The Russian line-up to play the USA

We now know the Russian line-up to play the USA in the 2016 IIHF World Championship semi-final. The only change by head coach Valery Bragin has seen Ilya Samsonov take over from Alexander Georgiev in net:

Goalkeepers: Samsonov (Georgiev).
Rykov – Zhuldikov, Korshkov - Kraskovsky – Polunin.
Mikulovich – Provorov, Svechnikov – Kamenev – Lazarev.
Sergeev – Sharipzyanov, Kaprizov – Svetlakov – Kuzmenko.
Boikov – Voronkov, Lauta – Fazleev – Dergachyov.

The 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship semi-final between Russia and the USA will take place inside the Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland at 21.00 Moscow time. Match TV will broadcast the game live, and you can follow events on our official English Twitter account.

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