Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

2010 Winter Olympics
A round-robin game between the USA and Canada
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Canada Hockey Place
UBC Thunderbird Arena
DatesFebruary 16–28
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Canada (8th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Scoring leader(s) Pavol Demitra (10 points)
MVP Ryan Miller

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from February 16–28, 2010. Games were hosted at two venues – Canada Hockey Place (renamed from "General Motors Place" for the Olympics due to IOC rules disallowing host venues to be named after non-Olympic sponsors) and UBC Thunderbird Arena. These Olympics were the first to take place in a city with a National Hockey League team since the NHL players were introduced in 1998, which meant players on the Vancouver Canucks who were competing in the Olympics were playing in their home arena: Roberto Luongo for Canada, Ryan Kesler for the United States, Pavol Demitra for Slovakia, Sami Salo for Finland, Christian Ehrhoff for Germany, and Daniel and Henrik Sedin for Sweden.

Teams from twelve national hockey associations competed, seeded into three groups for the preliminary round. The tournament consisted of 30 games: 18 in the preliminary round (teams played the other teams in their own group); 4 qualification playoff games; 4 quarterfinal games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 gold medal game.

During the tournament, Teemu Selänne of Finland became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics. He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points, surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union, Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada. Sweden's goaltender Henrik Lundqvist set a modern-day Olympic shutout streak record of 172 minutes and 34 seconds, continuous from the final of the gold medal game of the 2006 Olympics until Sweden's quarterfinal against Slovakia.

The tournament was won by Canada for the record eighth time (one more than the Soviet Union), which defeated the United States in overtime in the gold medal game. Canada's loss to the U.S. in the preliminary round of the tournament remains, as of the conclusion of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, their most recent defeat in non-exhibition best-on-best international men's play.

Qualification

Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States qualified as the top nine teams in the IIHF World Ranking. Germany, Latvia and Norway qualified via the qualification tournament for teams ranked 10th through 30th.

Rosters

Group A Group B Group C

Preliminary round

Points to each team were awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a win at the conclusion of regulation time
  • 2 points for an overtime or shootout win
  • 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss
  • 0 points for a loss at the conclusion of regulation

If two or more teams were tied in points, the following tiebreaker criteria were used:

  • points earned in games involving only tied teams
  • goal difference in games involving only tied teams
  • goals scored in games involving only tied teams
  • goal difference in all group games
  • goals scored in all group games
  • better 2009 IIHF World Ranking position

If a criterion left only two teams tied, then those teams were ranked based on their head-to-head result.

Group A

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 United States 3 3 0 0 0 14 5 +9 9 Quarterfinals
 Canada 3 1 1 0 1 14 7 +7 5
  Switzerland 3 0 1 1 1 8 10 −2 3
 Norway 3 0 0 1 2 5 19 −14 1
Source:[citation needed]

All times are local (UTC−8).

16 February 2010
12:00
United States 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,706
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Canada Jean Morin
Russia Yuri Oskirko
B. Ryan – 18:591–0
D. Backes – 25:522–0
R. Malone (R. Suter) (PP) – 28:253–0
3–149:45 – R. Wick (H. Domenichelli, M. Streit) (PP)
4 minPenalties6 min
24Shots15

16 February 2010
16:30
Canada 8–0
(0–0, 3–0, 5–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,652
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesPål Grotnes (out 44:29) / André Lysenstøen (in 44:29)Referees:
Finland Jyri Rönn
United States Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Tim Nowak
J. Iginla (S. Crosby, D. Doughty) (PP) – 22:301–0
D. Heatley (C. Pronger, J. Thornton) – 24:272–0
M. Richards (P. Bergeron, S. Weber) – 31:063–0
R. Getzlaf (S. Niedermayer, J. Toews) – 44:294–0
D. Heatley (P. Marleau, D. Boyle) (PP) – 46:435–0
J. Iginla (R. Nash, S. Crosby) – 47:366–0
C. Perry (E. Staal, D. Boyle) – 51:037–0
J. Iginla (R. Nash, S. Crosby) – 58:118–0
10 minPenalties12 min
42Shots15

