The Ontario Hockey League all-stars aren't used to losing to Russia. After a stunning loss last week, the OHL was determined it wouldn't happen again.
Ryan Strome and Frankie Corrado scored as the OHL edged Russia 2-1 to tie the best-of-six Subway Super Series at two games apiece Monday.
Russia now faces the WHL all-stars on Wednesday in Vancouver and Thursday in Victoria.
The OHL is now 19-1 against Russia since the series began in 2003. Russia's 2-1 win on Thursday in Guelph, Ont., snapped the OHL's 18-game winning streak.
Strome said the win was a lift for the OHL after the close defeat in Game 3.
"It was obviously huge. For the five or six guys that played in the last game it stung a little bit and it's never fun to lose, especially to the Russians," said Strome. "We had a great 60-minute game, that's something to be proud of."
Strome scored the lone goal in the first period.
Corrado then put the OHL ahead by 2-0 at 9: 16 in the third after he buried a big rebound off a point shot from Freddie Hamilton.
The Russians broke the shutout as Nail Yakupov scored with just 37 seconds remaining with an extra attacker. Yakupov was making his return to Sarnia, where he played with the Sting before being drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers earlier this year.
