The United States erased the horrors of past performances with a shootout win against Canada to capture the gold medal.
Emily Pfalzer scored in the second inning, and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson finished the job in the sixth as the U.S. won for the first time since the ’98 Nagano games. Kelly Pannek took advantage of a poor Canadian line change and found No. 7 waiting at the opposition’s blue line.
Monique Lamoureux-Morando knotted the score at two at 13:39 of the third period to force overtime. Kelly Pannek took advantage of a poor Canadian line change and found No.