18 February 2010
12:00
United States 6–1
(2–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,710
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Canada Marc Joannette
Canada Guy Pellerin
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Canada Jean Morin
P. Kessel (J. Pavelski, R. Malone) – 2:391–0
C. Drury (R. Callahan, D. Backes) – 13:042–0
P. Kane (Z. Parise) – 25:523–0
3–128:37 – M. Holtet (SH)
R. Malone (J. Johnson, R. Miller) – 54:194–1
B. Rafalski (Z. Parise, P. Kessel) (PP) – 57:005–1
B. Rafalski (R. Suter, J. Pavelski) – 59:236–1
4 minPenalties10 min
39Shots11

18 February 2010
16:30
Switzerland 2–3 (SO)
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,019
Game reference
Jonas HillerGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
United States Tim Nowak
0–19:21 – D. Heatley (P. Marleau, J. Toews)
0–220:35 – P. Marleau (D. Heatley, S. Weber) (PP)
I. Rüthemann (M. Plüss, T. Paterlini) – 28:591–2
P. von Gunten (T. Monnet, P. Furrer) – 39:502–2
H. Domenichelli MISS
R. Lemm MISS
R. Wick MISS
M. Plüss MISS
ShootoutMISS S. Crosby
MISS J. Toews
MISS R. Getzlaf
GOAL S. Crosby
14 minPenalties2 min
23Shots47

20 February 2010
12:00
Norway 4–5 (OT)
(1–1, 2–2, 1–1, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,952
Game reference
Pål GrotnesGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Slovakia Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Slovakia Milan Novak
Germany Felix Winnekens
0–11:03 – J. Sprunger (H. Domenichelli, R. Sannitz)
T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen, T. Jakobsen) – 12:211–1
M. Hansen (P. Thoresen) (PP) – 25:242–1
2–229:15 – R. Wick (M. Seger, M. Plüss)
2–335:42 – R. Sannitz (M. Seger, R. Wick)
T. Vikingstad (M. Zuccarello, M. Olimb) – 38:463–3
3–449:56 – S. Blindenbacher (R. Wick, M. Streit) (PP)
T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen) – 52:184–4
4–562:28 – R. Lemm (S. Jeannin)
4 minPenalties10 min
23Shots38

21 February 2010
16:40
Canada 3–5
(1–2, 1–1, 1–2)
 United StatesCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,910
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesRyan MillerReferees:
United States Chris Rooney
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
United States Thor Nelson
Canada Jay Sharrers
0–10:41 – B. Rafalski (R. Suter, J. Langenbrunner)
E. Staal (B. Seabrook, J. Toews) – 8:531–1
1–29:15 – B. Rafalski
D. Heatley (J. Toews, S. Weber) – 23:322–2
2–336:46 – C. Drury (B. Ryan, D. Backes)
2–447:09 – J. Langenbrunner (B. Rafalski, R. Suter) (PP)
S. Crosby (R. Nash, D. Keith) (PP) – 56:513–4
3–559:15 – R. Kesler (Z. Parise) (EN)
8 minPenalties6 min
45Shots23

Group B

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Russia 3 2 0 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
 Slovakia 3 1 1 0 1 9 4 +5 5
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source:[citation needed]

All times are local (UTC−8).

16 February 2010
21:00
Russia 8–2
(3–0, 1–0, 4–2)
 LatviaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,862
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Canada Jay Sharrers
D. Zaripov (S. Fedorov, I. Nikulin) – 2:381–0
A. Radulov (S. Fedorov, D. Kalinin) – 7:462–0
A. Ovechkin (A. Semin) – 19:253–0
E. Malkin (M. Afinogenov, I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 38:184–0
4–140:33 – H. Vasiļjevs (A. Ņiživijs, M. Cipulis)
A. Ovechkin (P. Datsyuk) – 40:595–1
D. Zaripov (S. Zinovyev) – 41:306–1
I. Kovalchuk (E. Malkin, F. Tyutin) – 43:047–1
7–243:35 – Ģ. Ankipāns (J. Sprukts, M. Karsums)
A. Morozov (A. Markov) – 58:578–2
10 minPenalties16 min
45Shots20

