Game Report 617		Olympic Winter Games - Men
PLAYED AT: Bolshoy Ice Dome Date: Feb 21, 2014 GAME NOTES: PRICE STARS, BENN SCORES, CANADA TO PLAY FOR OLYMPIC GOLD SOCHI, Russia – Jamie Benn (Victoria, B.C./Dallas, NHL) scored the lone goal, Carey Price (Anahim Lake, B.C./Montreal, NHL) earned the shutout, and Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team advanced to Sunday’s gold medal game at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games with a 1-0 semifinal over the United States on Friday. Price stopped all 31 American shots he faced for the first shutout by a Canadian goaltender in an Olympic elimination game since the men’s tournament went to a playoff format in 1992. Canada will try to become the first country to win back-to-back men’s hockey Olympic gold medals since the Soviet Union in 1984 and 1988 when it faces Sweden on Sunday morning (7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT). After the Canadians held a 16-11 advantage in shots on goal in a fast-paced first period, they broke through just 101 seconds into the second; Benn redirected a Jay Bouwmeester (Edmonton, Alta./St. Louis, NHL) shot past U.S. netminder Jonathan Quick for the all-important first goal. “We were just trying to grind them out down low,” Benn said of his goal. “I got down in the middle, and I made a pass back to the D, Bouwmeester made a great shot-pass, and it found a way in.” Canada buzzed for an insurance goal in the second period; Corey Perry (Peterborough, Ont./Anaheim, NHL), Chris Kunitz (Regina, Sask./Pittsburgh, NHL) and Benn were all turned away by Quick on point-blank scoring opportunities. But Price made sure Benn’s goal would be enough, shutting down every U.S. scoring chance, keeping the tournament’s highest-scoring offence off the board and posting his fourth win in as many starts. In his first Olympic appearance, Price has an unblemished 4-0 record, a 0.74 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage, ranking second in all three categories among goaltenders who have played at least 60 per cent of their team’s minutes. The game was a goaltending performance for the ages from both sides; Price and Quick combined to stop 67 of the 68 shots they faced in a game that featured five power plays and almost constant end-to-end action. Canada finished with a 37-31 advantage in shots on goal. It’s the second consecutive Olympics that Canada has ended American gold medal hopes; the Canadians won gold in Vancouver four years ago with a 3-2 overtime victory over the U.S. in the final. Twenty-four players from that game were on the ice Friday – 11 for Canada, 13 for the United States. Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: United States
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Luongo, Roberto G 31   Price, Carey G 41   Smith, Mike   2   Keith, Duncan   5   Hamhuis, Dan   6   Weber, Shea   8   Doughty, Drew   9   Duchene, Matt   10   Sharp, Patrick   12   Marleau, Patrick   14   Kunitz, Chris   15   Getzlaf, Ryan   16   Toews, Jonathan   19   Bouwmeester, Jay   22   Benn, Jamie   24   Perry, Corey   26   St-Louis, Martin   27   Pietrangelo, Alex   37   Bergeron, Patrice   44   Vlasic, Marc-Edouard   61   Nash, Rick   77   Carter, Jeff   87   Crosby, Sidney	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 12  2:00  (auto) Holding minor 15:58 1   15:58 6:02 2nd 15  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 3:16 1   3:16 18:44 2nd 14  2:00  Slashing minor 15:23 1   15:23 6:37	UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 32   Quick, Jonathan G 35   Howard, Jimmy G 39   Miller, Ryan   3   Fowler, Cam   4   Carlson, John   7   Martin, Paul   8   Wick, Jeremy   9   Parise, Zach   12   Stepan, Derek   17   Kesler, Ryan   20   Suter, Ryan   21   van Riemsdyk, James   22   Shattenkirk, Kevin   23   Brown, Dustin   24   Callahan, Ryan   26   Stastny, Paul   27   McDonagh, Ryan   28   Wheeler, Blake   42   Backes, David   44   Orpik, Brooks   67   Pacioretty, Max   72   Faulk, Justin   74   Oshie, T.J.   81   Kessel, Phil   88   Kane, Patrick	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 20  2:00  (auto) Holding the Stick minor 10:53 1   10:53 11:07 3rd 81  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 9:56 1   9:56 12:04

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 1:41   22-19

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 0 / 2 UNITED STATES 0 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 6 min / 3 inf UNITED STATES 4 min / 2 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts UNITED STATES 0 G + A = 0 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 0 1 0 1 UNITED STATES 0 0 0 0 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Price (60:00) (W) 11 11 9 31 /0:00 3rd/20:00 USA - Quick (60:00) (L) 16 11 9 36 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 12:00 PM   -  End: 12:00 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official Olympic Winter Games - Men Game Report.

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