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SOCHI, Russia – You could feel electricity in the air between Ryan Callahan and Yevgeni Medvedev as they stood nose to nose exchanging verbal jabs just outside the crease of Sergei Bobrovsky. You could feel it when the capacity crowd at Bolshoy Ice Dome roared as Pavel Datsyuk exploded past the American defence and beat the glove of Jonathan Quick for the first Russian goal. You could feel it when T.J. Oshie jumped off the bench not once, twice, three, four or even five times in the shootout, but six glorious times, the St. Louis Blues excitable winger finally ending it an exhilarating eighth round. Thirty-four years after the Americans and Russians made history in Lake Placid with the Miracle on Ice did another classic emerge at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Albeit of less weight, both in the tournament (it was a preliminary round game) and on a global stage (the Cold War has long since ended), the proceedings on a sunny Saturday afternoon were about as entertaining and exhilarating as hockey can get and a delightful reminder of what the NHL has to offer the Olympics. "It was awesome," said Joe Pavelski, still beaming afterward. "Whatever type of game you want to explain it as, it was that." "Obviously we know the history between the Americans and the Russians," added Patrick Kane, "and you know this one kind of had a different story of its own, obviously. But being in Russia here, playing here, seeing how the crowd was into the game and being able to come up with the win is nice." The buzz in the rink, the fierce competitiveness, the relentless tempo, the tension and hostilities, the exuberant chants of the mostly Russian crowd any time Datsyuk, Malkin, Ovechkin rushed up the ice, there was something different about the air in this one. "It was amazing," said Kane. "I dont think anyone could have asked for a better game." "Great hockey game," added Ovechkin. And it went to the Americans. Oshie, with a seemingly unending toolbox of moves, scored on four of six shootout dangles, beating Bobrovsky (and the scary duo of Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk) one last time to capture the 3-2 victory for Team USA, all but sealing Group A and a trip to the quarterfinals. The gripping, edge-of-chair shootout, which saw Datsyuk, Oshie and Kovalchuk bounce up and off the bench time and time again, was just the icing on a spectacular cake though. In fact, there was so much more. Start with Kanes heart-stopping overtime breakaway, the one Bobrovosky stopped by closing the pads on a five-hole attempt. Circle back to Datsyuk tucking one under the glove of Quick for the games first goal, a shockwave of emotion and energy pulsating through the crowd. Continue on with the pockets of red, white and blue that stood tall when Cam Fowler – Canadian-born, American-raised – tied the score on a power-play. Recall the balloon of home turf enthusiasm burst when Pavelski popped the air out, blasting Kanes remarkable cross-ice feed for an American lead. "I tried not to look around," said Fowler afterward, "but you could feel the buzz in the air. It was such high intensity out there." There was Malkin angrily dumping Callahan with an emphatic cross-check in front of the Russian bench. There was the scrum that ensued after nearly every whistle. There was NHL defector Alex Radulov taking not one but two penalties, with the Americans scoring on both power-plays. There were the extra jabs, spears, slashes, punishing collisions, nose-to-nose confrontations, everything one would imagine in a smoldering rivalry suddenly renewed. There was David Backes charging like a train through Fedor Tyutin in the neutral zone. There was Ryan Kesler standing in the way of a dangerous point shot on the penalty kill, his stunned left hand requiring attention on the bench and in the dressing room, but not enough to keep him from returning. There was Ryan McDonagh sacrificing with another blocked shot shortly thereafter, the St. Paul, Minnesota native limping off in discomfort only to get back moments later. There were the undercurrents of history, two powerhouses pining for gold that has long since eluded both. There was that fiery U.S. penalty kill stonewalling an incredible array of power-play talent – Ovechkin, Malkin, Kovalchuk, Datsyuk – only to have Datsyuk tie it on the final man advantage with Dustin Brown in the box for a second time. There was Radulov, who screened Quick on the goal, smack-talking Brown as he exited the box. Not to be forgotten was the Tyutin point shot that beat Quick with less than five minutes left, nor the smattering of disapproval that followed when the goal was called back (the net was dislodged, however slightly). "I dont know what happened there, but definitely was a goal," said Ovechkin. And finally there was the shock, delight and awe of Oshie hopping onto the ice again and again. There was the joy on the American bench at the unlikely nature of it all. "At some point you think does he have any more moves left?" said American captain Zach Parise. All in all it was a game that wont soon be forgotten. "That one – in an atmosphere like that – is something youll remember for the rest of your life," said James van Riemsdyk. Jordan Phillips Jersey . He just didnt expect them to be this good. 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In the anchor match, Victor Dubuisson and Graeme McDowell toppled Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson, 3 & 2. That was the first loss at the Ryder Cup for Bradley and Mickelson, who had been 4-0 together dating to the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah. Rose and Stenson never trailed en route to winning their second match. Rose made a 10-footer for birdie and a 1-up lead at No. 1. The match remained there until the sixth when the Europeans birdied the par-3 to move 2-up. Johnson answered with a 5-foot birdie putt at seven and a par at the eighth by the Americans squared the match. After Johnson missed a birdie try at 11, Rose made his birdie as the Europeans regained a 1-up lead. Mahan came back with a 7-foot birdie putt on the 14th to square the match for a second time. However, Stenson converted a par effort at 15 again to go 1-up. Both teams birdied the par-5 16th, before the Americans coughed up the match at 17. Mahan raced his birdie try six feet by the hole. After Johnson missed the putt for par, Rose tapped in his short par attempt to win the match. Earlier in the day, Rose and Stenson beat Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson 5 & 4 in the morning four-ball session. In the firsst match of the afternoon, Furyk chipped to tap-in range and the Americans were conceded birdie and the win on the par-5 third.ddddddddddddAfter a pair of halves, Westwood drained a 10-foot birdie on No. 6 to square the match. The Europeans took the lead with a par at the seventh. Westwood rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on the 11th to extend their lead to 2-up. Furyk trimmed the deficit with a short birdie putt on 16. Kuchar had a chance to even the match at 17, but missed a 13-foot birdie chance. After a pair of poor chips by the Americans at the last, the Europeans were conceded birdie and the match, 2-up. All four players in that match had sat out the morning session. Fowler and Walker, who rallied for a halve in the morning four-ball session, lost a late lead in this match against Garcia and McIlroy. Garcia and McIlroy took the early lead with a par at the third. A bogey on No. 5 was enough for the Americans to square the match after Garcia hooked his drive out of bounds. The Europeans came right back with a birdie on the sixth, but McIlroy missed a par attempt on the seventh and the match was all square once again. It remained that way until the 11th. Fowler made a 3-footer for birdie there and he made a 6-foot birdie try at the 12th to move 2-up. The Europeans got one back with a par on the 13th, but the Americans took the 15th with a par and they were 2-up with three holes to play. After both teams birdied the par-5 16th, McIlroy poured in a 40-footer for birdie to get within 1-down. Fowlers second landed in a deep greenside bunker, while Garcia found the back of the green from the right rough. 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