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A fantastic overtime period ended suddenly when Jarome Iginla while falling put the puck towards the net and Sidney Crosby scooped up the puck to beat Ryan Miller. Despite allowing the gold-medal winning goal, Ryan Miller is the tournament MVP.
Congratulations to team Canada on joining the ranks of nations defending the home soil with a hockey gold medal.
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Game Thoughts
It took overtime, but Canada avenged their only loss of the tournament topping team USA in the gold medal game and putting a blemish on the record of America's otherwise outstanding netminder.
Ryan Miller played phenomenally. But in the end the spotlight was more a glare. The tournament MVP carried his team to the gold medal game. He kept them in the contest as they fell behind early. But in the extra time, the light shined brightest on the face of the National Hockey League and if you weren't paying attention, that Sports Illustrated cover jinx is dead.
In Pittsburgh he's the most popular player since his boss, Mario Lemieux. Sidney Crosby has a Stanley Cup. He now has a gold medal. And as if it was ever in doubt, he'll drink for free at every watering hole in Canada for the rest of his life. That's what Gold Medal Winning goals mean.
An even sixty minutes was extended for another 7:40, but the difference was Crosby who took a beautiful pass from Jarome Iginla and slid it under Ryan Miller's pads. Pandemonium ensued as the crowd at Canada Hockey Place
The victory meant that Canada would join the United States as the only nations to win the Gold Medal on their home ice. Team USA had won gold medals when the games were held in Squaw Valley, California in 1960 and more famously in 1980 in Lake Placid's Miracle on Ice. Canada denied America the honor eight years ago when they took home the gold in the Salt Lake City games.
Scoring Summary
- 7:40 Sidney Crosby from Jarome Iginla
Penalties
No Penalties in the Overtime
Shots
Canada 6
USA 4
 Joe Tetreault blogs about sports, culture, business/technology and current events at TetreaultVision in addition to being the Editor for Bloguin's Olympic Hockey Blog.
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