Breaking the trend

Hamilton became the first home team to win in the North Division Final and takes a 3-2 lead back to Winnipeg. (Ajay Baines got an empty-netter, they say, at 20:00 of the third, which seems very weird to me -- it's 19:59, or it's not. But anyway.) They waste no time: Game 6 is Monday, and Game 7 would be Wednesday. (It's the same in the Atlantic Division, the only other series going.)

So the Finns tried to make it a game at the end, but Tournament MVP Rick Nash's second goal finished it off as Canada won gold for the third time in five years. Bergenheim was minus-1. Russia got out quickly and took the bronze. The old Tigers did little that appeared on the scoresheet. Here's the final rankings.

And happy Mother's Day, if you're a mom.