 Heading into the eighth and final game , each team had three wins and three losses and one tie , but the Soviets were ahead in goal differential by two goals . In Canada , much of the country enjoyed an unofficial ' half a day ' holiday , with many students in Toronto being sent home the afternoon of the game , while many others watched the game at work or school . In Montreal 's Central Station , 5 @,@ 000 fans gathered around ten TV sets to watch the game , which was simulcast in English on CBC Television and CTV , and in French by Radio @-@ Canada . Until the men 's hockey gold @-@ medal game of the 2010 Winter Olympics , it was the most @-@ watched sporting event in the history of Canadian television . 
