Not this time

Confirming Jonathan Quick and Carey Price in the goal, Canada and USA anticipate the last final of Olympics in a great atmosphere at Bolshoy Arena: top scorer and MVP candidate Phil Kessel needs 30 seconds to knock at Price door, but Canadian goal is reactive. But first minutes are more Canadian with a constant pressure and the best chance with Jeff Carter stopped by American defence. Parise calls Price for a save with a medium range shot and so Carter on the other side. At 6 Carey is great in blocking Carlson shot and then rebounding a Kessel’s try. Game is always interesting and both goalies are decisive in keeping the score at zero. USA survives the first power play despite good chances for Sharp and Crosby. Same Pittsburgh Penguins start has another great chance at 14 but Quick rebounds. USA waste a power play opportunity – out Marleau – at the end of period and risk a lot when Kunitz well prepares a shot whistling  Quick cage.

Jonathan Quick saves on Jeff Carter

Canada starts better the  central period and opens the score at 21:41 Jamie Benn gets in US defence perfectly timed to deflect a smart pass from Jay Bouwmeester with no chances for Quick. US goalie is reactive to avoiding Canada second goal one minute after blocking a tentative from Marleau. Patrick Kane has a capital chance at 30 but Price is great in rebounding and no one takes advantage of the puck dancing in front of the goal line. At 36 is the time for Quick to make a couples of great saves diving to avoid a lethal deflection by Benn and then closing the door on Kunitz.

Also the last period sees Canada in the control of the game, while USA tries to surprise with counter-attacks as at 44 when pokes Price with Parise, on Kessel pass. Canada wastes a power play well played by US defence, but has a great chance at 55 when Quick rebounds twice on Kunitz. The game is not spectacular but the stakes is too high to make the game a show. Without other remarkable chances, coach Blysma pulls Quick for the last minute in a desperate siege. It will be Canada – Sweden

Game is over, the disappointment of US coach Dan Blysma

Ryan Callahan: "It seems like we had a tough time sustaining any pressure in their end. They outnumbered us in their zone, came up with it quick and, as we expected, they were quick on transition. We wanted to try to get pucks behind their defence and create some opportunities that way. I thought we did it early on, but they defended well."

Jamie Benn describes the goal: "We were just trying to grind them out down low. I got down in the middle, and I made a pass back to the defence, and Jay Bouwmeester made a great shot-pass, and it found a way in. Well, it's a credit to my teammates. We're pushing each other in here, we want to get better each game, and I thought we played a pretty good one tonight."

Carey Price was the star of the game:"Our backchecking was excellent tonight, our forechecking was good. We were trying to stay on the right side of the puck the whole night. The effort was there. We knew that was a good hockey team over there and we just found a way to win."

Ryan Suter: Tonight we lost against Canada  because we didn't show up to play. It's kind of frustrating. They're a good team. We sat back, we were passive. You can't play scared. I thought we sat on our heels and just didn't take it to them at all. We had motivation. We just didn't take it on the ice."

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