weber scored at 4:07, assited by Towes and Jarome Iginla to give Canada a comfortable lead of 6-1. Russia then scored at 4:46, Maxim Afinogenov, assisted by Ilya Kovalchuck and Denis Grebeshkov. Canada then went ahead 7-2 as Corey Perry skated to the net and received a pass from Getzlaf at the left boards, scoring to the right corner of the net at 9:51. Russia finished the scoring as Sergei Gonchar scored a power play goal from the blue line at 11:40, assisted by Eugeni Malkin.

There was no scoring in the third period.