Oshie had not rewatched the full 2014 Sochi Olympic shootout until years later, when he viewed it with his nine-year-old daughter. He had previously only seen clips of his shootout goals. Oshie remembers the game vividly and can recall details without rewatching. He judged his performance during the four periods prior to the shootout as poor, yet the shootout itself remained a defining, emotional moment in his career. Team USA coach Dan Bylsma sent Oshie out for five shootout attempts. Oshie also noted admiration for veteran teammates' abilities, specifically Brooks Orpik.
"I'd just seen the clips of the goals," Oshie revealed on an episode of the "NHL Unscripted" podcast released Aug. 7. "So me and my daughter, my nine-year-old, she's a little athlete in the family and she wanted to watch the game. And so that's the first time I'd ever watched the game was a couple months ago."
"I can pretty much remember everything that happened. I'm usually not like that with games and sports," he said. "There's only like a few moments where like off the top of my head I can remember, unless I like watch it and then, you know, the feelings come back or the emotions or whatever it is. But that one I can just because it blew up so big. At the time I wasn't thinking much about it. You know, you're just playing and finish and you look at the coach to see if he wants you to go again."
"I definitely looked terrible in the game, I thought for sure," he joked. "But yeah, it was obviously a special moment in my career. I still get all the feels."
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