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What to Expect in The USA Vs. Canada Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game

Team USA will play for their 3rd gold medal when they face Canada in the Winter Olympic women's hockey gold medal video game for the seventh time.
The United States ladies's hockey group is rolling getting in the last, and numerous believe they have the best group in Olympic history. Team USA has actually outscored challengers 31-1 in the Milan Cortina Olympics
The American's defeated Canada in the initial round 5-0, and continued to knock of Italy 6-0, and Sweden 5-0 in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament. They have of confidence, however have actually faced little adversity heading into the gold medal game.
Team USA returned just 11 players from their 2022 team that won the silver medal in Beijing four years earlier. The team is one of the youngest and fastest teams in current memory, and includes seven current college professional athletes.
The group is perfect from front-to-back, with elite goal scorers, tough defenders, and astonishing goalie between the pipelines.
Boston Fleet and Team USA goalie Aerin Frankel owns a remarkable 0.25 goals-against average, and a 0.985 save percentage in the competition.
23-year-old University of Wisconsin protector Caroline Harvey has actually been a star for Team USA, and she leads the Americans with 9 points (2 goals, 7 helps) through six video games. Hannah Bilka, Megan Keller, Laila Edwards, and Abbey Murphy have all contributed seven points. Bilka leads the team with four objectives.
36-year-old Hilary Knight is connected for the most career Olympic goals and points in U.S. history, and with a goal in the final she can take sole belongings of the lead in both classifications.
The American's combination of vibrant speed and veteran stability make them favorites for the gold, however Canada's gold medal pedigree makes them difficult opposition.
The all-time leading goal scorer in Olympic history, Marie-Philip Poulin will be on the ice for Team Canada after missing out on the previous matchup versus Team USA with an injury. Poulin has scored 7 times in 4 gold medal video games which has coined her the nickname 'captain clutch.'
Team USA has actually been impressive in the 2026 Olympics, and the gold medal video game will be movie theater no matter how it plays out.
USA vs. Canada Head-to-Head record
The USA and Canada have won all-seven Olympic gold medals because the women's ice hockey tournament debuted in 1998. The United States won the first gold in 1998, however have just one one other gold in 2018. The Canadians have actually won the 5 other Olympic golds.
The two teams have actually fulfilled in six of the seven gold medal matches, with the American's missing out on the 2006 gold medal game after losing to Sweden in the semifinals.
Team USA has had recent success over Team Canada, winning each of the last seven meetings in between the 2 nations. The U.S. has a goal differential of 29-7 in the last five video games, consisting of the 5-0 in the initial rounds of this years Olympics.
Canada leads the head-to-head at the Olympics with a 7-4 record against the U.S., and a 4-2 record in gold medal video games.
USA vs. Canada Gold Medal Game Location & Start Time
Team USA deals with Canada on Thursday, February 19th at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy.
The puck will drop at 1:10 PM ET (12:10 PM CT/ 11:10 AM MT/ 10:10 AM PT) in the United States.
USA vs. Canada Women's Hockey Odds
USA (W)
Canada (W)
-500
-1.5 -160
+1.5 +135
Total (O/U)
U 5.5 +110
O 5.5 -130
Team USA Goalscorer Odds
Player
Anytime Goal
First Goal
Hilary Knight
+120
+550
Alex Carpenter
Abbey Murphy
Hannah Bilka
+200
+850
Taylor Heise
+280
Kendall Coyne Schofield
+320
Laila Edwards
+400
Joy Dunne
Caroline Harvey
+450
+1800
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