Tensions were high going into the gold medal mens ice hockey game between Team USA and Canada on Sunday and it was the Americans who had the crowd on their feet early.
U.S. forward Matt Boldy received the puck in the center of the ice. He tapped the puck forward and was able to split Canadian defenders Devon Toews and Cale Makar. Neither Canadian defender was able to stop him.
Boldy pulled the puck back and got it around Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington for the first score of the game. It came on Team USAs first shot. Auston Matthews and Quinn Hughes were credited with assists.
The score sent the Milan crowd buzzing, and the incredible goal drew a ton of social media reaction.
The U.S. had a 1-0 lead after the first period.
Boldy, who plays for the Minnesota Wild, is on the Olympic roster for the first time. He was a part of Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off and had a goal and two assists in the tournament last year. Canada defeated the Americans in the final of that tournament as the rivalry between the two nations was revitalized.
Canada was playing in the final a little shorthanded. The team was for the game as he suffered a lower-body injury earlier in the Olympics.
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