USA will earn no less than a silver medal in the Winter Olympics after dominating Finland 6-1 in the semifinals. Next up is the gold medal game on Sunday in what could be the dream match-up against Canada.
Ryan Miller Perfect Through 48 Minutes; Gets Deserved Rest
Despite being down six goals in the third period, you have to give Finland credit for never giving up. The Finns came out firing in the third period and forced the USA to go on a power play, outshooting the United States 8-0 before allowing a shot on goal themselves.
More importantly, United States goaltender Ryan Miller continued his high level of play in the Olympics, maintaining a shutout through 48 minutes before he was pulled to get a much-deserved rest. Tim Thomas will finish the game in net, and try and preserve a second straight shutout for Team USA.
Read Article >Lack Of Goaltending Or Scoring Prowess? USA Leads 6-0 In 2nd Period
You can’t tell me you saw this one coming.
It was thought that this was going to be a tough game for the United States, as the up-tempo offense of Finland and exceptional goaltending would give them just as much trouble as Canada or Russia would. Just over ten minutes into this game, the outcome was mostly decided and 12:46 into the first period the game was essentially over.
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