17 February 2010
21:00
Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,924
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Switzerland Brent Reiber
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
United States Shane Heyer
Canada Sylvain Losier
P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Blaťák) – 9:021–0
1–120:47 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra)
J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 37:562–1
T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) – 39:583–1
8 minPenalties12 min
24Shots35

18 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia 2–1 (SO)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 RussiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,202
Game reference
Jaroslav HalákGoaliesIlya BryzgalovReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Jay Sharrers
Germany Felix Winnekens
0–125:32 – A. Morozov (A. Markov, S. Zinovyev)
Mari. Hossa (Demitra, Marc. Hossa) – 49:481–1
J. Stümpel GOAL
P. Demitra MISS
Mari. Hossa MISS
J. Stümpel MISS
M. Handzuš MISS
M. Gáborík MISS
P. Demitra GOAL
ShootoutMISS A. Morozov
GOAL A. Ovechkin
MISS P. Datsyuk
MISS A. Ovechkin
MISS I. Kovalchuk
MISS A. Ovechkin
MISS E. Malkin
10 minPenalties6 min
32Shots37

19 February 2010
16:30
Czech Republic 5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 LatviaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,984
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Finland Jyri Rönn
United States Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Thor Nelson
D. Krejčí (M. Erat, T. Fleischmann) – 2:301–0
M. Michálek (M. Židlický, T. Plekanec) – 3:332–0
J. Jágr (M. Židlický, T. Kaberle) (PP) – 5:073–0
T. Kaberle (P. Eliáš, M. Židlický) (PP) – 26:334–0
4–135:30 – K. Sotnieks (H. Vasiļjevs)
4–238:26 – Ģ. Ankipāns (M. Karsums, G. Pujacs) (PP)
P. Eliáš (SH) (EN) – 59:425–2
10 minPenalties26 min
39Shots18

20 February 2010
16:30
Latvia 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,023
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
United States Brian Murphy
0–12:44 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel, R. Zedník) (PP)
0–29:11 – R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, Ľ. Bartečko)
0–317:08 – J. Stümpel (Ž. Pálffy)
0–421:07 – Mari. Hossa (J. Stümpel) (PP)
0–522:20 – M. Handzuš
0–657:20 – I. Baranka (M. Štrbák, M. Handzuš)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots37

21 February 2010
12:00
Russia 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 Czech RepublicCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,114
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesTomáš VokounReferees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Canada Guy Pellerin
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Canada Jean Morin
E. Malkin (P. Datsyuk, A. Ovechkin) (PP) – 15:131–0
1–119:06 – T. Plekanec (P. Eliáš, T. Kaberle) (PP2)
V. Kozlov (A. Radulov, S. Fedorov) – 34:342–1
E. Malkin (A. Semin, F. Tyutin) – 41:493–1
3–254:51 – M. Michálek (M. Židlický, M. Blaťák)
P. Datsyuk (E. Malkin, A. Ovechkin) (EN) – 59:474–2
12 minPenalties6 min
31Shots25

Group C

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Quarterfinals
 Finland 3 2 0 0 1 10 4 +6 6
 Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 8 12 −4 3
 Germany 3 0 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]

All times are local (UTC−8).

17 February 2010
12:00
Finland 5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,639
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Slovakia Peter Ország
Linesmen:
United States Brian Murphy
Slovakia Milan Novak
O. Jokinen (S. Koivu, T. Selänne) (PP) – 3:241–0
N. Hagman (M. Koivu, J. Pitkänen) (PP) – 17:502–0
2–120:21 – S. Kostitsyn (S. Demagin)
N. Hagman (M. Koivu) – 36:523–1
V. Filppula (M. Koivu) – 40:234–1
J. Ruutu (L. Kukkonen, N. Kapanen) – 52:595–1
4 minPenalties12 min
45Shots12

17 February 2010
16:30
Sweden 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,966
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesThomas GreissReferees:
Canada Marc Joannette
Canada Guy Pellerin
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
United States Thor Nelson
M. Öhlund (T. Enström, M. Weinhandl) (PP) – 24:291–0
L. Eriksson (N. Bäckström) – 34:132–0
18 minPenalties22 min
25Shots21

