Canada won the rematch that was four years in the making. Now it can try to win another gold medal. Jamie Benn's goal early in the second period Friday at Bolshoy Ice Dome was all the Canadians needed to beat the United States 1-0 in the semifi......
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News and notes as Team USA successfully turned the page on Saturdays emotional shootout victory over Russia with a 5-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday to clinch a bye into the quarterfinal round:...
If Finland was going to get far in this tournament, the assumption was that it would be on the strength of its goaltending. Despite playing without the services of top centers Mikko Koivu and Valtteri Filppula, The Finns powered their way to a 6-1 victory over Norway on Friday, just a day after their 8-4 win against Austria. Pittsburgh phenom Olli Maata, 19, led the way for Finland with three points,...
Michael Finewax looks at the opening games in Olympic Hockey including the 7-1 win for the United States in The Dose....
That's a picture of Rask, who had a rough game against Austria....
They also don't plan on using Alexander Svitov....
They're barely on the outside of the playoffs right now....
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Loui Eriksson is certainly happy to get back on the big Olympic ice sheet for Team Sweden where speed and skill are valued highly over open-ice hits and physical pounding in the corner. Eriksson actually shared the team-lead with Daniel Alfredsson with three goals scored in four games for Team Sweden during the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, and he is once again a top-six forward with the team in...
Ryan Dadoun, Corey Abbott and Michael Finewax preview all the Pool A players including Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the U.S. in Olympic Preview....
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s greatest players will jet off for the event. No decision, obviously, has been made about whether the league will participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea four years from now, considering the 2014 men's hockey tournament doesn't even begin for another two days. But you get the sense that the tide is certainly shifting toward a solid “no” vote four years from now. The simple fact is that...
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three Olympians sent their team into the Olympic break on a high note Saturday night. Finland's Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves to lead Dallas over the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Saturday night. He received plenty of help from the Stars' defense and got goals from Ray Whitney and Russia...
DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars wanted something to feel good about heading into the NHL's Olympic break. And with a 2-1 win against the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday at American Airlines Center, a victory which tied Dallas with their former Pacific Division rivals for the final Western Conference wild card spot, the Stars accomplished their goal. Dallas (27-21-10, 64 points) beat Phoenix (28-20-10, 64 points)...
Coyotes had a chance to move further ahead of Dallas....
DALLAS -- For the second time in four days, the Dallas Stars took care of the Phoenix Coyotes, beating their former Pacific Division rivals 2-1 on Saturday at American Airlines Center....