 Team Canada responded to their previous defeat with strong play in this game . The first period was scoreless , but the Canadians used the period to intimidate the Soviets with hard body checking , especially from Cashman , Bergman , Peter Mahovlich and Parise , to throw the Soviets off their game . In the second period , the first goal of the match was again scored by Esposito , this time from a feed from his regular Bruins ' linemate Cashman , who had retrieved the puck deep in the Soviets ' zone after colliding with the Soviets ' defenceman Vladimir <unk> . In the third period , Yvan Cournoyer wheeled around Alexander <unk> and beat Tretiak . Yakushev got the Soviets on the board after team @-@ mate Yevgeni Zimin missed on a break @-@ away . <unk> pounced on the rebound and fed it out front for Yakushev to bury the puck behind Esposito . Peter Mahovlich then scored a critical goal while Canada was short @-@ handed , <unk> out the Soviet defender one @-@ on @-@ one , then Tretiak , to give Canada a two @-@ goal lead . His brother Frank then finished the scoring on a feed from Mikita , who had circled around a Soviets ' defenceman . Team Canada won the game 4 – 1 and tied the series . 