19 February 2010
12:00
Belarus 2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)
 SwedenCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,878
Game reference
Andrei MezinGoaliesJonas GustavssonReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Switzerland Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
United States Brian Murphy
Russia Yuri Oskirko
0–16:40 – D. Sedin (H. Sedin, M. Weinhandl)
0–29:04 – D. Alfredsson (M. Johansson, N. Bäckström) (PP)
0–329:35 – J. Franzén (S. Påhlsson, F. Modin)
D. Meleshko (N. Stasenko, A. Ryadinsky) (PP) – 34:401–3
D. Meleshko (A. Kulakov) – 51:332–3
2–459:49 – D. Alfredsson (H. Sedin, D. Sedin)
8 minPenalties4 min
19Shots38

19 February 2010
21:00
Finland 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,662
Game reference
Niklas BäckströmGoaliesDimitri PätzoldReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
United States Shane Heyer
Canada Sylvain Losier
T. Ruutu (J. Niskala, N. Hagman) (PP) – 4:211–0
K. Timonen (S. Koivu, O. Jokinen) (PP) – 24:042–0
K. Timonen (S. Salo, T. Selänne) (PP) – 36:033–0
J. Ruutu (V. Peltonen, N. Kapanen) – 47:104–0
J. Pitkänen (N. Hagman) (PP) – 49:015–0
6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots24

20 February 2010
21:00
Germany 3–5
(1–1, 0–1, 2–3)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,979
Game reference
Thomas GreissGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
United States Shane Heyer
D. Seidenberg (M. Sturm, M. Goc) (PP) – 5:391–0
1–110:43 – A. Ugarov
1–228:36 – A. Kalyuzhny (S. Kostitsyn, N. Stasenko)
1–351:10 – S. Kostitsyn (K. Koltsov)
J. Tripp (A. Rankel) – 51:492–3
M. Goc (J. Hecht) – 52:103–3
3–454:36 – R. Salei (A. Kalyuzhny, S. Kostitsyn) (PP)
3–558:45 – A. Kalyuzhny (K. Koltsov, S. Kostitsyn)
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots17

21 February 2010
21:00
Sweden 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,410
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesMiikka KiprusoffReferees:
Canada Marc Joannette
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
United States Tim Nowak
Russia Yuri Oskirko
L. Eriksson (N. Bäckström, M. Johansson) (PP2) – 6:411–0
N. Bäckström (D. Sedin) – 24:192–0
L. Eriksson (J. Franzén, N. Bäckström) (PP) – 38:083–0
14 minPenalties33 min
32Shots20

Ranking after preliminary round

Team advances to Quarterfinals
Team must play in Qualification playoffs
Rank Team GP GS Pts GD GF WR
1D  United States 3 1 9 +9 14 5
2D  Sweden 3 1 9 +7 9 3
3D  Russia 3 1 7 +7 13 1
4D  Finland 3 2 6 +6 10 4
5D  Czech Republic 3 2 6 +3 10 6
6D  Canada 3 2 5 +7 14 2
7D  Slovakia 3 3 5 +5 9 9
8D   Switzerland 3 3 3 −2 8 7
9D  Belarus 3 3 3 −4 8 8
10D  Norway 3 4 1 −14 5 11
11D  Germany 3 4 0 −9 3 12
12D  Latvia 3 4 0 −15 4 10

Playoff round

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams were ranked 1D through 12D. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:

  • higher position in the group
  • higher number of points
  • better goal difference
  • higher number of goals scored for
  • better 2009 IIHF World Ranking.

