Canada Surges To 4-2 Win Over US In Olympic Women’s Hockey
Feb 8, 2022, 10:08 AM | Updated: 10:36 am
BEIJING (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin capped a three-goal run by scoring on a penalty shot with 2:35 left in the second period and Canada upended the defending Olympic champion United States 4-2 to claim the women’s hockey tournament’s top seed entering the playoff round.
The two global hockey powers are expected to meet again in the gold-medal final next week.
#TeamCanada remains undefeated in the #Beijing2022 women's hockey tournament 💪
They beat the ROC 6-1 to improve their record to a perfect 3-0 🔥
Over the past three games, @hockeycanada has scored 29 goals 🤯
🏒 More on their win: https://t.co/tsg0qEkhAJ pic.twitter.com/MqfMq0gcz1
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 7, 2022
Brianne Jenner scored twice, Poulin had a goal and an assist and Jamie Lee Rattray also scored for Canada.
Alex Carpenter and Dani Cameranesi scored for the Americans. Maddie Rooney stopped 23 shots.
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