US EditionHilary Knight-Led Team USA Faces Olympic Gold-Medal Showdown Against Canada in Women’s Hockey
The U.S. enters as favorites after a dominant 6-0 run and 331-minute shutout streak; Canada advances despite captain Marie-Philip Poulin's injury and key goals.
- Thursday's gold-medal game pits the U.S. against Canada at 1:10 p.m. ET in Milan, with the winner earning Olympic gold.
- After six consecutive wins, the Americans enter as favorites, going 6-0 and outscoring opponents 31-1, while Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice nursing a knee injury in a 2-1 semifinal win over Switzerland.
- In Monday's semifinal, Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her third tournament shutout as the U.S. won 5-0 and extended their shutout streak to 331 minutes, 23 seconds.
- With Olympic gold at stake, the game could shape the legacies of veterans like Marie-Philip Poulin and Hilary Knight, potentially their last meeting at the Games.
- Historically, the U.S.-Canada rivalry has dominated Olympic women's hockey, as Ryan's database used to construct the roster gets put to the test in Thursday's game, which will decide the gold medal.
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Hilary Knight-led Team USA faces Olympic gold-medal showdown against Canada in women’s hockey
MILAN (AP) — U.S. women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight prolonged her final game at the Olympics by sending the gold-medal game against Canada on Thursday night to overtime tied 1-all. Knight deflected Laila Edwards’ shot past Ann-Renee Desbiens with 2:04 left in regulation and the U.S. skating 6 on 5 with goaltender Aerin Frankel pulled for an extra attacker. The goal was her 15th at the Olympics, the most in team history. Canada had led since K…
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