Canada Beats U.S. For Hockey Gold
Iginla, Sakic Score Twice
POSTED: 4:20 p.m. EST February 24, 2002
UPDATED: 5:15 p.m. EST February 24, 2002
Canada won its first Olympic gold medal in 50 years with a 5-2 victory over the United States.
Tony Amonte scored the game's first goal, beating Martin Brodeur to give the United States a 1-0 lead.
But Canada stormed back when Paul Kariya scored to put the his team on the board. Then, with just under a minute and a-half left in the first period, Joe Sakic fired a pass from the left corner to Jerome Iginla who was streaking to the right post. Iginla stuffed it in for the tie-breaking goal.
Canada dominated much of the second period but failed to take advantage of a two-man advantage when Mario Lemieux missed a wide-open net. Brian Rafalski later scored for the United States to tie the score at 2-2, but Canada took a 3-2 on a Sakic wrist shot.
Canada put the game on ice when Iginla and Sakic scored in the third period.
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