I'm going to guess we all started our Sundays the same way: by cranking up our coffee machines and parking our kiesters in front of the TV to watchTeam USAtake on Team Canada for Olympic gold.
The US was hunting for its first gold since the Miracle on Ice team took the top prize in 1980 — with their signature win against the Sovietscoming on February 22, the same date as Sunday's gold medal game — but the big story coming in had to do with Canada's top line.
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Sidney Crosby was ruled out again after missing Canada's semifinal game against Finland. While that was a huge loss, it also meant that Canada was comprised of Connor McDavid, Macklin Celebrini, and Nathan MacKinnon.
I mean, if you're going to be without one of the greatest players of all-time, you'll take that.
The teams took the ice in front of what appeared to be a pro-Canada crowd, but that may have fueled the Americans, who opened the game with an impressive opening shift that lasted over a minute and took place almost entirely in the Canadian zone.
Oddly enough, it didn't yield a shot on net, but watching it, I had my suspicion that the Olympic scorers were being stingy when it came to dishing those out.
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After that first shift, however, the momentum swung toward the Canadians, who outshot the Americans early in the opening frame, but Connor Hellebuyck looked sharp, snatching up some pucks that were far from easy saves.
When the Americans did finally get an official shot on goal, it was a big one.
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