GDT: Gold medal game: Finland vs USA; Jan 5., 2025; 19:30 EST

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Prediction is a USA defender falls down and Finland capitalizes to win.

Is that a de ja vu for Cole Hutson's fall in preliminary round game?

 

[PaulD]

Straight to 3 on 3 is ridiculous.
What a gimmick shit way to end a great tourney.

 

[22Brad Park]

Lets Go Hagans ...That's my pick

 

[north21]

Gotta do 5v5 really, 3v3 to decide it is stupid.

Very much agree.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Goal Predictions:

Finland: Konsta Helenius: He gets his only goal of the tournament as the gold medal clincher

USA: James Hagens: He’s played so hard this game and is great at finding pucks in front of the net.

Honorable Mention: The Ghost of Brad Lambert

USA Cole Eiserman
Finland Tuomas Uronen

 

[gritdash60]

prediction: the team that wins the first draw will hold on to the puck for 4 minutes before scoring the winning goal, so exciting!

 

[c9gunner]

I would go with Nelson with the GWG

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

It can, and it will.

Yeah sometimes that can happen.
But we'll see.

 

[Luolis]

Leonard will score and it will kill my soul.

 

[Reality Czech]

Thanks IIHF for ending a great match and tournament by dropping a 3-on-3 turd on top

 

[gritdash60]

Leonard will score and it will kill my soul.

Donatello and Michelangelo with the assists.

 

[PaulD]

You can almost always count on the Finns to show up with their work boots on & play a solid game.

I really like the culture that program has

and what a shame they are going to 3 on 3 . NHL gimmick shit is implemented in 82 game schedule.
Ridiculous to have these two teams go straight to 3 on 3

 

[Czechboy]

Why in the blue moon is there a 20 minute break for three on three overtime?

Better yet, why is there three on three overtime and not at least four on four overtime for such an important game?

I understand no shootout, but this is silly

Couldn't agree more

No one is playing after
They are flooding the ice and doing a full intermission
Just play to sudden death at 5 on 5 then

 

[PanniniClaus]

OT scares the shit out of me. I feel like Finland is better 3vs3

I feel the USA can ice two terrific units... the Finns can't.. so it will take some kind of mistake from the USA, or a huge save from Rimpinen that turns into an odd man the other way.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

prediction: the team that wins the first draw will hold on to the puck for 4 minutes before scoring the winning goal, so exciting!

This is what 3 on 3 has evolved to

 

[king89]

SUOMIIIIII

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

How is it possible that a gold medal is about to be decided with 3v3

 

[Reality Czech]

I feel the USA can ice two terrific units... the Finns can't.. so it will take some kind of mistake from the USA, or a huge save from Rimpinen that turns into an odd man the other way.

Anyone can score 3-on-3

 

[SI90]

Danny nelson on for the faceoff. Big win

 

[MichaelFarrell]

USA Cole Eiserman
Finland Tuomas Uronen

I don’t know if Eiserman gets the icetime. But, not a bad guess. He scores clutch goals

 

[SI90]

USA got away with one there. Left that guy all alone and fin player didn’t see him

 

[Iggys Dome]

20 mins of 3 on 3 is crazy

 

[Ace]

yikers

 

[Reality Czech]

Leonard almost f***ing it up trying to go 1-on-1

 

[Blueline Bomber]

How is it possible that a gold medal is about to be decided with 3v3

It’s better than deciding it in a shootout, so small victories, I guess.