 Canada won game seven by the score of 4 – 3 . In the first period Phil Esposito scored two goals around a pair by Yakushev and Petrov , ending the first period tied 2 – 2 . The second period was scoreless . In the third , Gilbert put Canada ahead , but Yakushev scored again to tie the score at three . At 17 : 54 , Henderson fooled Soviet defender Tsygankov with a pass through Tsygankov 's feet , then skated around Tsygankov to pick up the puck and break in on Tretiak . As Henderson shot and scored , Tsygankov tripped Henderson and Henderson did not see his shot go in . The goal light went on and off quickly and Team Canada rushed onto the ice to congratulate Henderson before there was any doubt raised about the goal . The Soviet coach Bobrov publicly blamed the loss on Tsygankov . After the game , Henderson commented about the goal as the " one that gave him his most personal satisfaction ever . " 
