The United States drew first blood in the men’s hockey gold medal game against Canada, with Matt Boldy making an incredible individual run to score six minutes into the opening period.
Team USA is looking for its first Olympic gold since the Miracle on Ice team in 1980 at Lake Placid.
Boldy, who plays for the Minnesota Wild, collected the puck at his own blue line and split a pair of Canadian defenders to get a backhand shot off and past goaltender Jordan Binnington. It was Team USA’s first shot on goal of the game.
Here’s how NBC Sports’ Kenny Albert called the goal.
The United States has won the gold medal in men’s hockey twice in Olympic competition, in 1960 and 1980.
Canada has won the gold nine times.
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