Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the US won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, beating defending champions Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games.
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 AP reports. The goal was the 15th of her Olympic career and 33rd point to break the US record in both categories.
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Aerin Frankel stopped 30 shots for the US.
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