Sochi 2014: USA v Russia in an Olympic ice hockey thriller – in pictures

The Russian players gather round their goal before face-off Photograph: Julio Cortez/AFP/Getty Images

Play begins as Pavel Datsyuk of Russia and Ryan Kesler of the USA face off Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Russia's Datsyuk was the first to score Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images

Russia's goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovski watches on in horror as the puck goes into the net. Cam Fowler brought the USA back to 1-1 in the second period Photograph: Bruce Bennett/AFP/Getty Images

Joe Pavelski put the US into the lead with this shot in the 49th minute to make it 2-1 Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

With the tension running high, and the pressure on the home team to deliver, a bit of rough and tumble was almost an inevitability Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

Fans unable to get tickets to the event watch it on the big screen in a nearby bar Photograph: Gero Breloer/AP

A Russian policeman acting as security drops the professional veneer for a second to watch the match Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

Datsyuk scored midway through the third period to bring the teams level ... Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Cheers echoed around the Olympic village as fans watching the action outside on the big screen joined in the celebration of Datsyuk's goal Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP

Russia thought they had taken the lead with four minutes remaining when a slapshot from Fedor Tyutin beat Jonathan Quick. But after reviewing it, the officials controversially disallowed the goal because the net was knocked from its moorings (as seen in the bottom left of this photograph). Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

The game eventually went to a shootout ... here, Russia's goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovski fails to stop the puck during the shoot-out Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

TJ Oshie had six attempts in the 8-round shoot-out competition. He beat the Russian goaltender Sergey Bobrovsky with four of his attempts and it was he who scored the deciding penalty shot to give the USA a thrilling victory Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

Joy for the Americans, just like in the Miracle on Ice in 1980 Photograph: LARRY W. SMITH/EPA

For the Russian president Vladimir Putin, who was watching from the stands, it was clearly a disappointing result Photograph: LARRY W. SMITH/EPA