This Day in 1960 US Olympic Hockey
Feb. 22, 1960 – Squaw Valley, CA – The USA starts medal round play with a 6-3 win over Sweden. Roger Christian nets a hat trick and goalie Jack McCartan continues his stellar play with 36 saves. Christian’s first goal came 3:26 into the game and the US added three more first period goals to take a 4-0 lead into the intermission. They would be outshot 28-19 in the final two periods, but thanks to McCartan the lead was never in jeopardy. The win puts the US at 1-0 in the championship round robin, with games yet to play against Germany, Canada, USSR and Czechoslovakia.
Box Score
USA vs Sweden | February 22, 1960
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Scoring
| Period 1 | ||
| USA | 3:26 | R. Christian (W. Christian) |
| USA | 10:19 | McVey (W. Cleary) |
| USA | 15:52 | R. Cleary (McVey, W. Cleary) |
| USA | 17:21 | Johnson (unassisted) |
| Period 2 | ||
| SWE | 0:14 | Petterson (Stoltz) |
| SWE | 2:32 | Nilsson (unassisted) |
| USA | 7:41 | R. Christian (Williams, W. Chistian) |
| Period 3 | ||
| SWE | 3:49 | Anderson (Oberg) |
| USA | 13:38 | R. Chistian (Williams, W. Chistian) |
Goalie Saves
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| USA, McCartan | 8 | 13 | 15 | 36 |
| SWE, Svensson | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
