| | Top level | Event type
Ice Hockey, Men – Final Round, Match #8
| Date | 2 February 1956 — 10:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Stadio del Ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Referee | Kurt Hauser |  SUI |
| Referee | Art Bernhard | SUI |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |  USA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Sweden |  SWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goals
| Time | Score | Nat | Scorer (assists) | Situation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 (1) | 1 – 0 | | Johnny Matchefts | Equal-handed | |
| 12:55 (1) | 1 – 1 | | Ronald Pettersson (Åke Lassas, Lars-Eric Lundvall) | Equal-handed | |
| 29:25 (2) | 2 – 1 | | Johnny Matchefts | Equal-handed | |
| 33:10 (2) | 3 – 1 | | Weldy Olson | Equal-handed | |
| 42:10 (3) | 4 – 1 | | Gordy Christian | Equal-handed | |
| 54:40 (3) | 5 – 1 | | Bill Cleary, Jr. | Equal-handed | |
| 59:50 (3) | 6 – 1 | | Weldy Olson (Johnny Matchefts) | Equal-handed |
Penalties
| Time | PIM | Nat | Player | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? (2) | 2 | | Wendell Anderson | ||
| ? (3) | 2 | | Gene Campbell | ||
| ? (3) | 2 | | Dan McKinnon | ||
| ? (3) | 2 | | Lars Björn | ||
| ? (1) | 2 | | Dan McKinnon | ||
| ? (2) | 2 | | Weldy Olson | ||
| ? (2) | 2 | | Ed Sampson | ||
| ? (3) | 2 | | Bill Cleary, Jr. |
Goalkeepers
| Time | Nat | Player | In/Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | | Don Rigazio | Goalkeeper In |
| 0:00 (1) | | Lars Svensson | Goalkeeper In |
| 60:00 (3) | | Don Rigazio | Goalkeeper Out |
| 60:00 (3) | | Lars Svensson | Goalkeeper Out |
United States
| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | – | Johnny Matchefts | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Ken Purpur | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | John Mayasich | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Bill Cleary, Jr. | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Wendell Anderson | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Gene Campbell | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Gordy Christian | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Weldy Olson | – | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Jack Petroske | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Dan McKinnon | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Ed Sampson | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Dick Meredith | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Dick Dougherty | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | – | Don Rigazio | – | 60:00 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 33 | 97.1% | |||||
| Coach | John Mariucci |
Sweden
| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | – | Ove Malmberg | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Sven Johansson | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Sigurd Bröms | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Hans Öberg | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Ronald Pettersson | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Lars-Eric Lundvall | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Stig Tvilling | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Hans Tvilling | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | – | Stig Carlsson | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Bertz Zetterberg | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Lars Björn | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Åke Lassas | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | – | Vilgot Larsson | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | – | Lars Svensson | – | 60:00 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 26 | 81.3% | |||||
| Coach | Folke Jansson |