Official Olympic Hockey Thread
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So Canada is up against Russia tommorow in the Quarter Finals.
Russia has looked very good, but they barely beat the US who looked less than impressive in the Round Robin. Did the US play great in the final game?
mrsparkle
(Feb 21 06, 15:21)I thought the US played quite well today. The start was sluggish, but they climbed back steadily. They pretty much owned the 2nd period, and did well in the third.
The Russians got a bit lucky in the third since Esche misplayed an easy shot by Kovalev. At that point, it was tied and the mid-third period.
Aside from that, I thought it was really leaning towards the US. They had a lot of good chances. I was really expecting the Russians to own the match after 2-0, but the Americans surprised me.
Ovechkin was pretty good. In one rush, he dodge two bodychecks. He also played the body.