Two Bruins will be taking home an Olympic medal. Patrice Bergeron—although being the only Team Canada player with a minus rating—will be bringing Gold back to Boston. Goalie Tim Thomas will take home an Olympic Silver medal from Team USA, despite playing in just over 11 minutes of competition.

Player	Games Played	Scoring Totals	Shots on Goal	Penalty Minutes	Average Time on Ice	Country/Final
	7	0-1-1 - Minus-2	3	2	6:27	Canada - GOLD
	7	0-3-3 - Even	11	6	23:26	Slovakia - 4th
	6	1-1-2 - Minus-2	10	0	10:29	Slovakia - 4th
	5	2-1-3 - Plus-2	12	6	16:01	Czech - 7th
	4	0-1-1 - Minus-2	9	0	16:30	Germany - 11th

Player	Games Played	Record	Goals-Against Average	Save-Percentage	Country/Final
	11:31 minutes	NA	5.21	.857 [6/7]	USA - SILVER

Congrats to Team Finland for an amazing come-from-behind victory to capture the Bronze Medal over Zdeno Chara and Team Slovakia, 5-3.

However, tomorrow, is the moment we’ve ll been waiting for. The NHL break — which has now lasted for over just over two-weeks for most teams, and a roster freeze that ceased transactions between all teams — is now all worth while: Team USA vs. Team Canada for the Gold Medal.

USA: 5 games played, 22 total goals-for and six goals-against — 4.4 GF; 1.2 GA average
CAN: 6 games played, 32 total goals-for and 14 goals-against — 5.3 GF; 2.3 GA average

Both teams can light the lamp, and both teams’ have the net-minders to stand on their head and steal games. So nonetheless, goaltenders will be the equalizers and game-breakers this afternoon [3:15 p.m. EST on NBC, CTV, TSN, SNET, V, RDS]. Sit down, relax, and grab your favorite beverage(s), because we won’t see another game like this for another four years.

	USA vs. CANADA
Ryan Miller	2010 Olympics stats	Roberto Luongo
5	Game Played-In	4
5-0-0	Overall Record	4-0-0
1	Shutouts	1
.954	Save Percentage	.920
1.04	Goals-Against Average	1.75
103/108	Total Saves	80/87

Quick goaltender stats’ comparisons between Slovakia’s Jaroslav Halak [Montreal Canadiens] and Canada’s Roberto Luongo [Vancouver Canucks]. The winner faces the victor of the  Team USA vs. Finland — game at 3 p.m. EST — in the Gold Medal Game on Sunday; while losers of each match square-off in Saturday’s Bronze Medal Game.

	SLOVAKIA VS. CANADA
Jaroslav Halak	2010 Olympics stats	Roberto Luongo
5	Game Played-In	3
3-1-1-0	Overall Record	3-0-0
1	Shutouts	1
.923	Save Percentage	.924
1.97	Goals-Against Average	1.67
120/130	Total Saves	61/66

The stage is set: Team USA versus Finland today at 3 p.m. EST on NBC, CTV, V. The winner advances to the Gold Medal Game on Sunday, at 3:15 p.m. EST, against the winner of Canada vs. Slovakia — who play later on tonight. The losers in each of the two games today will square-off tomorrow — Saturday, Feb. 27 2010 at 10 p.m. EST — in the Bronze Medal Game.

Here’s a quick net-minder comparison between USA’s Ryan Miller, and Finland’s Mikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Backstrom.

	USA VS. FINLAND
Ryan Miller	2010 Olympics stats	Mikka Kiprusoff	Niklas Backstrom
4	Game Played-In	3	1
4-0-0	Overall Record	2-1-0	1-0-0
1	Shutouts	1	1
.944	Save Percentage	.947	1.00
1.25	Goals-Against Average	1.33	0.00
85/90	Total Saves	71/75	24/24

With the quarterfinals now complete, and the semi-finals set to take stage tomorrow, some B’s will be traveling back to Boston to resume their NHL stride, while others will be vying for an Olympic Medal. Here’s how the Bruins’ have fared through five Olypmic games thus far:

D Zdeno Chara: Slovakia
5 GP – 0-2-2, 4 PIM, plus-2, 10 shots on goal, 23:24 average time on ice [TOI]

F Miroslav Satan: Slovakia
4 GP – 1-0-1, minus-2, 8 shots on goal, 9:09 TOI

C Patrice Bergeron: Canada
5 GP – 0-1-1, 2 PIM, plus-1, 3 shots on goal, 7:44 TOI

C David Krejci: Czech Republic
5 GP – 2-1-1, 4 PIM, plus-4, 12 shots on goal, 16:01 TOI

F Marco Sturm: Germany
5 GP – 0-1-1, 2 PIM, minus-2, 9 shots on goal, 16:30 TOI

G Tim Thomas: USA
4 games dressed, 0 GP

Well, at least two– or three — Boston Bruins’ participants will be receiving a medal from this year’s 2010 Winter Olympics — Tim Thomas for the United States [4-0-0], Patrice Bergeron for Team Canada, and/or Zdeno Chara with Slovakia [4-1-0]. With Russia and Sweden now eliminated from competition, Team Canada [4-1-0] is left as the pre-competition favorites left in these Medal Rounds.

