What To Expect In The USA Vs. Canada Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game
Team USA will play for their 3rd gold medal when they face Canada in the Winter Olympic ladies's hockey gold medal video game for the seventh time.
The United States ladies's hockey team is rolling going into the final, and lots of think they have the greatest group in Olympic history. Team USA has outscored opponents 31-1 in the Milan Cortina Olympics
The American's defeated Canada in the preliminary round 5-0, and continued to knock of Italy 6-0, and Sweden 5-0 in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the competition. They have develop loads of confidence, but have actually dealt with little difficulty heading into the gold medal game.
Team USA returned just 11 gamers from their 2022 group that won the silver medal in Beijing 4 years back. The team is among the youngest and fastest teams in current memory, and consists of 7 present college athletes.
The team is flawless from front-to-back, with elite goal scorers, hard defenders, and sensational goalie between the pipelines.
Boston Fleet and Team USA goalie Aerin Frankel owns an amazing 0.25 goals-against average, and a 0.985 save percentage in the .
23-year-old University of Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey has actually been a star for Team USA, and she leads the Americans with 9 points (2 goals, 7 helps) through six video games. Hannah Bilka, Megan Keller, Laila Edwards, and Abbey Murphy have all contributed 7 points. Bilka leads the group with four objectives.
36-year-old Hilary Knight is connected for the most profession Olympic objectives and points in U.S. history, and with an objective in the final she can take sole ownership of the lead in both classifications.
The American's mix of vibrant speed and veteran stability make them favorites for the gold, but Canada's gold medal pedigree makes them difficult opposition.
The all-time leading objective scorer in Olympic history, Marie-Philip Poulin will be on the ice for Team Canada after missing out on the previous match against Team USA with an injury. Poulin has scored seven times in 4 gold medal games which has actually created her the label 'captain clutch.'
Team USA has been outstanding in the 2026 Olympics, and the gold medal video game will be movie theater no matter how it plays out.
USA vs. Canada Head-to-Head record
The USA and Canada have won all-seven Olympic gold medals given that the ladies's ice hockey tournament debuted in 1998. The United States won the very first gold in 1998, however have just one another gold in 2018. The Canadians have actually won the 5 other Olympic golds.
The two teams have satisfied in six of the 7 gold medal matches, with the American's losing out on the 2006 gold medal video game after losing to Sweden in the semifinals.
Team USA has had recent success over Team Canada, winning each of the last seven meetings between the two nations. The U.S. has a goal differential of 29-7 in the last five video games, including the 5-0 in the initial rounds of this years Olympics.
Canada leads the head-to-head at the Olympics with a 7-4 record against the U.S., and a 4-2 record in gold medal games.
USA vs. Canada Gold Medal Game Location & Start Time
Team USA deals with Canada on Thursday, February 19th at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy.
The puck will drop at 1:10 PM ET (12:10 PM CT/ 11:10 AM MT/ 10:10 AM PT) in the United States.
USA vs. Canada Women's Hockey Odds
USA (W)
Canada (W)
-500
-1.5 -160
+1.5 +135
Total (O/U)
U 5.5 +110
O 5.5 -130
Team USA Goalscorer Odds
Player
Anytime Goal
First Goal
Hilary Knight
+120
+550
Alex Carpenter
Abbey Murphy
Hannah Bilka
+200
+850
Taylor Heise
+280
Kendall Coyne Schofield
+320
Laila Edwards
+400
Joy Dunne
Caroline Harvey
+450
+1800
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