SOCHI, Russia -- T.J. Oshie brainstormed (click here) while he skated to center ice, desperately trying to come up with one last move to end an epic shootout. He had already taken five shots at Sergei Bobrovsky, and the Russians were still even.
Yet Oshie was chosen for the U.S. men's hockey team with just such a situation in mind, and the shootout specialist concocted one last clever goal to silence an arena filled with screaming Russian fans.
Oshie scored four times in the shootout and put the winner between Bobrovsky's legs in the eighth round, leading the United States past Russia 3-2 Saturday in the thrilling revival of a classic Olympic hockey rivalry....
US vs Russia. It wasn't a slam dunk.
February 13, 2014 11:05 am EST by Greg Higgins
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The U.S. men’s hockey team (click here) took to the ice for the first time Thursday in
hopes of returning to the podium at the Olympics. Four years ago, goalie
Ryan Miller led the U.S. to a silver medal as the team was beaten by the Canadians in the gold medal game.Read more at http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/02/13/sochi-olympics-usa-mens-hockey-team-will-be-standing-on-podium/?6GP3fOkk1B0GD1rD.99
Four years later, there are some returning faces as well as new ones. The results, however, were pretty close to the same. The U.S. took on Slovakia in the first game. It took the team about 20 minutes to remember who they were. 24 seconds into the second period, Slovakia tied the game at one goal. That was when the USA squad woke up. The Americans scored six straight goals in the second period as they cruised to a 7-1 victory....
The
U.S. men’s hockey team took to the ice for the first time Thursday in
hopes of returning to the podium at the Olympics. Four years ago, goalie
Ryan Miller led the U.S. to a silver medal as the team was beaten by the Canadians in the gold medal game
.
Four years later, there are some returning faces as well as new ones. The results, however, were pretty close to the same. The U.S. took on Slovakia in the first game. It took the team about 20 minutes to remember who they were. 24 seconds into the second period, Slovakia tied the game at one goal. That was when the USA squad woke up. The Americans scored six straight goals in the second period as they cruised to a 7-1 victory.
Read more at http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/02/13/sochi-olympics-usa-mens-hockey-team-will-be-standing-on-podium/?6GP3fOkk1B0GD1rD.99
.Four years later, there are some returning faces as well as new ones. The results, however, were pretty close to the same. The U.S. took on Slovakia in the first game. It took the team about 20 minutes to remember who they were. 24 seconds into the second period, Slovakia tied the game at one goal. That was when the USA squad woke up. The Americans scored six straight goals in the second period as they cruised to a 7-1 victory.
Read more at http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/02/13/sochi-olympics-usa-mens-hockey-team-will-be-standing-on-podium/?6GP3fOkk1B0GD1rD.99
