 Sinden made changes for the third period . He benched Awrey and the Jean Ratelle line , going with three lines . In the third , Clarke scored to bring Canada within one . The Canadians attempted to get the equalizer , and Yvan Cournoyer put a puck off the post , but the Soviets broke out afterwards and Boris Mikhailov scored on the counter @-@ attack to restore the two @-@ goal lead with six minutes to play . Mikhailov skated across the Canadian net about 20 feet out , lured Dryden away from the net , then back @-@ handed the puck into the net between his legs . The strategy of three lines , combined with the heat in the arena , had left the Canadians exhausted by then and the Soviets scored twice in the final minutes to finish with a 7 – 3 victory . 
