US vs. Canada for Olympics Gold thread

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[LiberConservative]

This is going to be a great match. USA! USA! USA!

[CollegeRepublican]

Hopefully USA can weather the Canada storm at the beginning.

[bmwcyle]

US wins - 6 to 4.

[dirtboy]

First five minutes, the US is applying a lot more offenseive pressure than Canada.

[marajade]

how many 20 min qtr are there?

[CollegeRepublican]

Oh man. I have to remember to breathe during this game.

[davetex]

Five

[fanfan]

Good luck!

Related:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2461176/posts

[dirtboy]

Three 20 minute periods, and then a five-minute sudden-death overtime if still tied and then a shootout if still tied.

[xp38]

true...3 periods 1 short overtime and then a shootout :)

[xp38]

GMTA

[CollegeRepublican]

Gold medal game has a 20 minute OT.

[marajade]

thanks for answering the ? Don’t know much about it other than the puck (sp?) has to get in the net where the goalie is. I doubt this will be a high scoring game

[xp38]

so far you are correct...also the US looks more dangerous so far

[marajade]

heck they are all nhl players what’s the diff?

[dirtboy]

Puck has to fully cross the goal line to be counted as a score - Canada just caught a break, the puck was sitting behind their goalie but in front of the line, and the refs blew the whistle after a Canadian player poked it under the goalie.

[dirtboy]

Canada just had a flurry of shots that were stopped by the USA goalie.

[dirtboy]

Goal by Canada.

[ScottMerge]

Penalty for USA. Doesn’t look good

[dirtboy]

Penalty on USA, Canada on the power play.