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Fighting isn't allowed, but the intensity has been high
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Andrew Greif
Reporting from Milan, Italy
Wayne Gretzky said before the game that the U.S. needed to play physically against Canada and the intensity of this game has been obvious since the opening period. The latest example came with three minutes left in the second period when Canada's Cale Makar took a shot that was saved, then was slashed on the hand. That led to pushing and shoving with the Americans, with the Tkachuck brothers in the middle of a huge scrum behind the net.
The players took that level of physicality to the limit that the Olympics allows. The tournament is played under IIHF rules, and players who fight earn a major penalty as well as an automatic game misconduct, meaning an ejection.
Makar got his revenge a few minutes later when he scored from the right side to tie the game.
