Coach Oleg Znarok previously refrained from confirming that, but announced at World Cup Media Day on Thursday that Bobrovsky will start for Team Russia in its preliminary-round opener against Team Sweden at Air Canada Centre on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVA Sports).
"We'll start with Sergei Bobrovsky and then we'll see how it goes," Znarok said.
Team Russia plays again Monday against Team North America (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports), so it's possible that Znarok will start Semyon Varlamov, who appears to be the No. 2, in that game rather than play Bobrovsky on consecutive days.