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First Star: Jaroslav Halak, Slovakia
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Can you say upset? All right, so it wasnÆt a huge upset, as Slovakia was one of the teams that many thought would be in medal contention in Vancouver, but the Slovaks 2-1 defeat of the Russians was definitely unexpected to say the least.
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Halak stopped 36 of 37 shots, including 15 of 16 in the second and all 10 that he saw in the thirdùnot to mention stopping six in the shootout. The only blemishes on his otherwise perfect game were a deflected goal in the second and an Ovechkin goal in the shootout.
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Second Star: Jonas Hiller, Switzerland
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43 saves between regulation and overtime, and three more in the shootout were the reason why the Swiss we ...
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Three Stars of The Night: Olympic Edition, Feb. 19, 2010
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