USA – Finland 0:5 (end)
final
USA
0:5 (0:0, 0:2, 0:3)
Finland
Saturday 22.02.2014, 16:00 • Bolshoy Ice Dome • Olympics - Men
     
    Teemu thank you for everything, the Finns take the bronze, and we are done tonight. Thank you for following Olympic hockey with us, and don't forget tomorrow's gold medal game between Canada and Sweden!

    Until next time, goodbye everyone! (18:28:55)
     
    Eurolivescores MVP:
    Teemu Selanne has deserved to be the MVP for today's game, he's scored twice, brought the bronze back to Finland, scored his 24th olympic goal and is left only a goal shy to tie the all-time leader at the Winter Games.
     
    Teemu Selanne celebrates with his team mates and the coaching staff, his final medal of the Olympics and the Finnish bronze. What a career it was. He's also our MVP for today's game, part of the decision being his playing the final international career game.
     
    Shots on goal: USA 5 (27), FIN 9 (29)
    Penalties: USA 8 (12), FIN 0 (4)
    Powerplay: USA 0/2, FIN 2/6
     
    And it's all over! Team Finland defends the bronze from Vancouver and Teemu Selanne finishes his career on the international stage with an Olympic medal! He's had everyone congratulate him and so do the Americans during the hand shake.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:41
    Rask makes another save from the blue line and the Finns will let the clock go.
     
    59:07
    Kevin Shattenkirk gets the puck behind the goal to prevent Selanne from scoring.
     
    58:38
    The final minute about to start and everyone will be watching Teemu Selanne who has the opportunity to tie all-time goal leader at the Winter Olympics.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in the third period.
     
    57:56
    Team USA is back to full strength.
     
    57:35
    Another clearance from the American penalty killing unit.
     
    57:09
    The Finns just twist the puck around their cage and let the clock wind down, they're in no hurry now.
     
    56:22
    Team USA don't allow the Finns to set up within their zone deflecting them away at the blue line.
     
    55:56
    Another penalty for team USA, it's Patrick Kane (USA) for slashing. Finland scored their last two goals in powerplay, it's been a real problem lately. Finland are 2 for 5 tonight on the powerplay.
     
    55:19
    The Americans dump it in twice, both times the Finns get it, but the second they get to go into the attacking zone and build from there.
     
    54:21
    The Finns tried to surprise the USA with a break, but they cover it decently before Quick.
     
    53:56
    With 6:04 left, the puck is shot out of the rink inside the Finnish zone and a faceoff coming before Rask.
     
    53:09
    Goal for Team Finland!
    The Americans are falling apart. OLLI MAATTA, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie buries another powerplay tally in from the right edge in the slot, Jori Lehtera sent the feed.

    Assists: Jori Lehtera, Juusi Jokinen.
     
    52:46
    Sami Salo fires a blash from the perimeter, and hits Ryan Callahan throwing himself at it. It must have hurt, but he'll shake it off.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Selanne (Granlund, Korpikoski), 22. Jokinen (Lehtera, Kontiola), 47. Hietanen (Ruutu, Lepisto), 50. Selanne (Granlund), 54. Maatta (Lehtera, Jokinen)

    USA: Quick (Miller) – Suter (A), McDonagh, Parise (C), Kesler, Kane – Carlson, Orpik, Brown (A), Callahan, Backes – Fowler, Shattenkirk, Pavelski, van Riemsdyk, Kessel – Faulk, Stastny, Wheeler, Pacioretty, Oshie
    Head Coach: Dan Bylsma
    Finland: Rask (Niemi) – Timonen (A), Vatanen, Selanne (C), Korpikoski, Granlund – Maatta, Salo, Jokinen O., Ruutu, Komarov (A) – Lepisto, Hietanen, Lehtera, Kontiola, Jokinen J. – Vaananen, Kukkonen, Salminen, Immonen, Pihlstrom
    Head Coach: Erkka Westerlund
    Referees: Olenin (RUS), Peel (USA) – Carlson (CAN), Dedioulia (BLR)