O Canada!

4 - 1 at the end of the first.  Team Canada gels jells when it really counts!  I'm thinkin' we'll see Ilya Bryzgalov in goal for Russia when the second period begins...

Update:  I was wrong... Nabokov is still in goal for Россия. 

Update 2:  Who'd a thunk it?  6 - 1.  Whoops, 6 - 2.  Nabokov pulled after Canada's sixth goal. 

Update 3:  7 - 2, Canada.  Perry scores his second of the second period.  Ya might as well turn out the lights, Russia... party's over.

Update 4:  Gonchar scores for Russia, making it 7 - 3.  I don't think Russia has it in 'em to bring it even... this hole's too deep.

Update last:  Well, that was a beauty of a game if you're Canadian, less so if you're anyone else.  The game was never close, what with Canada taking it to the Rooshians three minutes into the game and never looking back.  One really wonders what the Hell happened, given that the Russians only gave up six goals in their first three games.  This has to be one of the biggest hockey collapses in Olympic history.

So the stage is now set for a US - Canada rematch, assuming both the Americans and the Canadians win their next game.  Oh, Lawsy... won't that be sumthin!