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Winnipeg Jets right wing Nikolaj Ehlers (27), of Denmark, scores past Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), of Russia, on a penalty shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, of Russia, makes a save against Carolina Hurricanes' Jay McClement as defenseman Jason Garrison defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Vladislav Namestnikov, of Russia, shoots against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and goalie Philipp Grubauer, of Germany, hug as teammates Evgeny Kuznetsov (92), of Russia, and Brett Connolly (10) approach after beating the New Jersey Devils 6-2 in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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FILE _ In this Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the meeting in St.Petersburg, Russia. President Vladimir Putin said, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 that Russia will not be expelling US diplomats in response to a new round of US sanctions. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, of Russia, takes a shot by the Toronto Maple Leafs off the face mask during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), of Russia, makes the save on a shot by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. Putin is ordering to scale down the Russian military presence in Syria. Putin made the statement Thursday while declaring that a cease-fire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey will start at midnight. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 photo provided by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, ministry employees on boats search for fragments of a plane in the Black Sea, outside Sochi, Russia. Russia's Defense Ministry says search teams have recovered another flight recorder from a military plane that crashed in the Black Sea, killing all 92 aboard. (Vladimir Velengurin/Emergency Situations Ministry Photo via AP)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 photo provided by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, ministry employees lift a fragment of a plane in the Black Sea, outside Sochi, Russia. Russia's Defense Ministry says search teams have recovered another flight recorder from a military plane that crashed in the Black Sea, killing all 92 aboard. (Vladimir Velengurin/Emergency Situations Ministry Photo via AP)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, photo provided by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, ministry employees lift a fragment of a plane in the Black Sea, outside Sochi, Russia. Russia's Defense Ministry says search teams have recovered another flight recorder from a military plane that crashed in the Black Sea, killing all 92 aboard. (Vladimir Velengurin/Emergency Situations Ministry Photo via AP)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens with teammates right wing Nikita Kucherov (86), of Russia, defenseman Anton Stralman (6), of Sweden, and defenseman Victor Hedman (77), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), of Russia, can't hang onto the puck after making a save on a shot by Montreal Canadiens right wing Alexander Radulov (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18), of the Czech Republic, and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin (74), of Russia, battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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FILE -- In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syria President Bashar Assad arrive for their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. With his victory in Aleppo, Assad appears to have survived a nearly six-year war to drive him from power, but he is now more dependent on outside powers than ever. His key allies Russia and Iran, along with Turkey, are best placed to determine Syria’s endgame, which could more closely resemble a grand bargain among great powers than a political settlement among Syrians themselves. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate a goal by center Evgeni Malkin, second from left, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Flowers are offered in front of portraits of Russian TV journalists who were aboard a crashed military plane, displayed at the main TV building in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov says a pilot error or a technical fault is likely to be the cause of Sunday's plane crash over the Black Sea. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Russian rescue workers carry a body from the wreckage of the crashed plane, at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Russian ships, helicopters and drones are searching for bodies after a plane carrying 93 people crashed into the Black Sea. The plane was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble, a military choir, to perform at Russia's air base in Syria when it went down shortly after takeoff. (AP Photo/Viktor Klyushin)

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Russian rescue workers collect wreckage from the crashed plane at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Russian ships, helicopters and drones are searching for bodies after a plane carrying 93 people crashed into the Black Sea. The plane was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble, a military choir, to perform at Russia's air base in Syria when it went down shortly after takeoff. (AP Photo/Viktor Klyushin)