Games: 25-30

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Game 25:

Team USA vs. Team Nordic

Game 26:

Team Western Europe vs. Team Canada

Game 27:

Team Nordic vs. Team World

Game 28:

Team Canada vs. Team USA

Game 29:

Team Nordic vs. Team Western Europe

Game 30:

Team World vs. Team Eastern Europe

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Team Canada vs Team Usa

 

The friendliest of rivalries offered exactly what many expected - a close competition. Both teams managed to score in the first period as Maple made it 1-0 for the USA, Cooke tied the game 1-1. Team Canada was the happier side after the first as 1-1 was a far better result than the performance of Canada, who had only 4 shots in the first period. In the second period, no goals were scored. Much of the same continued in the third, a tight battle with both teams having a decent amount of chances, but when only 52 seconds were left in the game, Trilled made it 2-1 for Canada! Those were the numbers when the game ended, a dramatic win for Team Canada.

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Game 29:

 

The last game of round robin betwen Team Nordic and Team Western Europe was a great example of how a hot goaltender can win you a game, and you can't do a thing about it. SInce the beginning, Team Nordic looked dominant on the ice. They started the game with 16 shots in the first round, but only $nubbed Analfist was their only shooter as Ash Sparks in the W.E. net stood on his head. In the second period, Nordics added another 19 shots and Ash Sparks made another 19 saves, while his team scored once on powerplay as Sunglasses Joyo made it a tied game. Last period of the regulation brought more of the same - 16 shots but no goals for Nordics, 5 shots and no goals for Westerners. The overtime perion didn't take long, as John Jameson scored only 8 seconds in to seal the deal and earn a win for Team Western Europe. The first star of the game was Ash Sparks, the Team Western Europe goaltender, and it wasn't even close - he made 50 saves on 51 shots for .980 SV%.