1st Period
2:30 - And we're off!! Canada won the face-off and it has been pretty much back and forth since then with no great scoring chances for either team.
6:39 - USA has had a great forecheck so far which helped them get a few slap shots from inside the zone. Canada has been able to block most of the US shots which resulted in a few odd man opportunities for them.
11:00 - Dustin Brown makes a great move past Drew Doughty on the left side and gets a great scoring chance that Roberto Luongo barely stops with his skate. Scoring chances are 4-1 USA.
12:50 - Canada gets on the board first thanks to a rebound goal by Jonathan Toews. Mike Richards' shot bounced off Ryan Miller right to Toews who buried it. Canada is 4-0 when scoring first in these Olympics.
14:02 - Canada will go on the PP as Bobby Ryan takes out Dany Heatley's legs.
End of the 1st period - USA had a good scoring chance with a few seconds remaining but couldn't convert. Shorts are 10-8 Canada with the advantage as they lead 1-0. After the buzzer Corey Perry punched Jack Johnson in the back of the head that was dirty and brought the teams together in a small scuffle. No penalties were called.
2nd Period
2:33 - Ryan Malone was called for a high sticking penalty as he got his glove and stick in the face of Corey Perry.
4:41 - The US killed off the Canada PP, blocking a bunch of the shot attempts in the process. Canada's Eric Staal was called for an interference penalty and the US will go on the PP.
7:13 - Canada makes it 2-0 as Ryan Getzlaf makes a nice centering pass that goes off a US defender's stick, straight to Corey Perry who wrists it past Miller.
8:25 - Jonathan Toews is called for tripping and the US will go on their 2nd PP of the game. They desperately need to get something going.
12:44 - USA finally gets on the board as Patrick Kane wrists one on net and Ryan Kesler deflects it in.
End of the 2nd period - Canada's Eric Staal had a breakaway with bout 50 seconds remaining but shot it wide. Shots are Canada: 25, USA: 23. The US started to pick up their game the last 10 minutes of the period and hopefully they continue that into the 3rd.
3rd Period
3:40 - Canada is really outplaying the US right now and have 6 shot attempts this period (none of them have been on net).
8:40 - USA coach Ron Wilson has changed up the lines a little bit to try and create some scoring chances. Hopefully it pays off.
14:55 - Both teams have had good scoring chances with the edge to USA. The US needs to put a puck in the back of the net in the next 5 minutes or Canada will skate away with the gold.
18:43 - USA pulled Ryan Miller and had a few good scoring chances close to the net but couldn't get anything past Luongo. The US used their timeout and both teams are drawing up plays. This offensive zone face-off is huge for the US.
19:35 - GOOOALLLL USA!! Zach Parise found a loose puck in front of the net off a rebound and buried it to tie the game with 24.4 seconds to go. This one's going to overtime!
Overtime
7:40 - Crosby took a pass from Iginla in the offensive zone and puts it 5 hole past Ryan Miller for the gold. Great game by both teams and the US will go home with the silver, more than they were expected to get 2 weeks ago but a disappointment today.
Overall it was a great tournament that definitely got hockey a lot more fans. Side note, Ryan Miller's head looks tiny in his huge pads.
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