A "Golden" Oppurtunity

VANCOUVER- With Finland out of the way the United States Men's Hockey Team finds it self playing for the gold medal against Team Canada.

The United States punched their ticket to the final by routing Finland 6-1 in a game that was over before it started. Patrick Kane scored two goals in the victory in what was his most dominant game of the Olympics.

Canada though, is also coming into this final matchup on fire after beating Slovakia Friday night in the Semifinals. Canada has seemed to really catch fire after their surprising loss to Team USA in the preliminary round.

As strong as Canada is, they have had their fair share of scares and losses throughout the tournament, and thats what the US has to hope for on Sunday. They already showed that they have the strength to beat Canada and the team feels that they could repeat what they already did.

For USA to win they are going to need Goalie, Ryan Miller, to continue playing like he has throughout the Olympics. During the course of the Olympics, USA has dominated defensively, stemming from Ryan Miller and the shot blocking ability that the team posseses.

Canada is considered the favorite right now, but the fact that Team USA is in the Gold Medal Game is a surprise in it self. When looking at the team rosters before the tournament, Russia, Canada, and Sweeden looked like they could not even be touched. On Sunday though, America could have the last laugh.

Sunday's game should be one for the ages and can be seen on NBC at 3:15.