TIME	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	TV/NETWORK
3:00PM EST	FINLAND	USA	NBC/CTV/V
9:30PM EST	SLOVAKIA	CANADA	CNBC/CTV/V

The 2010 Winter Olympics preliminary round is complete in the Men’s Ice Hockey competition. Team USA locked-up the first-seed in Group A and was rewarded with a first-round bye into Wednesday’s Quarter Finals. Finland, Sweden, and Russia also all earned byes into the second-round of the playoff on Wednesday. Here’s how the Black-and-Gold participants are faring through the first three games of the preliminary’s.

C Patrice Bergeron: Canada
Totals: 3 GP – 0-1-1, 2 PIM, Even, 3 shots, 9:07 average TOI

C David Krejci: Czech Republic
Totals: 3 GP – 1-0-1, 4 PIM, plus-1, 3 shots, 15:04 average TOI

D Zdeno Chara: Slovakia
Totals: 3 GP – 0-0-0, 4 PIM, plus-1, 5 shots, 23:46 average TOI

LW Marco Sturm: Germany
Totals: 3 GP – 0-1-1, 0 PIM, minus-1, 8 shots, 16:23 average TOI

F Miroslav Satan: Slovakia
Totals: 2 GP – 0-0-0, 0 PIM, Even, 4 shots, 3:28 average TOI

G Tim Thomas: USA
0 GP: stats NA

Men's Playoffs Qualifications' Games

TIME	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	TV/NETWORK
3:00PM EST	BELARUS	SWITZERLAND	USA/SNET/RDS
7:30PM EST	GERMANY	CANADA	CNBC/CTV/RDS
10:00 PM EST	LATVIA	CZECH REPUBLIC	CNBC/CTV/RDS
11:55 PM EST	NORWAY	SLOVAKIA	CNBC/CTV/RDS

The game of the day will be on primetime, 7:30pm EST, as the top-two teams in Group A square-off in the third-and-final game of the preliminary round.  Team USA [1st place with 6 points] will be “away” as they take on Gold Medal hopefuls and second-place Team Canada [5 points].

The winner of this game–and top-4 overall teams’ in the Olympic Games–receive  a bye past the Qualification Playoffs and directly into the Quarter Finals, which start on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

USA: 9 goals-for, 2 goals-against
Canada: 11 goals-for, 2 goals-against

Ryan Miller	2010 Olympics stats	Martin Brodeur	Roberto Luongo
2	Game Played-In	1	1
2-0-0	Overall Record	One shootout win	1-0-0
0	Shutouts	0	1
.931	Save Percentage	.913	1.00
1.00	Goals-Against Average	1.85	0.00
24/26	Total Saves	21/23	15/15

The same goes with the top-two teams in Group C, Sweden and Finland, both with 2-0-0 records and tied with six-points. The puck drops on the Fins and Swedes at midnight, EST.

Sweden: 6 goals-for, 2 goals-against
Finland: 10 goals-for, 1 goals-against

And finally, Group B: Russia [4 points/3rd] vs. Czech Republic [6 points/1st]. I’m completely surprised by these standings in this one. I had Russia pegged as the top-team in this Group, and as a sure-medal team [Silver]. These two rivals face-off at 3pm EST. I’m flying home from work at 2:30pm to watch this one.

Russia: 9 goals-for, 4 goals-against
Czech: 8 goals-for, 3 goals-against

Olympic’s points’ system:
Regulation Win = 3 points
Overtime/shootout win = 2 points
Overtime/shootout loss = 1 point
Regulation loss = 0 points

TIME	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	TV/NETWORK
3:00PM EST	RUSSIA	CZECH REPUBLIC	NBC
7:30PM EST	CANADA	USA	MSNBC/CTV/V
12 MINDNIGHT EST	SWEDEN	FINLAND	MSNBC

With each teams playing two games thus far, here’s how the Black-and-Gold members are faring for their respective countries in the 2010 Winter Olympics:

Team Canada: [1-0-1, 5 points, 2nd place Group A]

• Center, No. 37 Patrice Bergeron:  0-1-1 scoring totals, plus-1 rating, 2 PIM, 2 SOG, 21:56 total minutes.

Czech Republic: [2-0-0, 6 points, 1st place Group B]

• Center, No. 46 David Krejci: 1-0-1 scoring totals, plus-1 rating, 4 PIM, 3 SOG, 27:47 total minutes

Slovakia: [0-1-1, 2 points, 3rd place Group B]

• Defense, No. 33 Zdeno Chara: 0-0-0 scoring totals, Even rating, 4 PIM, 5 SOG, 50:51 total minutes
• Miroslav Satan: NA, lacerated hand.

Germany: [0-2-0, 0 points, 4th place Group C]

• LW, No. 19 Marco Sturm: 0-0-0 scoring totals, Even rating, 4 SOG, 29:17 total minutes

USA: [2-0-0, 6 points, 1st place Group A]

• Goalie, No. 30 Tim Thomas: NA, dressed for both games as Ryan Miller continues to start for the US.

TIME	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	TV/NETWORK
3:00PM EST	NORWAY	SWITZERLAND	MSNBC/V
7:30PM EST	LATVIA	SLOVAKIA	MSNBC/RDS
12 MINDNIGHT EST	GERMANY	BELARUS	MSNBC