The USA hockey team to a huge step towards a improbable gold medal with a upset victory over Team Canada 5-3 on Sunday. With the team dawning the uniforms of the 1960 USA team and the 30th anniversary of the 1980 team, Americans can only reflect back and hope that Team USA can pull off another sort of miracle on ice again…
Team USA is a underdog coming into these Olympic games and not many gave them a chance against the star studded Canadian team. Maybe it was the uniforms or the two anniversaries this year, but the Americans had a little magic in their skates on this day. Brian Rafalski scored two goals and Jamie Langenbrunner and Chris Drury scored a goal each to lead the offensive attack. But it was the way Ryan Miller played that lead them to the victory. Miller has 42 saves and kept the Canadiens vaunted attack at bay. If Miller can step up like this and stay hot, the Americans have a shot. Great goaltending is the key to win a gold medal. Just ask Jim Craig.
Ryan Miller lead Team USA with 42 saves in a 5-3 upset victory over the Canadiens.
The Americans move to the quarterfinals were they will play the winner of the Switzerland/Belarus game. It will be interesting to see if they can use this momentum to keep the wins coming. They were outplayed against the Canadiens and will need to play much better defensively if they want a chance for a medal let alone a gold one. They need to play better in front of their goalie and take the pressure off of him. They should build from the confidence of this win, but they need to improve and not rest on it. It would be a great too see this team pull off another miracle on ice. GO TEAM USA!
Tags: Belarus, Brian Rafalski, Chris Drury, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jim Craig, Olympics, Ryan Miller, Switzerland, Team Canada, USA Hockey
