BEIJING — Forward Marie Philip-Poulin scored in the second period in the gold medal women's hockey game on Wednesday, and Canada led 3-0 and was threatening to win in a blowout, just like it had in nearly every game of the Olympic tournament.
Team USA would not allow that to happen. Hilary Knight scored a short-handed goal before the second intermission, then Team USA threw everything it had at Canada in the third period. You could argue that the Americans should have played with that intensity from the start. But Team USA did score a second goal during a 6-on-4 power play in the final minute after it pulled its goaltender.
That would be all the scoring on Wednesday, as Team USA ran out of time. Canada had a well-deserved Olympic gold medal after the latest entertaining game between the world's two best teams. The U.S. had to watch Canada celebrate at the Wukesong Sports Center after losing to their northern neighbors in a gold medal game for the fourth time in six meetings.
