The United States offered themselves an ice hockey classic on Saturday against the Canadian favorite in the group stage of the Beijing Olympics (4-2), without the stars of NHL (North American Ice Hockey League), retained by the league because of Covid-19.
It is the first time that the two nations, ice hockey giants with 27 Olympic medals (11 gold) between them, have met since the semi-finals of Sochi in 2014, where Canada won 1- 0 before being crowned Olympic champion. The United States had not won against their rivals at the Olympics since Vancouver 2010.
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This time, the two countries had to do without their flagship NHL players, who are not taking part in the Games due to the postponements of matches caused by the Covid-19. And if the Canadians opened the scoring in the first quarter, the Americans then took the lead to win in a crucial match in the race for the quarter-finals.
In the men’s tournament, the nations represented are divided into three groups of four. Only the first and the best second qualify directly, while the other four places will be awarded after the play-offs.
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