CANADA DEFEATS U.S.

Canada defeats U.S. in men 's hockey semifinals 

 Sochi , Russia - Canada is headed to the men's hockey final where it will seek its ninth Olympic gold medal in the event , after a 1-0 victory Relatively easy over the United States on Friday night at the Sochi Games. Canada will play Sweden, 2-1 victor over Finland in the other semifinal, on Sunday for the gold medal . The loser will be Awarded silver . The United States and Finland will play for the bronze on Saturday . Canada Scored the lone goal early in the second period When Jamie Benn redirected a shot by Jay Bouwmeester . Benn had flipped the puck back to his teammate atop the face-off circle , then wandered Toward the net and made ​​the deflection , past the American goaltender Jonathan Quick . RELATED COVERAGE Loui Eriksson , left, Scored for Sweden to tie the game at 1-1 in the second period.Sweden 2 Finland 1 : Lundqvist and Sweden Return to Gold Medal GameFEB . 21, 2014 Phil Kessel , center , and Ryan Kesler , left, celebrate the goal by James van Riemsdyk , right, against the Czech Republic . The Americans are in the semifinals Because Their Opponents

outscored doing lot , 20 - 6.Early Shot at Redemption for U.S. Hockey TeamFEB . 20, 2014 It was the 18th Olympic matchup Between the country clubs , more than any other rivals . Canada has won 12 of the games, including the gold medal game at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Canada won that game in overtime on Sidney Crosby's goal . Also Canada beat the United States in the final of the 2002 Salt Lake Games. The United States has not won a gold medal in men's hockey since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY Canada and the United States Were each 4-0 in the Olympic tournament before the game . The United States had its Opponents outscored , 20-6 , while Canada had its Opponents outscored , 13-3. In the quarterfinals , the Canadians Struggled to beat Latvia , 2-1, while the United States zipped past the Czech Republic 5-2 .