Canada 3, United States 2
Olympic women’s gold-medal game Thursday:
First Period
1. Canada, Nurse 5 (Thompson, Poulin) 7:50. 2, Canada, Poulin 5, 15:02.
2. Canada, Poulin 5, 15:02.
Penalty — Coyne-Schofield US (delay of game) 15:26.
Second Period
3. Canada, Poulin 6 (Jenner, Nurse) 9:08.
4. United States, Knight 6 (Brandt) 16:39 (sh).
Penalties — Larocque Cda (holding) 11:09; Keller US (holding) 16:04.
Third Period
5. United States, Kessel 3 (Roque, Carpenter) 19:47 (pp).
Penalties — Larocque Cda (hooking) 10:39; Poulin Cda (tripping) 18:35.
Shots on goal by
Canada |
11 |
6 |
4 |
— 21 |
United States |
11 |
13 |
16 |
— 40 |
Goal — Canada: Desbiens (W, 5-0-0); United States: Cavallini (L, 3-1-0).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Canada: 1-2; United States: 1-3.
Referees — Kelly Cooke (United States), Anna Wiegand (Switzerland). Lines officials — Anna Hammar (Sweden), Kendall Hanley (United States).
Attendance — 834 at Beijing.
The Canadian Press
