"Megan Keller scored the gold-medal-winning goal 4:07 into overtime to lift the United States to a remarkable 2-1 victory over Canada for the Olympic title at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina on Thursday. Keller took a long stretch pass and made a nifty deke through Claire Thompson before slipping the puck under Canadian goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens for an instantly iconic golden goal."
"O'Neill took a pass from teammate Laura Stacey, pulled the puck across her body, and slid it into the gaping cage on the backhand. That goal looked like it might be enough as Desbiens made several huge stops throughout the game to keep her team on top before the Americans finally broke through. The Canadian goalie kept her team in the game and almost willed her team to the gold medal."
Megan Keller scored the gold-medal-winning goal 4:07 into overtime, taking a long stretch pass, deking through Claire Thompson and slipping the puck under Ann-Renee Desbiens. The goal gave the United States a 2-1 victory over Canada and the American women their third Olympic gold, joining wins in 1998 and 2022. Hilary Knight tied the game with 2:04 remaining after the goalie was pulled, deflecting a Leila Edwards shot to force overtime. Canada opened the scoring early in the second period when Kristin O'Neill converted a short-handed rush off a Laura Stacey pass. Goals were scarce and Desbiens made several huge stops to keep Canada ahead until overtime.
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