( CNN ) -- For the second time in 24 hours , Canada broke U.S. hockey hearts . Using their speed and strength to control much of the play , the Canadians knocked their southern neighbors out of gold medal contention for the second straight Olympics with a 1-0 victory in a riveting men 's semifinal match Friday . The victory came a day after the Canadian women won the gold medal by coming back in the final minutes to beat the Americans in overtime . Canada needed no late heroics Friday , outshooting the United States 36-31 and testing American goalie Jonathan Quick from all angles . The heartbreak reached all the way to the White House , where spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that the game `` seemed just as stressful for ( American ) fans to watch '' as the women 's final . `` But congratulations to Canada , '' Carney said . `` They certainly know their way around a hockey rink . '' Canada 's men now will face Sweden in the gold medal game on Sunday , while the United States faces Finland on Saturday for the bronze . The Canada-U.S. men 's showdown pitted the defending gold medalists who claim hockey supremacy as a birthright against the plucky Americans who seek to stake a legitimate claim as the world 's finest . A spirited game featured lots of chances but only one goal early in the second period , when Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn tipped in a pass disguised as a shot by St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester . Benn gave credit to a player he competes against during the National Hockey League season , saying in a between-periods TV interview that `` Bouwmeester made a great shot-pass . '' The game was a rematch of the gold medal final four years when Pittsburgh Penguin superstar Sidney Crosby scored the overtime goal for Canada to beat the Americans . This time , Quick of the Los Angeles Kings , a Stanley Cup winner and playoff MVP in 2012 , kept the Americans in the game with a series of saves , including two on NHL teammate Jeff Carter and a sliding stop on Benn , who was unable to lift a shot from the right circle . At the other end , Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price stopped every U.S. shot , most of them from the outside or far off with little traffic in front . One of his toughest saves came early when Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Phil Kessel broke in on the right side for the Americans . Price blocked the angle to deny Kessel . `` Obviously , that team playing in front of me gave everything tonight , '' Price said after the match . He cited Canada 's `` relentlessness '' for the victory , saying `` we were all over the place . '' After a fast-paced even start , Canada took control near the midway point of the first period , firing eight shots to two by the United States over the next 12 minutes . The Canadians maintained the advantage the rest of the way , using a smothering team defense to stifle the Americans after Benn 's second-period goal . With the top professionals competing , the Olympic tournament amounts to an effective hockey World Cup every four years , and the 2014 version has provided all the requisite story lines and drama for classic status . It came 34 years after the `` Miracle on Ice '' in Lake Placid , New York , when the then-amateur American team upset the dominant Soviet Union in the semifinals and went on to win the gold medal against Finland . There was a minor miracle this time , when St. Louis Blues forward T.J. Oshie almost singlehandedly beat host Russia in the preliminary round when he scored on four of six shootout chances to secure a 3-2 American victory after the teams tied through regulation play and overtime . On Friday , Oshie and St. Louis teammates David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk took on fellow Blues Alex Pietrangelo and Bouwmeester , a defense pairing for Canada . Many such confrontations existed between the rosters comprised of NHL competitors . U.S. head coach Dan Bylsma also coaches Pittsburgh , and was trying to neutralize Crosby and Penguins ' teammate Chris Kunitz . At one point in the first period , San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau of Canada took a penalty for interfering with NHL teammate Joe Pavelski . For the Americans , the revenge factor was doubled after Canada beat the U.S. women 3-2 for the gold medal Thursday by scoring twice in the final minutes to tie the game , then winning it on an overtime power play . Kessel 's sister , Amanda , was a top U.S. player throughout the tournament . Neither the Canadians nor the U.S. men had lost a game so far this Olympics , but both had close calls . Oshie 's shootout heroics against Russia gave the Americans an easier route through the quarterfinals , where they defeated the Czech Republic 5-2 on Wednesday . Canada won an overtime nail-biter over Finland in its last preliminary match , followed by a tight 2-1 victory over upstart Latvia on Wednesday to set up Friday 's clash with the Americans . Sweden is the only team to have won all its matches in regulation time . Two of its NHL stars , Loui Eriksson of the Boston Bruins and Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators , scored in the second period Friday against Finland , while goalie Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers made 25 saves to secure the victory . Olli Jokinen of the Winnipeg Jets scored for Finland .
Canadian men advance to gold medal game with 3-2 -0 win . Both the Canadian and Finland teams are full of NHL stars . The U.S. will play Sweden for the bronze on Saturday , Canada goes against U.S. on Saturday . U.S. women lost heartbreaking gold medal game against Canada .