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Ducks' John Gibson: Beats Sweden in overtime Wednesday

Gibson turned aside 28 of 31 shots in a 4-3 overtime win over Team Sweden on Wednesday.

Analysis:

Gibson was triumphant in his first start of the tournament after taking over for Matt Murray in North America's loss to Russia on Monday. The Ducks' No. 1 netminder made a couple massive stops in a wild 3-on-3 overtime frame, eventually allowing Nathan MacKinnon the opportunity to bury the winner past Henrik Lundqvist with 49 seconds left. The fate of the North Americans' tournament hopes depends on whether Finland can play spoiler and knock off Russia on Thursday afternoon, and if they do, it's probably safe to expect Gibson to get the nod once again.

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