Soviet Union goalkeeper Vladislav Tretiak lies sprawled on the ice after Mark Johnson of the United States fired a shot past him with one second remaining in the first period of their semifinal game on Feb. 22 at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. The goal tied the game at 2-2. The Soviets, four-time defending Olympic champions, were expected to crush the American team, which consisted mainly of collegiate players. The Americans went on to win 4-3 in what has been acclaimed the greatest single sporting event in U.S. history, “The Miracle on Ice.”

Photographer’s note: This is the only photo of Johnson’s goal taken from this angle as I was on my own, positioned away from the other photographers covering the event. He shot from the left side of the net, on a rebound, and skated out of the picture. No. 16, Petrov, blocks the view of the puck. The goal, widely considered the game's turning point, led the Soviet manager Viktor Tikhonov to pull Tretiak, the world’s greatest goalie, from the game. He later called it the biggest mistake of his legendary career. The photo is being published for the first time on the 46th anniversary of the game.