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Big numbers for USA-Russia

SOCHI, Russia — The numbers are in for the thrilling USA-Russia men’s hockey game, and they’re huge.

NBC Sports Network says 4.1 million people in the United States tuned into the Americans’ dramatic 3-2 victory, a record number for a hockey game on the channel. When the game when to a shootout, 6.4 million people tuned in to watch T.J. Oshie score four times to lead Team USA to the win. The ratings are even more impressive considering the game aired on Saturday morning back home.

T.J. who?

Oshie was one of the more anonymous players on the American roster, a very good player for the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, but by no means a star.

But he’s added more than 150,000 followers to his Twitter account and received a tweet of congratulations from President Obama since his big moment.

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