Reigning World Champions Canada defeated the United States 4-2 to conclude the group stage and win Group A in the Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey tournament. Jamie Lee Rattray scored the game winner in the second period as Canada finished strong to come away with the win. Brianne Jenner scored Canada’s first two goals in crucial moments and Marie-Philip Poulin provided a crucial insurance goal for the very first penalty shot goal in Olympic Women’s hockey history.
Ann Renee Desbiens stopped 51 in the win, with counterpart Maddie Rooney allowing four goals on 27 shots by Canada. Canada were heavily outshot in the first period, but they came back hard in the second as the two sides went back and forth.