Gardner's overtime defeat of Karelin is the Olympic moment we have been waiting for.
In his last eight starts Hextall has given up more than three goals only once, a 5-4 overtime defeat in Philadelphia.
Two years ago in Giants Stadium, he passed for 448 yards and 6 touchdowns in an overtime defeat.
An overtime victory would be worth two points and an overtime defeat worth one.
It was when they hit bottom against the Colts in Indianapolis, a 6-3 overtime defeat.
Might a guaranteed point, even for an overtime defeat, encourage a team to play even more cautiously in the third period?
That loss was followed by a 1-0 overtime defeat in Boston.
How in his first start as the quarterback of the future last year, a 36-30 overtime defeat against the 49ers, he threw for 415 yards.
Kentucky (30-4) saw its season come to a heartbreaking end in an overtime defeat for the second straight tournament.
The Knicks' overtime defeat was their first this season, after winning their previous six overtime games.