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Watch: Chabot's goal reminds of iconic Lemieux-Kariya moment

Mackenzie Liddell
MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 05: Thomas Chabot #5 of Team Canada celebrates his first period goal with teammates on the bench during the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game against Team United States at the Bell Centre on January 5, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – JANUARY 05: Thomas Chabot #5 of Team Canada celebrates his first period goal with teammates on the bench during the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game against Team United States at the Bell Centre on January 5, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Chris Pronger, Paul Kariya and Mario Lemieux combined to score one of the most iconic goals in Canadian hockey history against the United States in the final at the 2002 Olympic Games.

Fifteen years later, Canadians Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph teamed up to recreate that defining moment.

Five minutes into Thursday’s gold medal game, Barzal cut through the U.S. defence and put the puck on the stick of Chabot, who tapped it in for the opening goal. But it wouldn’t have got there if not for the head’s up play from Joseph, who let the puck slide past him and hit Chabot.

Kariya may have had the finishing touch in 2002, but it was Lemieux’s deft decision to let Pronger’s dish go through his legs that cemented this goal in Canadian hockey lore.

In 2002, Kariya’s tying goal ended up turning the tide for Canada in a 5-2 win. Chabot’s marker on Thursday was the game’s first goal, but it set the tone for what turned out to be a dominant first period for the Canadians.