Team USA (M) Hockey game 3 vs. OAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia)
Team USA closes out the round robin group stage against the Olympic Athletes from Russia. It's been a crazy group with USA and OAR dropping openers to Slovenia and Slovakia, then flipping the script in game two. On paper this is a bad mismatch...Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, and a host of proven stars for OAR.
Who can forget 4 years ago at this same spot in the group stage, when USA and Russia took it all the way to a shootout and beyond. TJ Oshie!
USA vs. OAR, 7:10 am est, USA Network, NBCSports App, etc.
USA! USA! USA!
Last night's results:
Czech Republic 3 - 2 Canada (SO), Switzerland 8 - 0 South Korea, Slovakia and Slovenia are also squaring off during our game.
February 17th, 2018 at 7:15 AM ^
I’m on it...
Go (red, white and) Blue!
February 17th, 2018 at 1:01 PM ^
me understand how Russia is banned due to doping - but you have OAR?
Not even a country - so WTF?
February 17th, 2018 at 7:20 AM ^
I've been groggily watching the first 10 or so mins of the slovs game when I saw this post. Fixed.
Thank you for this.
February 17th, 2018 at 7:25 AM ^
OAR dominating early. USA to the pp though need to get it back
February 17th, 2018 at 7:39 AM ^
Turned on just in time to see Granato clang the crossbar. Damn!
And thanks for the great post heads-up!!
February 17th, 2018 at 7:47 AM ^
It's not worse than 1-0. I've never seen a team on the power play take 30 seconds to get the puck out of its own end. Or, 40 seconds to stop the play on a delayed penalty. Or, lose 15 of 18 face-offs.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:01 AM ^
Shit.
February 17th, 2018 at 9:31 AM ^
Have you watched the Red Wings lately?
February 17th, 2018 at 7:52 AM ^
The heads up. Would not have known it was on, now I’m watching with my two hockey player boys. The mgoblog difference!
February 17th, 2018 at 7:59 AM ^
The game is on NBC Sports, not USA Network, for those who might be looking for the game...
February 17th, 2018 at 8:26 AM ^
Sorry about that. I'm on the NBCS app so was mistaken!
February 17th, 2018 at 8:03 AM ^
I'm already tired of this Russian domination crap. Fuck you, Bettman.
2-0... And now a crap high stick call and OAR is back on the PP. This is going to be ugly.
Again - Fuck you, Bettman.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:04 AM ^
Pavel fucking Datsyuk isn't even on thier first line PP.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:08 AM ^
Almost 40!
February 17th, 2018 at 8:12 AM ^
And he'd still be the Wings #1 center!
February 17th, 2018 at 8:17 AM ^
Could probably be the wings #1 center
February 17th, 2018 at 8:12 AM ^
Stoned on a great entry pass for the clean breakaway. Great save by the OAR goalie... Gah...
February 17th, 2018 at 8:15 AM ^
So there's that.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:25 AM ^
Powerplay has been atrocious today
February 17th, 2018 at 8:28 AM ^
No shots in goal...
Huge wasted opportunity.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:28 AM ^
This US team seems so uninspired compared to previous versions (and much more so than the women's team). I really hope the fans in the us and Canada give the nhl owners hell for their greedy decision to keep the best players out.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:34 AM ^
Team USA half the size of the banned Russians and now the Refs are allowing the game to get out of control.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:34 AM ^
That says the Russians are allowed to punch the other players in the head after the whistle?
February 17th, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
They could be busted for doping and still allowed to send a team and other athletes. OAR? What a joke? IOC idea of punishment is worse than NCAA’s
February 17th, 2018 at 8:36 AM ^
Good night Irene.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:36 AM ^
3-0. This is turning into a route, and the refs are gladly watching it happen.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:38 AM ^
Not sure I've ever seen this much tackling in a hockey game.
February 17th, 2018 at 2:42 PM ^
Has seen it from opposing Olines just in 1qtr!
February 17th, 2018 at 8:44 AM ^
There will have to another Miracle on Ice for Team USA to pull this one out of the bag.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:50 AM ^
This is getting out of hand.
February 17th, 2018 at 8:54 AM ^
Can suck a polar bear's funky ass.
February 17th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Rock on Chicago.
February 17th, 2018 at 2:55 PM ^
"See what develops"
February 17th, 2018 at 9:08 AM ^
Had to turn it off it's hard to watch
February 17th, 2018 at 9:26 AM ^
You know, hoping the best, I woke up early this morning to watch this game.
It's 9:25 AM EST. On to drinking it is.
February 17th, 2018 at 9:29 AM ^
OAR, I thought this was PJ Fleck's team?
February 17th, 2018 at 10:13 AM ^
Nah we lost to comrad Trump’s team
February 17th, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^
Really?
February 17th, 2018 at 10:46 AM ^
Deliberately obtuse much, sheep?
February 17th, 2018 at 11:00 AM ^
Mueller disagrees. #teamMueller. Obtuse would be ignoring the vast amount of evidence pointing towards Trump’s collusion with our real president Vladimir Putin.
February 17th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
Baaaaaaaah, baaaaah. Keep bleating
February 17th, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
So what’s on Fox News or Infowars right now? Nevermind, I’ll jut check drumpf’s latest tweets after he finishes his morning tv watching session.
February 17th, 2018 at 11:15 AM ^
Looks like I upset the trumpanzees.
February 17th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
No politics do you not understand?
February 17th, 2018 at 11:45 AM ^
......
February 17th, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
Oh goodie!!!! An ass hole with a political opinion
February 17th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
Yep. Proud asshole. There as many assholes on this planet as there are Homo sapiens.
February 17th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
True, but only a small number of them are stupid enough to post about it on a sports blog
February 17th, 2018 at 9:38 AM ^
Well that sucks.
I’m a proud member of the “Fuck you Gary Bettman” club.