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Poulin scores twice, Canada beats U.S. 3-2 in Olympic women's hockey final

BEIJING — Canada reclaimed Olympic women's hockey gold with a 3-2 win over the United States on Thursday.

Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice. Sarah Nurse also scored in the victory with goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens making 38 saves in the win.

Hilary Knight scored a short-handed goal for the U.S.

The Americans edged Canada 3-2 in a shootout for gold four years ago at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which snapped a run of four straight Olympic titles by Canadian women.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2022.

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