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The Canadians threw puck after puck at American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. Forty-two shots, and plenty of those were good looks.
There was the puck that came off Devon Toews’s stick and skirted behind Hellebuyck before he made an incredible stick save.
Nineteen-year-old Macklin Celebrini, who found so much magic in this Olympic tournament, was stopped in alone.
Sometimes, it was just bad luck. With an empty cage, Nathan MacKinnon rang one off the side of the goal post.
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But most of the time, it was Hellebuyck saving the day, stopping all but one shot that came his way.
That gave the Americans a chance to make it to overtime, where Hughes won it. His shot beat Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington and secured the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since the “Miracle on Ice” team won in Lake Placid in 1980 — fittingly, on the 46th anniversary of that triumph.
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The Canadians pushed hard all game, on their heels to come back from an early U.S. goal by Matt Boldy.
They tried, and tried, and tried, but didn’t pull even until a goal from Canadian defenceman Cale Makar from the circle finally beat Hellebuyck in the final two minutes of the second period.
And then they tried, and tried again, but couldn’t get another past the American goalie.
“They probably outplayed us a little bit tonight,” Hughes said. “Our goalie stood on his head though, and then overtime we both have skilled players, so anything can happen.”
WATCH | Hellebuyck makes big save to keep game tied:
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Duration0:51American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck used the paddle of his stick to stop Canada’s Devon Toews in the third period, to keep the men’s Olympic gold-medal hockey game tied at 1-1.
There were missed opportunities and stopped shots that will play in the minds of some of these Canadian players for the rest of their lives. That includes a five-on-three opportunity that the best power play in the tournament couldn’t exploit.
It wasn’t meant to be.
“I didn’t think we could be better after the Finnish game and they proved me wrong,” Canadian head coach Jon Cooper said. “I thought it was a flawless performance by a group of players that [did] nothing but bled red and white for three periods-plus of hockey.”
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