Bracket

Qualification playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
            
1D  United States 2
E4   Switzerland 0
8D   Switzerland 3
9D  Belarus 2
F1  United States 6
F4  Finland 1
4D  Finland 2
E1  Czech Republic 0
5D  Czech Republic 3
12D  Latvia 2
F1  United States 2
F3  Canada 3
3D  Russia 3
E2  Canada 7
6D  Canada 8
11D  Germany 2
F3  Canada 3
F2  Slovakia 2
Bronze medal game
2D  Sweden 3 F4  Finland 5
E3  Slovakia 4 F2  Slovakia 3
7D  Slovakia 4
10D  Norway 3
Indicates overtime victory
Indicates shootout victory

Qualification playoffs

The top four ranked teams (1D–4D) received byes to and were deemed the home team in the quarterfinals as they were seeded to advance, with the remaining eight teams (5D–12D) playing qualification playoff games as follows:

If the score remained even after regulation, a 10-minute overtime period was played. If neither team scored, a shoot out of three rounds of penalty shots decided the winner. The four winners of these qualification playoff games advanced to the quarterfinal round, while the losers of the qualification playoff games received a final ranking of 9 through 12 based on their preliminary round ranking.

All times are local (UTC−8)

23 February 2010
12:00
Switzerland 3–2 (SO)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,397
Game reference
Jonas HillerGoaliesAndrei MezinReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Slovakia Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
United States Tim Nowak
0–10:59 – A. Kalyuzhny (V. Kostyuchenok)
J. Sprunger (R. Wick, M. Plüss) (PP) – 12:251–1
H. Domenichelli (M. Streit, S. Blindenbacher) (PP) – 27:072–1
2–235:42 – K. Zakharov (A. Ugarov, N. Stasenko) (PP)
T. Déruns GOAL
R. Lemm GOAL
I. Rüthemann MISS
ShootoutMISS O. Antonenko
GOAL D. Meleshko
MISS S. Kostitsyn
10 minPenalties6 min
42Shots22

23 February 2010
16:30
Canada 8–2
(1–0, 3–1, 4–1)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,723
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesThomas GreissReferees:
Finland Jyri Rönn
United States Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Brian Murphy
J. Thornton (D. Heatley, D. Keith) – 10:131–0
S. Weber (M. Richards) – 22:322–0
J. Iginla (D. Doughty, E. Staal) (PP) – 23:413–0
J. Iginla (E. Staal, D. Boyle) – 28:504–0
4–136:34 – M. Goc (C. Schmidt, M. Müller)
S. Crosby (E. Staal, D. Keith) – 41:105–1
M. Richards (B. Morrow, J. Toews) – 46:416–1
S. Niedermayer – 51:227–1
R. Nash (C. Pronger) – 56:288–1
8–258:58 – M. Klinge (M. Müller, K. Hospelt)
6 minPenalties4 min
39Shots23

23 February 2010
19:00
Czech Republic 3–2 (OT)
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2, 1–0)
 LatviaUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,448
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Canada Bill McCreary
Switzerland Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
Slovakia Milan Novak
Germany Felix Winnekens
T. Rolinek (F. Kuba, M. Havlát) (PP) – 5:521–0
T. Fleischmann (D. Krejčí, R. Červenka) – 11:062–0
2–152:02 – M. Cipulis (A. Ņiživijs, K. Rēdlihs)
2–256:19 – M. Rēdlihs (A. Bērziņš, L. Dārziņš)
D. Krejčí (T. Fleischmann) – 65:103–2
10 minPenalties10 min
50Shots26

23 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia 4–3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,583
Game reference
Jaroslav HalákGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Canada Marc Joannette
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
Canada Sylvain Losier
M. Handzuš (M. Gáborík, Mari. Hossa) (PP) – 7:031–0
M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP) – 9:482–0
2–118:06 – M. Zuccarello (J. Holøs)
R. Zedník (J. Stümpel, Ž. Pálffy) (PP) – 18:523–1
3–227:27 – T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen, M. Zuccarello)
3–339:59 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, P. Thoresen)
M. Šatan (Ľ. Višňovský, R. Zedník) – 48:414–3
4 minPenalties29 min
40Shots19

Quarterfinals

Teams seeded D1 to D4 were the home teams. If the teams were tied after 60 minutes of regulation, a 10-minute overtime period decided the winner immediately upon the next goal. If the game remained tied after the overtime period, a penalty shot competition determined the winning team.

