"USA 0-0 Canada, first period, 18:17 left: Our first stoppage is an icing call against Canada. The USA have been credited with a shot somehow, but it was tame. Share USA 0-0 Canada, first period, 19:00 left: Is Canada coming out tentative? Their first two times across the blue line have been 1v3 efforts with no teammates coming up to join them. Share"
"If you had checked the tiebreaking scenarios, you would've seen that if Switzerland beat Italy and Canada beat Norway, the US men would have had a shot at the playoffs. Germany beating China would also simplify things, but the US men ranked highly enough in DSC (Draw Shot Challenge, the measure of how close a team can deliver rocks to the center of the house when they attempt it before each game starts) that it didn't matter."
"We're going to assume that someone has briefed the US women's hockey team on the intricacies of men's curling tiebreakers and the Canadian men's shattering of the normative behavior that makes curling special, and that will give them extra incentive. OK, more seriously this is a massive rivalry. No extra incentive is needed. But the fact that recent games have gone the USA's way will only inspire Canada that much more."
An early USA–Canada ice hockey game is scoreless in the first period, with Canada called for icing and showing tentative offensive entries. Canada's first blue-line crossings were isolated 1‑on‑3 efforts without teammate support. Meanwhile, Canada's men's curling loss to Norway eliminated a potential tiebreaker path that would have given U.S. men a playoff chance despite Switzerland's win over Italy and Germany's matchups. The U.S. men retained favorable DSC positioning, but Norway's fast 5‑1 lead led to an 8‑6 Canadian defeat. The U.S.–Canada rivalry remains intense, and recent American victories offer Canada extra motivation. Hilary Knight's engagement is also noted.
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