"Keller then won it, taking a long Taylor Heise pass on the left wing, racing into the Canadian zone, stickhandling around defender Claire Thompson before beating goalie Desbiens cleanly. The gold was the second in the last three Olympics for the Americans, who are ranked No. 1 in the world. Both have come against Canada while the victory was the eighth straight for the U.S. over their northern neighbor dating to last April's world championship."
"The overtime rules are unique for gold-medal games, with the teams playing three-on-three for 20-minute periods, with the first goal deciding the winner. Games cannot end in a shootout. In the preliminary round, overtimes were limited to five minutes, followed by a five-round shootout. In the knockout stage, the overtime period was extended to 10 minutes, followed by a shootout."
The United States defeated Canada 2-1 in the Olympic women's hockey final when Megan Keller scored just over four minutes into overtime. Kristin O'Neill opened scoring with a shorthanded goal early in the second period. Hilary Knight tied the game with 2:04 remaining by deflecting Laila Edwards' slap shot past Ann-Renee Desbiens, marking Knight's 15th Olympic goal and an American record. Keller finished the game after receiving a long pass from Taylor Heise and beating Claire Thompson and Desbiens. The Americans, ranked No. 1, earned their eighth straight win over Canada dating to last April's world championship. Gold-medal overtime is three-on-three 20-minute periods with no shootout.
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