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USA-Russia most streamed game in NBC Sports history

Team USA's Oshie celebrates with teammates next to Russia's Radulov and Tarasenko after scoring the game winning shootout goal against Russia, during their men's preliminary round hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games

Team USA’s T.J. Oshie (2nd R) celebrates with teammates next to Russia’s Alexander Radulov (front) and Vladimir Tarasenko (extreme L), after scoring the game winning shootout goal against Russia during their men’s preliminary round hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT ICE HOCKEY)

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Team USA’s 3-2 shootout win against Team Russia wound up being a record-setting event for NBC. The game was the most streamed game in NBC Sports and NBC Olympics history.

The game was live-streamed on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Live Extra app by nearly 600,000 unique visitors (598,552 in all) logged in a put in 14.7 million minutes that culminated with T.J. Oshie’s game-winning shootout goal. Those totals surpassed all events from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as well as the 2013 Stanley Cup Final.

If you missed the game and want to catch it again, portions of it as well as the full overtime and shootout will be on NBC in primetime tonight with host Merideth Vieira joined by Doc Emrick and Al Michaels. The full game will be re-aired on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

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