After one of the most tumultuous winters of Tuomo Ruutu's career, the 31-year-old Carolina Hurricanes winger is finally finding his game.
And it is just in time for a run with Team Finland during the ongoing men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Ruutu is one of 14 NHL players on the 25-man Finnish roster and has quickly emerged as a key producer and on-ice leader during the course of the Olympics to date.
A native of Vantaa, a populous suburb of the national capital of Helsinki, Ruutu has registered three assists, four points, six shots on goal and a plus-four rating through three appearances in Sochi.
He scored Finland's only goal on Sunday against Canada, deflecting Ossi Vaananen's shot past Canadian goaltender Carey Price to tie the game in the second period. Ruutu outmuscled Canadian defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to gain position just outside the crease, then made a nifty tip that left a vision-blocked Price with no chance to make the save.
It was just the kind of play that has made Ruutu a regular in Raleigh over the past half-decade and just the kind of goal myster ...
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