Megan Keller #5 of Team United States celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal to win the gold medals in the overtime during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19,
Canada held a 1-0 lead with just over two minutes in regulation from Milan Cortina — but Hilary Knight had other plans. The all-time leading goal scorer in Team USA women’s history registered her record-setting 15th goal on a brilliant deflection that leveled the score at 1-1.
Megan Keller and Hilary Knight's heroics lifted the USA women's ice hockey team to an overtime win over Canada in the Olympic final on Thursday.
This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.
Hilary Knight tied it late in regulation and Megan Keller won it in OT as USA women's hockey beat Canada 2-1 to claim gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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