US nets women's hockey gold with OT winner over Canada

Field Level Media|published: 02/19/2026, 4:22pm EST

[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Feb 13, 2026; Milan, Italy; Megan Keller of United States celebrates scoring their first goal with Laila Edwards of United States against Italy in a women's ice hockey quarterfinal during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: David W Cerny/Reuters via Imagn Images

Defenseman Megan Keller took an outlet pass to the net and beat Canada goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens for the gold-medal winning goal at 4:07 into overtime to give Team USA a 2-1 victory on Thursday in Milan.

The 3-on-3 overtime ending capped a tense finish of another epic game for the in women's hockey finale between the neighboring North American countries.

Captain Hilary Knight scored her 15th career Olympic goal to force overtime for the United States in the final, which featured overtime between the two countries for the third time in the past four Winter Games.

Knight knotted the score at 1 with 2:04 remaining on the goal that made her the USA women's hockey leader in Olympic goals. Off of a face-off win, Knight caught a blue-line pass standing with her back to the goal just in front of the net and tipped it past Desbiens.

Canada took a 1-0 lead on Kristin O'Neill's shorthanded goal in the second period with an assist from Laura Stacey.

--Field Level Media