After three back-and-forth durations, additional time was wanted to find out the winner. Simply over eight minutes into additional time, Connor McDavid took a go from Mitch Marner within the nook, and wristed it previous Crew USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and into the again of the web, giving Crew Canada a 3-2 additional time victory.
CONNOR MCDAVID! OVERTIME WINNER! 🚨
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— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) February 21, 2025
The win marked the second time for the reason that 2010 Winter Olympics that the US and Canada met within the remaining sport of a best-on-best event, and likewise the second time that the latter had gained the sport.
First Interval
Within the first interval, Crew Canada bought on the board first on the 4:48 mark when Nathan MacKinnon took the puck from the nook, and whistled it by means of a maze of gamers and previous Hellebuyck on the blocker aspect, giving the defacto guests a 1-0 lead early on over Crew USA.
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The USA didn’t cave and let Canada run away with it. As an alternative, they continued to play arduous for the rest of the interval. Actually, they tied the sport up over ten minutes later when Brady Tkachuk discovered a unfastened puck that Auston Matthews left in entrance of the web and tapped it over Canada netminder Jordan Binnington’s shoulder, sending the US’ followers right into a frenzy.
Second Interval
Crew USA stored the momentum going and took a 2-1 lead simply over 7:30 into the center stanza when Jake Sanderson banked a unfastened puck previous Binnington, mockingly additionally off a shot by Matthews – sending his group on the bench, in addition to the followers in attendance, right into a frenzy.
Following the objective and only a few minutes later, the US dedicated the sport’s first penalty when Vincent Trocheck was known as for tripping. Whereas Crew Canada was unable to choose up a tally on the person benefit, the true shine got here when Jack Eichel, after breaking his stick, deflected a go together with his foot, resulting in a shorthanded probability the opposite manner for Dylan Larkin. Larkin, sadly, was denied by Binnington.
Canada, nevertheless, tied it up with six minutes left within the center stanza when Sam Bennett took a no-look go from Mitch Marner and wristed it previous Hellebuyck.
With simply six minutes left within the center stanza, Matthew Tkachuk left the ice with what was introduced as a groin harm on ESPN, and wouldn’t return for the remainder of the sport.
Third Interval
Neither group was in a position to rating a objective within the third interval. Nonetheless, for the primary time within the sport, there was a distinction in pictures on objective. Crew USA took eight pictures to Crew Canada’s 4 within the remaining body of regulation.
On the finish of regulation, Canada had 5 gamers who had not less than two pictures on objective. The USA however performed extra superior protection with six with not less than two pictures on objective, three of whom had not less than three. Regardless of the probabilities for either side, neither might break by means of because the interval wore on, and the sport went to additional time.
Again to Recurrently Scheduled Programming… On Saturday…
The NHL common season is again in motion on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 12:30 p.m. between the Minnesota Wild and Detroit Purple Wings at Little Caesars Area in Detroit.
