The United States won the hockey match against Russia in what was undoubtedly the biggest event of the Sochi Winter Olympics, in a 4-2 shootout.

Malkin started strong leading Russian attacks early, with the offensive flow shifting back and forth going 13-13 in blocked shots before skillful captain Datsyuk scored to put Russia up. Kessler and defenseman combined for the equalizing shot for USA before Pavelski scored on a pass from Kane. The USA was defending Ovechkin and Radulov well, but Datsyuk could not be stopped as he scored his second goal of the night. Tyutin had a goal that was declined by refs, sending the game to overtime, which resulted in penalty shootout and USA won a harrowing 4-3 in a close game. Russia is not out of contention yet and can fight their way back into a rematch.

Older hockey fans may remember the "Miracle on Ice" which took place in the final seconds of the first period of the medal-round game between USA and Russia in the 1980 Winter Olympics, when U.S. hockey player scored on the goalie from distance with a second left as the Soviet defenders stood still waiting for the buzzer, eventually resulting in a 4-3 upset.

One of those Soviet defenders, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, is now the coach of Team Russia in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The goalie, Vladislav Tretiak, widely regarded as one of the best in history, is the Russian team's president.

Here are the players on the roster for the U.S. and Russian men's and hockey team:

Goaltenders: Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings; Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres; Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings.

Defensemen: John Carlson, Washington Capitals; Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes; Cam Fowler, Anaheim Ducks; Paul Martin, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers; Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh Penguins; Kevin Shattenkirk, St. Louis Blues; Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild.

Forwards: David Backes, St. Louis Blues; Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings; Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers; Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks; Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks; Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs; T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues; Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens; Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild; Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; Derek Stepan, New York Rangers, Paul Stastny, Colorado Avalanche; Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets; James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs.

Goaltenders: Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (NHL); Alexander Yeryomenko, Russia Dynamo Moscow (KHL); Nikolai Kulemin, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL); Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL).

Defensemen: Ilya Nikulin, Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL); Nikita Nikitin, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL); Fedor Tyutin, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL); Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens (NHL); Anton Belov, Edmonton Oilers (NHL); Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens (NHL); Yevgeny Medvedev, Ak Bars Kazan (KHL).

Forwards: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (NHL), Viktor Tikhonov, SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL); Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL); Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings (NHL); Alexander Svitov , Ak Bars Kazan (KHL); Alexander Popov, Avangard Omsk (KHL); Slava Voynov , Los Angeles Kings (NHL); Alexei Tereshchenko , Ak Bars Kazan (KHL); Alexander Semin; Carolina Hurricanes (NHL); Artem Anisimov, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL); Valeri Nichushkin, Dallas Stars (NHL); Alexander Radulov, CSKA Moscow (KHL); Ilya Kovalchuk, SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL); Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues (NHL).