Grades, top players from the USA’s thrilling win over Canada

A game of confronting 4 countries started with Three battles in nine seconds I produced some of the best hockey offered in modern memory. The result: a 3-1 Winning For the United States on Canada, much of the discontent of the majority of fans at the Bill Center in Montreal.

The Victory Team USa Six Points is given and achieves a place in the tournament game on Thursday. Each of the other teams has two points, so Monday matches will be determined by Americans to the title:

Below are the ranks of the United States and Canada, our largest fast food, and the main players to watch the next game and the remaining questions.

Classification of difference

United States: a

The opening victory of the Team Usa team over Finland was the type of victory that it carried on the confidence they needed before facing Archrivals. But it was also important to prove the concept on this list. I created two registration lines, based on it Auston Matthews and Jack Ashil. It has shown that the star players in their NHL teams can adapt to become players in the national team – love players Dylan LarkinWho scored a decisive goal against Canada. It was a victory that showed that the Americans were prepared and controlled their emotions.

He informed everything they showed in Finland’s victory this effort against Canada, and confirmed by a strong performance Hellebuyck In the goal. It was a victory in the most hostile environments of the Americans, a complete collective effort in a hurricane of emotions.

Canadians will warn of this by referring to the absence of Cal Makar – The United States of course is missing Queen Hughes For the entire tournament due to the injury – and that the importance of the game has decreased after the additional loss of Sweden to Finland. Certainly, the Americans will take this in light of their consultant while returning home to celebrate this epic victory, as they got a place in the championship match next Thursday in Boston Winhaun, the series “Best of the Best 17 Games” in Canada, in ESPN research. – Greg and Yensky

Canada: B-

This great focus may be considered on one unfair play when it comes to Canadian public performance. But in a game between the two most talented teams in the championship, there will be a small chapter.

The Americans found this separation in the second period with Bold died Dismantling a Sydney Crossby A more aggravated ice pass by changing the font. This witnessed a strange rush in the other direction, as Dylan Lacine fired a bullet when it proved to be the game that won the game in the second period only.

Mistakes often have the ability to prove expensive, although the idea indicates that it is more enlarged by facing the winner at the Vezina Tophy in Hellebuyck, who can win the prize again this season. Even with the abundant registration chances of Canada later in the game, it was not enough to overcome the error that led to the goal of the game that won the game. – Ryan S. Clark

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Dylan Larkin delivers the goal of going to the United States team in the second period

Dylan Larkin takes advantage of a 2 -on -1 placing for the United States of America and burying the scepter to give his team the lead.

What we learned

Hellebuyck answers critics

Hellebuyck is the best goalkeeper in the world, after he won the Vezina Cup last season, and he is preferred to win it again for Winbig the planes This season. But the 31 years of agents have his critics, who refer to his lack of success when it is more important: in the qualifiers in the Stanley Cup, where he has a professional record of 33 and 49 years and exits in the first round back with a savings rate under 890 .

While some felt that the goal he surrendered against Finland was deceptive, he was strong in the rest of the road. Against Canada, he gave a goal Connor McDavid On the rush – what NHL goalkeeper did? – But the latter defense line was in the rest of the road with 20 saving, and reached some large stations in the third period.

Hellebuyck was one of the players in this tournament who needed a strong offer, for his confidence and presented himself as a start in the Winter Olympics 2026 before a very crowded field. So far, it is made. – Yensky

Canada has found counter measures but still miss Cale Makar

Even with Dallas stars Defender Thomas Harley In standing next to her, there were questions that Canada needed to answer when it was about how to replace it with one of the best defenders of the game. Makar has finished more than 28 minutes from the ice time in the extra time in Canada against Sweden. It was more than any skiing for either team.

