"Team USA's women's Olympic hockey team is officially golden once again. The Americans prevailed in overtime through an unbelievable goal from defenseman Megan Keller, downing the very game Canadians 2-1 in an instant classic matchup between the two rivals. Keller's goal came after a nail-biting three regulation periods saw Team USA need a pulled-goalie, extra-attacker goal from captain Hilary Knight to force the extra frame."
"The Americans struggled to create much offense and couldn't find a hole in Canadian goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens until they pulled Frankel for an extra attacker late in the third. Alex Carpenter won an offensive-zone faceoff, and possession eventually filtered to defenseman Laila Edwards at the point. Edwards, the first black woman to ever play for the Olympic team, froze the Canadian defenders before firing a low, hard shot toward the net that Knight was able to get her stick blade on,"
Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the Olympic women's hockey gold, with defenseman Megan Keller scoring the sudden-death winner. Captain Hilary Knight tied the game late in the third after Laila Edwards, the first Black woman on the U.S. Olympic team, fired a shot from the point that Knight redirected with a pulled-goalie extra attacker. Canada opened the second with a shorthanded goal by Kristin O'Neill. Goaltender Aerin Frankel allowed only that goal until overtime while Canadian Ann-Renée Desbiens kept her team competitive. The victory is the United States' third Olympic women's hockey gold since 1998.
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