Team Russia are heavy 67.3 percent favorites over the Czech Republic. The Russia are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +1 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 30 shots on goal vs 28 shots for the Czechs. The Russia goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 88.5% compared to the Czechs goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 85.1%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Bartosak Patrik 26, Andrey Vasilevskiy 25 SHOTS: Kubalik Dominik 2.9, Alex Ovechkin 3.3 GOALS: Kubalik Dominik 0.54, Alex Ovechkin 0.63 PTS: Jakub Voracek has a 58% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Nikita Kucherov has a 70% chance of 1+PTs