sports
February 19, 2026
Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey final: USA beat Canada 2-1 in overtime
And the report from tonight’s game can be found here:
TL;DR
- The United States won the Olympic women's ice hockey final against Canada with a 2-1 overtime victory.
- Canada led for most of the game, outplaying the USA until the final minutes.
- Laila Edwards assisted Hilary Knight's game-tying goal late in the third period.
- Megan Keller scored the game-winning goal in sudden-death 3-on-3 overtime.
- US goalie Aerin Frankel made crucial saves throughout the game.
- Canadian goalie Ann-Marie Desbiens also had a strong performance but was beaten by Keller's winner.
- The PWHL will see many of these players as teammates soon.
- Hilary Knight scored her first Olympic goal in Vancouver and has now scored in three consecutive gold-medal matches.
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