Once once more, it’s Team USA in opposition to Team Canada competing for gold in ladies’s hockey, carrying a storied rivalry into yet one more session of the Olympic Games. Including the 2026 Milan Cortana Games, Canada and the U.S. have confronted off in seven of eight Olympic finals for the reason that inception of ladies’s hockey as an Olympic sport on the 1998 Games.
Now, the 2 groups face off as Team USA — led by captain Hilary Knight, competing in her fifth Olympic Games — seems to proceed a dominant stretch, having outscored opponents 31-1 over six video games, with their lone purpose allowed having come in opposition to Czechia within the first of 4 preliminary-round video games.
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Start time: 1:10 p.m. ET
Location: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | Milan, Italy
TV channel, reside stream: USA Network | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
Follow together with Yahoo Sports for the most recent updates as Team USA takes on Team Canada for gold in a rematch of the 2022 Beijing Olympics last.
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Chris Cwik
Canada got here into the second interval seeking to survive. With Ella Shelton within the penalty field, Canada must play a lady down to start out the interval.
But that didn’t matter. Kristin O’Neill managed to interrupt by way of, scoring a shorthanded purpose to provide Canada the 1-0 lead early within the second interval.
Canada managed to kill the penalty too, making it a good enjoying area now.
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Chris Cwik
The U.S. might have their greatest probability to get forward early within the second interval. The staff may have an influence play for 1:46 to start the interval following Ella Shelton’s hooking penalty on the finish of the primary interval.
The rating is 0-0 heading into the second interval. It marks the primary time all event the U.S. has not scored within the first interval.
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Sean Leahy
The first interval involves an finish within the gold medal sport with neither staff discovering the again of the web. Canada leads the U.S. 8-6 in pictures on purpose.
The U.S. may have an influence play for the primary 1:46 of the second interval.
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics – Ice Hockey – Women’s Gold Medal Game – United States vs Canada – Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy – February 19, 2026. Julia Gosling and Brianne Jenner of Canada in motion with Aerin Frankel, Hayley Scamurra and Lee Stecklein of United States REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Sean Leahy
Ella Shelton heads to the penalty field after hooking Britta Curl with 14 seconds to play within the opening interval.
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Sean Leahy
Another Canada energy play ends with no purpose. The U.S. had the perfect scoring probability throughout that man benefit with Hayley Scamurra getting a partial breakaway, however Renata Fast, who turned the puck over within the offensive zone, was capable of knock the puck away.
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Sean Leahy
Joy Dunne will sit for two minutes after tripping Canada’s Erin Ambrose.
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Sean Leahy
Harvey, in her second Olympics, and Edwards, in her first, shall be important components of the American blue line for the subsequent decade.
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Sean Leahy
It was all U.S. the primary time these two met with the Americans popping out on prime 5-0. Today? So far a distinct story. Canada is doing an excellent job of slowing their opponents down by way of the impartial zone. They have additionally created the perfect possibilities by way of 14 minutes.
The U.S. outscored opponents 31-1 within the event, so there may be loads of time left to seek out their sport. John Wroblewski doesn’t have to panic and begin making tweaks simply but.
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Sean Leahy
Canada and the U.S. are even on pictures on purpose with 4 apiece as each groups search the sport’s opening purpose.
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Sean Leahy
The Americans have but to permit an influence play purpose within the event.
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Sean Leahy
The U.S. takes a too many gamers penalty 5:33 into the primary interval. The penalty shall be served by Abbey Murphy.
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Sean Leahy
The American defenseman blocked a shot within the defensive zone after which despatched Abbey Murphy by way of with an excellent, early probability. Canada goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens was there to show the shot apart.
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Sean Leahy
Alex Carpenter wins the opening face-off in opposition to Blayre Turnbull and we’re underway!
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Sean Leahy
The U.S. captain is tied for the American all-time Olympic women’s file in profession factors and objectives. Knight has 14 objectives, tied with Katie King and Natalie Darwitz, and 32 factors, tied with Jenny Potter.
Having already introduced these Olympics shall be her fifth and last one, Knight has two objectives and 5 factors by way of six video games forward of Thursday’s gold medal sport.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 09: Hilary Knight #21 of Team United States seems on previous to the Women’s Preliminary Round Group A match between the United States and Switzerland on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic video games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 09, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Ahead of Thursday’s gold-medal match, Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin made her method into the Olympic file books, becoming the all-time scoring leader in Olympic ice hockey — males’s or ladies’s.
She scored the record-setting goal (No. 19) in opposition to Switzerland in Monday’s semifinal, and promptly scored one other to convey her complete for the sport to 2.
Thursday’s gold-medal sport will give her one other alternative to increase the file, which now sits at 20.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Get your TVs set! The puck is scheduled to drop in simply quarter-hour at 1:10 p.m. ET, airing reside on USA Network and reside streaming on Peacock.
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Sean Leahy
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Team USA’s Hilary Knight has had a busy run to date within the Milan Cortina Olympics.
You know, captaining the staff, occurring a 5-0 run to steer as much as Thursday’s gold medal match versus Canada, tying the US Olympic goals record (14) in opposition to Finland … oh, and getting engaged to fellow Olympian and speedskater Brittany Bowe.
Now that’s a legendary run.
