The Russian team's scorers were Grigori Denisenko (6th minute) and Pavel Shen (52nd minute). The only goal of the Canadians was scored by Cody Glass in the third minute of play.
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The Russian national team won all four matches in the group stage and will play the quarterfinal against Slovakia, which finished fourth in Group B.
The 2019 WJHC is being held in Vancouver, Canada. The tournament's quarterfinals will be held on January 2 and the final is scheduled to run on January 5.