Following the quarterfinal games, the winning teams were re-ranked F1 through F4, with the winner of 1D vs. E4 re-ranked as F1, the winner of 2D vs. E3 re-ranked as F2, the winner of 3D vs. E2 re-ranked as F3, and the winner of 4D vs. E1 re-ranked as F4. The losers of the quarterfinal round games received a final ranking of 5 through 8 based on their preliminary round ranking.

All times are local (UTC−8).

24 February 2010
12:00
United States 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,536
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Slovakia Peter Ország
Linesmen:
United States Shane Heyer
Germany Felix Winnekens
Z. Parise (B. Rafalski, P. Stastny) (PP) – 42:081–0
Z. Parise (EN) – 59:482–0
6 minPenalties8 min
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24 February 2010
16:30
Russia 3–7
(1–4, 2–3, 0–0)
 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,740
Game reference
Evgeni Nabokov (out 24:07) / Ilya Bryzgalov (in 24:07)GoaliesRoberto LuongoReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
United States Thor Nelson
Slovakia Milan Novak
0–12:21 – R. Getzlaf (D. Boyle, C. Pronger)
0–212:09 – D. Boyle (D. Heatley, P. Marleau) (PP)
0–312:55 – R. Nash (J. Toews, M. Richards)
D. Kalinin (A. Volchenkov, S. Fedorov) – 14:391–3
1–418:18 – B. Morrow (D. Boyle, D. Keith)
1–523:10 – C. Perry (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith)
1–624:07 – S. Weber (J. Toews, J. Iginla)
M. Afinogenov (I. Kovalchuk, D. Grebeshkov) – 24:462–6
2–729:51 – C. Perry (E. Staal, R. Getzlaf)
S. Gonchar (E. Malkin) (PP) – 31:403–7
10 minPenalties10 min
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24 February 2010
19:00
Finland 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Czech RepublicUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,461
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesTomáš VokounReferees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Russia Yuri Oskirko
Canada Jay Sharrers
N. Hagman (J. Niskala) (PP) – 53:341–0
V. Filppula (M. Koivu) (EN) – 58:252–0
4 minPenalties12 min
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24 February 2010
21:00
Sweden 3–4
(0–0, 2–3, 1–1)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,493
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Bill McCreary
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Canada Jean Morin
0–127:34 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra) (PP)
0–228:11 – A. Sekera (R. Zedník, Ž. Pálffy)
P. Hörnqvist (P. Forsberg) – 33:491–2
H. Zetterberg (T. Enström) – 34:262–2
2–339:12 – P. Demitra (Z. Chára, Mari. Hossa) (PP)
2–449:01 – T. Kopecký (Mari. Hossa, Demitra)
D. Alfredsson (N. Bäckström, L. Eriksson) – 49:393–4
10 minPenalties6 min
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Semifinals

All times are local (UTC−8).

26 February 2010
12:00
United States 6–1
(6–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,602
Game reference
Ryan Miller (out 48:29) / Tim Thomas (in 48:29)GoaliesMiikka Kiprusoff (out 10:08) / Niklas Bäckström (in 10:08)Referees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
United States Shane Heyer
R. Malone – 2:041–0
Z. Parise (P. Stastny, B. Rafalski) (PP) – 6:222–0
E. Johnson (J. Pavelski, R. Malone) (PP) – 8:363–0
P. Kane – 10:084–0
P. Kane (B. Rafalski) – 12:315–0
P. Stastny (J. Langenbrunner, Z. Parise) – 12:466–0
6–154:46 – A. Miettinen (S. Lepistö) (PP)
6 minPenalties20 min
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26 February 2010
18:30
Canada 3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,799
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Thor Nelson
P. Marleau (S. Weber, S. Niedermayer) – 13:301–0
B. Morrow (C. Pronger, R. Getzlaf) – 15:172–0
R. Getzlaf (C. Perry, C. Pronger) (PP) – 36:543–0
3–151:35 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel)
3–255:07 – M. Handzuš (R. Zedník, M. Šatan)
2 minPenalties4 min
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Bronze medal game

The Finnish team celebrating after winning the bronze medal

All times are local (UTC−8).

