"Canada left things late in the first game, fighting back from two goals down to win 3-2 over Finland on Nathan MacKinnon's winner with 35.2 seconds remaining. The US took a more straightforward tack in the nightcap to set up the heavyweight final, roaring past Slovakia 6-2 after Jack Hughes and Jack Eichel scored in a 19-second span during the second period to blow things open, ensuring the Americans no worse than silver and their first men's hockey medal in 16 years."
"The Americans are targeting their third ever Olympic title in men's hockey and first since the Miracle on Ice team of 1980, while Canada can win a record-extending 10th. It will mark the third time the border rivals have played in for the gold and the first since 2010, when Sidney Crosby etched his name into Olympic lore by scoring in overtime to seal a 3-2 win over the Americans on home soil."
Canada overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat Finland 3-2, with Nathan MacKinnon's winner arriving with 35.2 seconds remaining. The United States beat Slovakia 6-2 after Jack Hughes and Jack Eichel scored 19 seconds apart in the second period, guaranteeing at least a silver and the nation's first men's Olympic hockey medal in 16 years. Erik Haula's short-handed goal had given Finland a 2-0 lead early in the second period, and Sam Reinhart pulled one back before the second intermission. The Americans pursue a third Olympic title and first since 1980; Canada can capture a record-extending tenth. Sidney Crosby did not dress Friday after leaving the quarter-final with a lower-back injury, and coach Jon Cooper said Crosby had a better chance of playing in the gold medal game than he had of playing in the semifinal.
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