Hilary Knight scored third-period strategic maneuver objectives 27 seconds separated as the US paralyzed archrivals Canada 6-3 in Ontario to win the gold award last of the ladies’ reality ice hockey titles.
Canada had driven 3-2 heading into the third time frame in the last on Sunday night and were on course for a third progressive world title however discarded it with messy play, taking two late punishments to gift the US a two-player advantage with 3:52 left.
Knight committed them pay the consequences for their errors, getting her country’s tenth ladies’ reality hockey titles gold award and first in quite a while.
After Caroline Harvey had pulled the US level at 3-3 right off the bat in the third, commander Knight scored twice to finish her full go-around having additionally gotten in the subsequent period.
Cayla Barnes scored into an unfilled net to finish off the scoring while Convent Murphy likewise had an objective.
Brianne Jenner took part in every one of the three Canada objectives, scoring twice in the subsequent period and setting up Marie-Philip Poulin for another, yet it was her stumbling punishment, alongside Claire Thompson’s deferral of game, that furnished the US with their amazing chance.
It takes an entire town for one player to find success on the ice,” said Knight, the every one of us time driving scorer at the big showdowns with 101 places. “It’s an enormous distinction to lead this group yet the everyday business hasn’t changed.
Beating Canada is hard. Beating Canada in Canada is more diligently.
It was one more sensational finish to perhaps of the best contention in sport and, to the surprise of no one, was played at an excited speed from the initial go head to head to the last signal.
No country other than the US or Canada have come out on top for a big showdown or Olympic gold.
Just once have the Canadians and Americans not played each other for the world title, when has Finland crashed the get-together in 2019 to take silver.
In the seven Olympic ladies’ finals, Canada have won gold multiple times with the other two titles going to the Americans.