1998 Winter Olympics
Final Round, Feb 14.

USA - Belarus 5-2 (2-1, 1-0, 2-1)

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring:
1-0 United States, Chelios 2 (pp) (LaFontaine), 9:06
2-0 United States, LaFontaine 1 (pp) (Leetch, K Hatcher), 10:31
2-1 Belarus, Karachun 2 (Lozhkin, Galchenyuk), 18:02
Penalties:
Schneider, USA (cross checking), 4:24
Tsyplakov, Blr (cross checking), 4:29
Belarus bench, served by Kalyuzhny (too many men on the ice), 7:24
Karachun, Blr (holding stick), 8:50
Belarus bench, served by Pankov (too many men on the ice), 10:07
Tkachuk, USA (slashing), 11:53

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring:
3-1 United States, Leetch 1 (pp) (LeClair, Hull), 8:16
Penalties:
Guerin, USA (cross checking), 5:13
Matushkin, Blr (interference), 7:29
Roenick, USA (roughing), 9:41
Schneider, USA (high sticking), 17:35

THIRD PERIOD
Scoring:
3-2 Belarus, Pankov 1 (Skabelka, Bekboulatov), 0:27
4-2 United States, Hull 1 (pp) (Weight, K Hatcher), 13:45
5-2 United States, Deadmarsh 1 (Guerin, Roenick), 18:14
Penalties:
Langenbrunner, USA (tripping), 2:40
Zankovets, Blr (tripping), 10:27
Erkovich, Blr (boarding), 13:10
Tkachuk, USA (roughing), 18:49
Karachun, Blr (holding), 18:49

Shots on goal
USA 12+9+10=31
Belarus 9+11+10=30

Power play: Blr - 0 of 7, USA - 4 of 8.
Goalies:
Belarus, Mezin (31-26, record: 0-2-0)
United States, Richter (30-28, record: 1-1-0)

Referee: Fraser. Linesmen: Gauthier, Sartison.
A: 9,975