MILAN – Megan Keller (Farmington Hills, Mich./Boston Fleet) netted the decisive overtime goal as the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team triumphed over Canada, 2-1, securing the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games held at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
This victory allowed Team USA to finish the tournament unbeaten with a record of 6-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L), outscoring their opponents 33-2 across seven matches. Today’s win marked the U.S.’s first journey to Olympic gold without a defeat since 1998.
“Achieving gold here in Milan was our ultimate objective, and our team fought tirelessly to turn that into a reality,” stated John Wroblewski (Neenah, Wis.), head coach of the 2026 U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey Team. “From our experienced leaders to our first-time Olympians, this squad united to achieve something beyond themselves. I couldn’t be prouder.”
U.S. goaltender Aerin Frankel (Chappaqua, N.Y./Boston Fleet) thwarted a significant Canadian chance with 6:40 remaining in the first period, moving across her crease to block a close-range shot.
Canada opened the scoring just 54 seconds into the second period, as Kristin O’Neill capitalized on a shorthanded two-on-one break.
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Hannah Bilka (Coppell, Texas/Seattle Torrent) almost leveled the score at 4:35 after receiving two passes from Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn./Minnesota Frost) and Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./University of Minnesota), but her attempt went over the net.
Haley Winn (Rochester, N.Y./Boston Fleet) fired a shot on goal following a frantic sequence that nearly resulted in a score, but Canadian goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens made the save with 12:29 remaining.
Frankel kept her team within one with an impressive, sprawling pad save on a redirected shot with 4:55 left in the period.
Frankel came through again for the U.S. with 3:02 remaining in the third, moving across her crease to block a one-timer from the left faceoff circle. She concluded the match with 30 saves.
Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho/Seattle Torrent) equalized with Frankel off the ice for an extra attacker and 2:04 left, redirecting a shot from Laila Edwards (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/University of Wisconsin) past Desbiens.
Knight’s goal marked her 15th Olympic goal and 33rd Olympic point, setting a new U.S. Olympic Women’s hockey record for all-time goals and points.
Regulation ended with the score tied at 1-1, leading to a 3-on-3 overtime. This matchup was the third gold medal game between the two teams to go into overtime in Olympic history (2014, 2018).
Keller secured Team USA’s third Olympic gold medal 4:07 into the overtime period, maneuvering past a Canadian defender and backhanding a shot that eluded Desbiens and found the net.
NOTES: Team USA outshot Canada, 33-31 … The U.S. went 0-1 on the power play while Canada went 0-2 … Caroline Harvey (Salem, N.H./University of Wisconsin) was awarded the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and Best Defender … Team USA’s record in Olympic gold medal games improves to 3-4 (W-L).
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