In the final game , Canada defeated the Soviets 5 -- 1 to win their nineteenth gold medal .
In 1961 , Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union and tied Canada to make it a three - way race for gold .
In the final game , Canada defeated the Soviet Union 5 -- 1 to win Soviet Union 's nineteenth gold medal .
In 1961 , Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union and tied Canada to make it a three - way race for gold .