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Finland should be considered the dark horse of the World Cup of Hockey and a tough team to eliminate. In almost every international event, Finland seems to find a way to get into the final four, and this team includes many of the players who are coming off a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.This roster is loaded with talent, skill, size, grit and solid goaltending. The Finns wont get pushed around by the North American teams; theyll push back. Finland could be among the top finishers in Toronto.How Finland could winGoaltending will be a key factor in determining the teams success. The tandem of Pekka Rinne and Tuukka Rask will be relied on to handle the netminding duties. Theres no clear-cut No. 1, but the two proved crucial in Sochi. Based on the pretournament, it appears likely that Rinne will get the majority of the playing time early in the round-robin.The biggest issue for Finland could be scoring goals, so its solid goaltending will need to steal games to advance. Its going to be interesting to watch the pro debut of Finnish prospect?Patrik Laine, the No. 2 overall pick in Junes draft.?The 18-year-old winger is the complete package and has high-end skill. At 6-foot-4 and 206 pounds, hes big and strong. He can skate. Hes a pure goal scorer and has a great shot. Hes also very confident in his ability. Laine wasnt too productive during the pretournament, but hell need to be during round-robin play for Finland to win.While most observers believe Team Sweden has the best overall defensive unit in the tournament, Finlands blue line is solid, too. Rasmus Ristolainen is evolving into a poor mans Shea Weber. Ristolainen has an incredible shot and is active in the offense. His presence is critical on the power play.How Finland could loseIts simple: If the Finns dont score, they wont win. The biggest question entering the tournament was whether Finland could generate enough offense. If it struggles in that department, it will put a strain on the defense and goaltending to shut down the opposition.Some have suggested that Finland doesnt have enough grit -- but thats not the case. The Finns need contributions from all four lines. If a player such as?Jori Lehtera, a classic Finnish two-way forward who can move the puck and has a nasty streak to his game, doesnt score goals, it could be a short tournament for Finland.From a defensive standpoint, opposing teams could expose the youth on Finlands blue line. Esa Lindell is a strong puck-moving defenseman, but he tends to handle the puck too much in his own end, and -- if hes facing a strong forecheck -- could run into trouble and turn it over. If he doesnt make quick decisions, it could hurt Finlands chances. And if Rinne and Rask are not at their best, Finland will be in trouble.What to watch for: Bite from BarksovGiven this teams solid mix of veteran leadership and young talent, along with its typical Finnish grit, dont be surprised if Finland makes noise. An early test against a highly explosive Team North America team in the round-robin will be a good indicator of what to expect from Finland. Top-line center Aleksander Barkov is on the verge of becoming a potential superstar in the NHL, and the tournament should be his jumping off point. It will also be good for Laines development that hes playing with Barkov.NKeal Harry Jersey .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. 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Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments.DETROIT -- Tom Rowes first two games in charge of an NHL team lasted longer than regulation, making him sweat it out to earn his first taste of success.Aleksander Barkov scored on a breakaway 2:04 into overtime to lift the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, giving their interim coach his first victory.The Panthers outplayed Detroit after a rough start. They lost 2-1 in a shootout at Chicago in Rowes debut on Tuesday night.In between periods I was saying, `We deserve it, Rowe recalled.Rowe said equipment manager Teddy Richards gave him the game puck as a keepsake. Rowe coached Floridas AHL affiliates in Portland and San Antonio and was an assistant with Carolina before moving into the Panthers front office and then behind the bench to replace the fired Gerard Gallant.Big win, first for him, Panthers captain Derek MacKenzie said. Hopefully, theres many more.The Red Wings extended their point streak to five games after losing four straight and nine of 11, but were fortunate to get anything positive out of a night in which they struggled at both ends of the ice.We should feel very lucky that we got one, Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall said.The Red Wings went ahead 1:23 into the game when Henrik Zetterberg scored on their first shot, ending a six-game drought.We weathered the storm, Rowe said. The beginning of the game they came out hard on us, but we were able to get out of the first period with a tie.The Panthers were close to skating into the second period with the lead.Floridas Vincent Trocheck had a goal negated late in the opening period when Detroit coach Jeff Blashill challenged that Panthers defenseman Jason Demers was offside. Demers then scored with 1:45 left in the first, pulling the Panthers into a tie on a shot that was redirected off Detroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser.The Panthers put much more pressure on Petr Mrazek, who stopped 28 shots in regulatioon, than Detroit did on Roberto Luongo, who faced just 13 shots over the first two periods and had just 18 saves through three periods.ddddddddddddhen you outplay someone like that, theres a good chance youre going to outshoot them, Blashill said. They outplayed us certainly in one area because we turned too many pucks over.Detroit had a power play with 3:14 left in regulation when MacKenzie was called for goaltender interference, but couldnt take advantage of the opportunity.On a night in which Detroit didnt generate many scoring chances, it was fortunate get a goal early in the game. Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad made a no-look, between-the-legs pass behind him in his teams end of the ice, and it went off a teammate before Zetterberg got to the loose puck. Zetterberg took it from the right circle and into the slot for a backhander that went past Luongo.Rowe insisted he didnt have a problem with Ekblads pass.A little too risky, but we dont want to take creative plays out of our players hands, he said.Demers scored in a 4-on-4 situation on a sequence off a faceoff in which Floridas other three skaters touched the puck.Game notesThe Red Wings have been banged up this season, losing players at every position to injuries, and may have taken another hit in the first period when forward Justin Abdelkader left with a lower-body injury. I dont think hes going to be out that long, but well see, Blashill said. ... Rowe and Gallant, who was fired Sunday, are former Red Wings players. ... Detroit F Drew Miller along with Florida D Dylan McIlrath and F Shawn Thornton were healthy scratches.UP NEXTPanthers: Play at Ottawa on Saturday in fourth of five-game road trip.Red Wings: Start a three-game road trip Saturday at Pittsburgh.---Follow Larry Lage at http://www.twitter.com/larrylage[url=http://www.authenticwholesalejersers. ... Detroit F Drew Miller along with Florida