Canada defeats U.S. in overtime to win gold at women's worlds
Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime to win the gold medal at the Women's World Hockey Championship in Calgary on Tuesday night.
Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal in the extra frame. The goal was initially not called, with play resuming for moments before the buzzer sounded. This marks Canada's first gold at the tournament since 2012.
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The Americans got off to an early lead after two goals from Alex Carpenter in the opening period. Canada battled back, with Brianne Jenner and Jamie Lee Rattray each scoring a goal in the second frame to tie things up.
The U.S. had won the past five tournaments, beating Canada in four of them. Last year, Canada settled for the bronze medal while the Americans beat Finland in the final.