27 February 2010
19:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland 5–3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Russia Yuri Oskirko
S. Salo (PP) – 18:501–0
1–129:56 – M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP)
1–235:38 – Mari. Hossa (M. Handzuš, P. Demitra) (PP2)
1–338:45 – P. Demitra (Mari. Hossa) (SH)
N. Hagman (K. Timonen) (PP) – 45:062–3
O. Jokinen (J. Ruutu) – 46:413–3
O. Jokinen (J. Pitkänen, M. Kiprusoff) (PP) – 48:414–3
V. Filppula (K. Timonen) (EN) – 59:495–3
14 minPenalties18 min
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Gold medal game

All times are local (UTC−8).

28 February 2010
12:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States 2–3 (OT)
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
 Canada 1st place, gold medalist(s)Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,748
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesRoberto LuongoReferees:
Canada Bill McCreary
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Canada Jean Morin
0–112:50 – J. Toews (M. Richards)
0–227:13 – C. Perry (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith)
R. Kesler (P. Kane) – 32:441–2
Z. Parise (J. Langenbrunner, P. Kane) – 59:352–2
2–367:40 – S. Crosby (J. Iginla)
4 minPenalties4 min
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Crowds take to the streets of Vancouver to celebrate Canada's win in the gold medal game
The Canadian team celebrating after winning the gold medal

The gold medal game was a rematch of the men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, United States. In addition, Chris Pronger, Scott Niedermayer, Martin Brodeur and Jarome Iginla of Team Canada were returnees from the 2002 gold-winning squad and collected their second gold medal. Brian Rafalski and Chris Drury were the only players remaining from USA's 2002 silver squad.

The final score was a 3–2 win for Team Canada. Goal scorers for Canada were Jonathan Toews, Corey Perry and Sidney Crosby, with the winning goal scored in overtime. For USA, the goal scorers were Ryan Kesler and Zach Parise, the latter tying the game with 25 seconds left, forcing it to go into sudden death.

Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal off a pass from Jarome Iginla, seven minutes and forty seconds into overtime for Canada, gaining victory over the United States. The puck has been sent to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto; in Canadian media, Crosby's goal has been compared in significance to the ones scored by Paul Henderson in the 1972 Summit Series and Mario Lemieux in the 1987 Canada Cup.

The referees for the final were Bill McCreary (Canada) and Dan O'Halloran (Canada), while the linesmen were Stefan Fonselius (Finland) and Jean Morin (Canada).

The gold medal game was the last competitive event at the Olympics before the closing ceremony.

Game summary

Period (time) Action Team Player Score Canada – USA
1 – 12:50 Goal  Canada Jonathan Toews 1–0
1 – 14:02 Penalty  United States Bobby Ryan
2 – 02:33 Penalty  United States Ryan Malone
2 – 04:41 Penalty  Canada Eric Staal
2 – 07:13 Goal  Canada Corey Perry 2–0
2 – 08:25 Penalty  Canada Jonathan Toews
2 – 12:44 Goal  United States Ryan Kesler 2–1
3 – 18:33 Goalkeeper out  United States Ryan Miller
3 – 19:35 Goal  United States Zach Parise 2–2
Goalkeeper in  United States Ryan Miller
OT – 07:40 Goal  Canada Sidney Crosby 3–2
Goalkeeper out  Canada Roberto Luongo
Goalkeeper out  United States Ryan Miller

Television ratings

The gold medal game drew a big hockey audience in both Canada and the United States.

In Canada, the game drew an average 16.6 million viewers while 26.5 million Canadians watched at least part of the game. Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium claims that 22 million people – or two thirds of the Canadian population – were watching the gold medal game when Sidney Crosby scored in overtime, making the game the most-watched television broadcast in Canadian history. However, a new ratings system intended to better track out-of-home viewership was only implemented in August 2009, making it difficult to accurately compare these results with ratings prior to that date – specifically, the 2002 Canada–USA gold medal game in Salt Lake City, the record holder under the previous system. There was some speculation that the final game of the 1972 Summit Series had as many as 18 million viewers, although recently recovered Nielsen ratings archives indicate that only 4.255 million Canadians watched that game live.

