2014 Olympic Winter Games (Men)

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2014 Olympic Winter Games (Men)
Game #18
Final (OT)
February 16, 2014 12:00 pm EST
Bolshoy Ice Dome
Sochi, RUS

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
Final
Teams
1
2
3
OT
F
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
OT
Final
1
2
3
OT
F
8
9
8
2
27
8
4
2
1
15

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 1
2
0 / 1
2

Game Story

DOUGHTY’S TWO GOALS, INCLUDING OT WINNER, LEAD CANADA OVER FINNS

JASON LA ROSE

SOCHI, Russia – Drew Doughty (London, Ont./Los Angeles, NHL) scored twice, including the winner 2:32 into overtime, to lead Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team to a 2-1 victory over Finland in the preliminary round finale for both Sunday at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

The win means Canada finishes first in Group B and will not have to play a qualification round game; it will meet the winner of Tuesday’s Switzerland-Latvia qualifier in a Wednesday quarter-final.

Doughty finished the preliminary round as Canada’s leading goal-scorer, with four goals in three games; by comparison, Latvia and Slovakia scored three and two, respectively, as a team.

The Canadians opened the scoring just shy of the 14-minute mark of the first period, and for the second game in a row it was Doughty doing the honours; the blue-liner took a pass from Shea Weber (Sicamous, B.C./Nashville, NHL) and snapped a shot short-side over the shoulder of Finnish netminder Tuukka Rask on a Canadian power play.

After a fairly even first period – the shots were deadlocked at 8-8 – the Canadians controlled the play for much of the second, with long stretches in the offensive zone, but couldn’t extend their lead.

The Finns capitalized on their fourth, and final, shot of the middle frame; Sami Salo’s point shot was deftly deflected by Tuomo Ruutu past Canadian goaltender Carey Price (Anahim Lake, B.C./Montreal, NHL) to tie the game 1-1.

After outshooting Finland 8-4 in the second period, the Canadians held another decisive advantage in the third, 8-2, but could not beat Rask, sending the game to overtime even at a goal apiece.

Doughty played the role of hero midway through the extra period; taking a pass from Jeff Carter (London, Ont./Los Angeles, NHL) and sneaking a shot under Rask’s pad for the winner.

The game was played almost exclusively at even strength; both teams took just a single minor penalty, both coming in the first period. Canada was 1-for-1 with the man advantage, while the Finns were unsuccessful on their lone opportunity.

Canada outshot Finland 27-15 overall.

The Canadians wrapped the preliminary round with two regulation-time wins and an overtime victory; it’s the first time Canada has gone undefeated through the prelims since it was a perfect 3-0 in 1998.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jarrko Immonen
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
12:28
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Drew Doughty

Assists: Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby
13:44
PENALTY
Penalty: Rick Nash
(auto) High-Sticking minor (2:00)
18:05
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Tuomo Ruutu

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Olli Jokinen
18:00
3rd Period
No Scoring
Overtime
GOAL
Goal: Drew Doughty

Assists: Jeff Carter
02:32

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Carey Price CAN 62 15 14 1 0.933
Tuukka Rask FIN 62 26 25 1 0.962

Game Leaders

Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

3 - 0 W @ SwedenSWE
Feb 23, 2014
5 - 0 W @ United StatesUSA
Feb 22, 2014
1 - 0 W @ United StatesUSA
Feb 21, 2014
1 - 2 L @ SwedenSWE
Feb 21, 2014
2 - 1 W vs. LatviaLAT
Feb 19, 2014
3 - 1 W vs. RussiaRUS
Feb 19, 2014
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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