by Kathy K., Managing Editor, All Habs Hockey Magazine
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MONTREAL, QC. — It all comes down to this: Olympic gold. Team Sweden and Team Canada. Our own Carey Price was perfect against the Americans on Friday, as millions tuned in to see if Canada would move on. The Swedes have been a force since the beginning of the tournament, but somehow eluded several people’s idea of a dream final. The rematch of the 2010 final was over and (nervously) done with, and the host Russians lost seemingly forever ago to the eventual bronze-winning Finns…
This leaves the only other team to win Olympic gold since the start of the millennium.
Said Price: “There’s a lot of winners in that locker room and they all know how to play in tough situations, and be comfortable being uncomfortable.”
The game gets underway at 7:30 a.m. EST. It will be an early start for many, but that doesn’t mean fewer people will be watching.
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Team SWEDEN |
2014 Sochi Olympics Feb 23, 7:00 AM ET |
Team CANADA |
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| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
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| Alexander Steen – Patrik Berglund – Daniel Alfredsson Loui Eriksson – Nicklas Bäckström – Daniel Sedin Gabriel Landeskog – Marcus Johansson – Jakob Silfverberg Carl Hagelin – Jimmie Ericsson – Gustav Nyquist Marcus Krüger |
Chris Kunitz – Sidney Crosby – Patrice Bergeron Patrick Marleau – Jonathan Toews – Jeff Carter Jamie Benn – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry Patrick Sharp – Matt Duchene – Rick Nash Martin St. Louis |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Erik Karlsson – Oliver Ekman-Larsson Niklas Kronwall – Jonathan Ericsson Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya Henrik Tallinder |
Duncan Keith – Shea Weber Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo Drew Doughty – Marc-Edouard Vlasic Dan Hamhuis |
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| Henrik Lundqvist | Carey Price | ||
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Record: 5-0-0 GAA: 1.20 Sv%: .951 SO: 1 Alternate: Jhonas Enroth |
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Record: 4-0-0 GAA: 0.74 Sv%: .963 SO: 1 Alternate: Roberto Luongo |
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| Jonas Gustavsson, Alexander Edler, Henrik Zetterberg (herniated disc) | Mike Smith, P.K. Subban, John Tavares (leg injury) | ||
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(Feature photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Scott Gardner)