As the tournament hosts for next year's Olympics, the Russians will have the advantage of playing in front of their fans. Said home ice worked out well for Canada in 2010, as they were able to go the distance and win gold. The biggest questions for the hosts are in net, where there isn't a standout goalie among their choices. Was Sergei Bobrovsky's Vezina win last season a flash in the pan, or can he step up at this level and take his team to the gold?
Forwards
Line 1: Alex Semin, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin
Line 2: Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Nail Yakupov
Line 3: Vladimir Tarasenko, Artem Anisimov, Nikolai Kulemin
Line 4: Alex Radulov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Viktor Tikhonov
Extra Forwards: Denis Kokarev, Michael Varnakov
Defensemen
Pair 1: Andrei Markov, Sergei Gonchar
Pair 2: Nikita Nikitin, Anton Volchenkov
Pair 3: Fedor Tyutin, Slava Voynov
Extra Defensemen: Denis Denisov, Alexei Emelin
Goaltenders
Starter: Sergei Bobrovsky
Backup: Evgeni Nabokov
Extra Goalie: Semyon Varlamov
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