Game Report 2101 Paralympic Winter Games
PLAYED AT: Gangneung Hockey Centre
Date: Mar 17, 2018
GAME NOTES: CANADA DROPS OT NAILBITER, TAKES SILVER AT PARALYMPICS JASON LA ROSE GANGNEUNG, South Korea – Billy Bridges (Summerside, P.E.I.) scored late in the first period and Dominic Larocque (Quebec City, Que.) was spectacular in goal, but Canada’s Paralympic Hockey Team suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in the gold medal game Sunday at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadians were less than a minute from their first Paralympic gold since 2006 before Declan Farmer pulled the Americans even with an extra attacker on the ice. Canada came out with the momentum, holding the U.S. without a shot on goal in the first period, and taking a lead to the intermission after Bridges took a cross-ice feed from Ben Delaney (Ottawa, Ont.) and powered a shot off the blocker of American goaltender Steve Cash and in with 2:54 left in the first. Larocque made that goal stand up through a busy second period, making eight of his 14 saves as the U.S. found its offensive game in the middle frame. Canada managed three shots on Cash in the second, but couldn’t add to its lead. The defensive stalemate continued into the final 15 minutes, with Larocque calmly turning away the Americans, while Cash did much of the same at his end of the ice. The U.S. netminder went to the bench with just over a minute to go, and the Canadians came inches from an insurance marker when Rob Armstrong (Erin, Ont.) hit the post from just inside the face-off dot. The Americans quickly went back the other way and a loose puck in front found its way onto the stick of Farmer, who roofed a shot past an outstretched Larocque to make it a 1-1 game with 37.8 seconds left. The Canadian puck-stopper made perhaps his best save of the game early in overtime, diving to his right to get his head on a shot by Farmer, but the American ended it just minutes later, going high over the blocker for the game-winning goal. Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) finished as the top Canadian scorer with 13 points (eight goals, five assists), good for third in Paralympic scoring, while Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) got the nod as Top Defenceman from the tournament directorate. 		Visiting Team: United States
 Home Team: Canada
UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G32  Lee, Jen
G34  Cash, Steve
 3  de Quebec, Ralph
 4  Roybal, Brody
 5  Hanning Jr, Billy
 8  Wallace, Jack
 9  Dodson, Travis
 11  Carron, Tyler
 13  McDermott, Luke
 15  Landeros, Nikko
 16  Farmer, Declan
 20  Page, Adam
 22  Grove, Noah
 23  Roman, Rico
 24  Misiewicz, Josh
 27  Pauls, Josh
 88  McKee, Kevin
UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st20 2:00 Holding 6:141 6:148:14
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G30  Watson, Corbin
G31  Larocque, Dominic
 4  Dunn, James
 6  Culmone, Anthony
 8  McGregor, Tyler
 9  Smith, Corbyn
 10  Delaney, Ben
 11  Dixon, Adam
 12  Westlake, Greg
 14  Arsenault, Steve
 18  Bridges, Billy
 19  Cozzolino, Dominic
 20  Sholomicki, Bryan
 23  Hickey, Liam
 27  Bowden, Brad
   
   
CANADA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd8 2:00 Interference 6:081 6:088:08
3rd18 2:00 Roughing 1:031 1:033:03
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd14:23  16-88-4            
1st OT3:30  16-27            
CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st12:06  18-10-23            
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
UNITED STATES 0 / 2
CANADA 0 / 1
PENALTY SUMMARY
UNITED STATES 2 min / 1 inf
CANADA 4 min / 2 inf
POINT SUMMARY
UNITED STATES 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts
CANADA 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total
UNITED STATES00112
CANADA10001
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off
USA - Cash (43:36) (W)433010/0:003rd/13:36
USA - Cash (4:07) (W)00011/14:231st OT/3:30
CAN - Larocque (48:30) (OTL)085114/0:001st OT/3:30
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OFFICIALS
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official Paralympic Winter Games Game Report.

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