Larionov admitted that the Russian national team did not expect such a quick start of the match from Canada

“We must pay tribute to Canada, they were fresher, faster and sharper.

The Canadians created chances, the four of them rolled back in defense, kept the puck.

We didn't expect such a start.

Unfortunately, our goal was canceled.

We changed the attacker combinations during the game.

Starting from the second period, we played well, "- quoted Larionov" Championship ".

Russia devastatingly lost to Canada with a score of 0: 5 and will now play for third place either with the USA or with Finland.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian national team for the second time in the history of the MFM did not score a single goal against the Canadians.