| 21 February 2010
Second Intermission Thoughts
Canada settled down and retook the momentum in the first five minutes of play. They continued to put pressure on Ryan Miller and dished back the hits America had been throwing around to start the first period. In denying team USA any offensive consistency, the Canadians were able to better dominate play.Patrick Kane's stinging one-timer was one of the few bright points of the first half of the second period, as the teams focused on denying each other opportunities. Canada failed to put the puck on net for stretch of seven minutes and forty seconds after Dany Heatley's equalizing goal.
The aggressive play marked the period with hard hits on both end of the rink. A scary collision among three Canadian players sent Corey Perry to the training room with just under four minutes to play in the period.
The Americans were opportunistic beating Brodeur to take the lead back with just over three minutes left. The odd man rushes following Drury's goal felt like a tennis rally with Brodeur and Miller trading stellar netminding work. A little chippiness between captains Scott Neidermayer and Jamie Lagenbruner may signal a tone for the third and deciding period. USA has to hold on for twenty minutes to guarantee themselves a one of two seed in the next round of the tournament. Canada is looking to control the tempo and solve Ryan Miller, who despite Rafalski's pair of goals is the first star of this game thus far.
Scoring Summary
- 3:32 Dany Heatley from Jonathan Toews and Shea Weber
- 16:46 Chris Drury from Bobby Ryan and David Backes
Penalties
- 19:06 Eric Staal Holding
Shots
Canada 12USA 13
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