Makar’s absence exceeded his iceberg. This means having to find someone who could work on first power and translation units. Canada turned into Josh Morris To work in the place of Makar on Power Play, just to finish 0 for 2. As for Harley, it will end with two shots at 18:47 of the ice time. It doesn’t like it to say that Canada needs Makar again in the Monday match against Finland. – Clark

Historical start, chaotic

Perhaps the emotions of competition that appear in the only way they could be. Maybe Florida Matthew Takatok vision Brandon HagelNHL competitor with Tamba Bay of LightningIn the starting assortment and finding himself unable to do anything but to drop the gloves – that was my brother Brady Takatoktheory. TKachuk Brothers may have honored their father Keith, who got a record of the record in the nearest international match in NHL in 20 seconds during the 1996 World Cup for hockey.

This record is fighting by TKachuks and JT Miller Against Hagel, Sam Bennett and Colon Paraiko Crushed. Whatever the motive behind three battles in nine seconds, the first to confront the United States of America against Canada, it has turned into a hockey game in a round Robin championship into a cultural moment on Saturday evening. People who did not talk about hockey were talking about hockey, which NHL wanted from this tournament – even if the catalyst for this height was something that no one could predict.

Best competition in hockey, USA against Canada, just improved, as it is likely to be the return game next week. – Yensky

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The United States of America, Canada is fighting 3 times in the first 9 seconds of the game

Three players from the United States of America and Canada are punished for three battles in nine seconds of the first game.

Where were the individual offers of Canada when you need goals?

Looking at this game, it was a delicious discussion about which side was more talented. The way Conor McDavid found the space and the bombing of the past Charlie Bono For the first goal of the game, it can be said that the strongest example is that those on the Canadian side were right.

But outside that only moment? Many Canadian stars have struggled to find the necessary holes that would allow them to benefit from their talents. Perhaps the most obvious example came in the third period, at the rule of the Hart Truffie winner Nathan McKinnon Use his speed to enter the area only to rethink its approach once JacCOB Slavin It appears to be a way to the network.

Much frustration was related to Americans who depended on a narrow structure, which made finding these opportunities difficult until later in the third period. It reached the end of Canada at night with 12 high chances of danger, according to the Stat Nature. This is more than 10 high chances of risk to mobilize against Sweden-but with less goals to show them. – Clark

Players to watch

What a championship of lightning wing. He had a goal and assistance against Finland, then followed that with two goals-including empty networks-against Canada.

Guentzel has always had a reputation to this occasion as a decisive performance in the Stanley Cup with Penguin Penguin and Carolina Hurricanes. He is the leader of the MVP championship. – Yensky

Part of which made Canada one of the first candidates to win is the depth of scoring in the team. It includes Renharret. Since the 2022-23 season, only five players scored the NHL goals more than Reinhart, which is going quickly until it ends with more than 40 for a second consecutive campaign.

But against the United States, he ended zero goals without shots, following a performance against Sweden, in which he scored three shots. – Clark

Great questions for the next game

How do they approach (potential) game that does not make sense?

Americans in the tournament game next Thursday. Those who know him. Who are their opponents is a mystery.

The Canada match against Finland will be determined on Monday afternoon whether they have made a ticket to return a match, or whether the US game against Sweden is carrying any import. Are the Americans playing another goalkeeper in the game to give Helbuyck a rest? Does Matthew Takatok heal everything he was suffering from in Canada, to give Chris Creider The first 4 countries for the first time?

All in all, these are good problems in the leading championship in the United States of America. – Yensky

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Charlie Rocks Connor McDavid with bad strikes on the panels

Charlie Mcavoy offers great success to Connor McDavid that everyone can hear in the first period.

Can the space that retreated from Canada against the United States can be found against Finland?

Many allowed the United States to succeed against Canada was its ability to spend time and space, with banning shots and using a physical style – the completion of 30 visits. Can Finland seek to employ a similar strategy on Monday when Canada faces the championship game studio on the line?

Finland has overcome six goals in its first match for the United States by making it difficult for Sweden to find opportunities of any kind by directing the space. It is one of the main reasons why Sweden has ended with high risk opportunities only. If Finland cleaned a similar system on Monday, what are the amendments that Canada must re-match a match with the United States-and avoid early exit from expected? – Clark