USA WINS!!

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The United States Hockey team played Canada on February 21, 2010. The United States was not expected to win this matchup. Canada is host of the Olympics so the loss to the United States is a stunning unexpected one. The Canada Hockey team had better players including the best player in the NHL Sidney Crosby. Sidney Crosby was one of the Canadians who scored, joining him were Erik Staal, and Dany Heatley. The Canadians Goalie only had 22 shots on him with 18 saves. He did not have a top of the line game and neither did the rest of the Canadian team. It could be just a bad game by the Canadians but it also could be something the United States team did. Brian Rafalski led the way for the United States team scoring two goals. Jamie Langenbrunner, Ryan Kelser and Chris Drury all added a goal to the United States winning cause. The United States Goalie Ryan Miller had 45 shots on him and stopped 42 of them. He had a very nice game and was a key contributor in the United States victory. This victory by the United States over the Canadians could be the biggest upset by the United States Hockey team since the victory over the Russians in 1980. This is a very big win for the United States and advances them into the quarterfinals. The United States now hopes it can finish the job and receive the gold medal in this year’s hockey Olympics.