In the United States, NBC said that the game was the most-watched hockey game in the U.S. in 30 years, drawing 27.6 million, the largest since the United States–Finland game that decided the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Final rankings

The final standings of the tournament according to the IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland
4  Slovakia
5  Sweden
6  Russia
7  Czech Republic
8   Switzerland
9  Belarus
10  Norway
11  Germany
12  Latvia

Statistics

Average age

Team Finland was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 5 months. Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 2 months. Gold medalists team Canada averaged 28 years and 2 months. Tournament average was 29 years.

Leading scorers

Rankings based upon points.

Rank Player GP G A Pts PIM +/-
1  Pavol Demitra (SVK) 7 3 7 10 2 0
2  Marián Hossa (SVK) 7 3 6 9 6 0
3  Zach Parise (USA) 6 4 4 8 0 +4
 Brian Rafalski (USA) 6 4 4 8 2 +7
 Jonathan Toews (CAN) 7 1 7 8 2 +9
6  Jarome Iginla (CAN) 7 5 2 7 0 +5
7  Sidney Crosby (CAN) 7 4 3 7 4 +2
 Dany Heatley (CAN) 7 4 3 7 4 +1
9  Ryan Getzlaf (CAN) 7 3 4 7 2 +2
10  Niklas Hagman (FIN) 6 4 2 6 2 −3

Leading goaltenders

Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.

Rank Goaltender Minutes GA GAA SV% Saves SO
1  Ryan Miller (USA) 355:07 8 1.35 94.56 139 1
2  Ilya Bryzgalov (RUS) 100:53 3 1.78 94.23 49 0
3  Tomáš Vokoun (CZE) 303:35 9 1.78 93.57 131 0
4  Henrik Lundqvist (SWE) 179:05 4 1.34 92.73 51 2
5  Roberto Luongo (CAN) 307:40 9 1.76 92.68 114 1

Shutout posters

Awards

United States' Ryan Miller was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Brian Rafalski (United States) for best defenceman, and to Jonathan Toews (Canada) for best forward.

The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:

Position Player Team
G Ryan Miller  United States
D Brian Rafalski  United States
D Shea Weber  Canada
F Jonathan Toews  Canada
F Zach Parise  United States
F Pavol Demitra  Slovakia

Toews, along with Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith would become the fourth, fifth and sixth players to win both Olympic gold medal and Stanley Cup (with the Chicago Blackhawks) in the same year, following Ken Morrow 1980, and Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan (2002). Patrick Kane would become the fourth player to win both Olympic silver medal and Stanley Cup in the same year, following Red Wings Sergei Fedorov in 1998, and Chris Chelios and Brett Hull in 2002.

Triple Gold Club

The Triple Gold Club, made up of individuals who have won the Stanley Cup plus gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships, gained two new members:

  • Team Canada centre Eric Staal became the 23rd player to win all three competitions. He had previously won the Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes and the World Championships in 2007.
  • Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock became the first coach in the Triple Gold Club. He had led Team Canada to World Championships gold in 2004 and the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 2008.

Later the same season, Team Canada centre Jonathan Toews would go on to become the 24th and youngest player in the Triple Gold Club, following up his Olympic gold medal with the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks just four months after winning Olympic gold. He had previously won the World Championships in 2007.

Officials

Games were primarily officiated by NHL referees, a stipulation by the NHL if most Olympic players are NHLers, according to the IIHF (not NHL) rules.

Linesmen
Name National affiliation League
Petr Blümel Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Extraliga
Peter Feola United States United States AHL, ECACHL
Stefan Fonselius Finland Finland SM-liiga
Shane Heyer Canada Canada NHL
Andriy Kicha Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian Major League
Sylvain Losier Canada Canada QMJHL
Jean Morin Canada Canada NHL
Brian Murphy United States United States NHL
Thor Nelson United States United States NHL
Milan Novák Slovakia Slovakia Slovak Extraliga
Tim Nowak United States United States NHL
Yuriy Oskirko Russia Russia KHL
Jay Sharrers Canada Canada NHL
Felix Winnekens Germany Germany Deutsche Eishockey Liga

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