The Canada – Russia Challenge came down to a sudden death over time last night. Canada tied the four game series 2-2 with a 4-2 win in regulation. Since it’s an even four-game set, the tie-breaking procedure is an overtime immediately following regulation. The Islanders’ own Ryan Strome scored at 3:20 of OT to give Canada the series win. You can check out video of Strome’s goal on the TSN website.

Via TSN:

After some great work by Xavier Ouellet to keep the puck in the Russian zone, Strome took a pass and fired a wristshot past Russian goalie Andrei Vasilevski.

“I like that pull-and-drag shot, I’ve scored a few like that before,” said Strome, a scoring star with the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs. “I saw a little bit of the mesh and put it on net and, luckily, it went in.”

Canadian teammate Mark Scheifele, who plays for the Barrie Colts of the OHL and is a prospect with the Winnipeg Jets, has seen the move a few times.

“That’s going to probably stick in my mind for a long time,” Scheifele said of Strome’s series clincher. “He’s a great player he really helped us get over that hump. He’s got an unbelievable shot and unbelievable moves.”