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02/19 15:11 CST United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women's hockey, beating
Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller's OT goal
United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on
Megan Keller's OT goal
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Hockey Writer
MILAN (AP) --- Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the
United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating
Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another
thrilling chapter of one of sports' most heated rivalries.
American captain Hilary Knight, in her fifth and final Olympics, forced
overtime by tipping in Laila Edwards' shot from the blue line with 2:04
remaining. The goal was the 15th of her Olympic career and 33rd point to break
the U.S. record in both categories.
With the sides playing 3-on-3, Keller broke up the left wing and pushed past
Claire Thompson. Driving to the net, the U.S. assistant captain got off a
backhander that beat Ann-Renee Desbiens over her left pad.
Aerin Frankel stopped 30 shots for the U.S.
Kristen O'Neill scored a short-handed goal for Canada and Desbiens finished
with 31 saves.
This was the seventh of 12 Olympic meetings between the rivals to be decided by
one goal and the third to go past regulation. Canada overcame a late 2-1
deficit to beat the U.S. 3-2 on Marie-Philip Poulin's overtime goal at the 2014
Sochi Games. The U.S. won 3-2 in 2018 when Jocelyne Lamoureux scored in a
shootout.
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