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US Women's Hockey Team Going for Gold in Rematch Against Canada
The U.S. women's hockey team enters as favorites after a dominant 6-0 tournament run and 31-1 goal margin, facing Canada in their seventh Olympic gold final meeting.
- The United States women's hockey team and Canada will meet for Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday, Feb. 18, in their seventh final since 1998.
- On Monday, the U.S. women's hockey team clinched its berth with a 5-0 semifinal win over Sweden, and Canada advanced after Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Switzerland.
- Team USA has gone 6-0 and outscored opponents 31-1, extending their shutout streak to 331 minutes, 23 seconds, as goalie Aerin Frankel recorded her third shutout.
- With veteran stars potentially in their final Olympics, Marie-Philip Poulin and Hilary Knight may meet for the last time in Olympic gold, adding to a rivalry where Canada has five wins and the U.S. two.
- Amid a rivalry that has featured almost every gold final since 1998, Haley Winn said `It would be a game that we would be prepared for and that we're looking forward to`, after Team USA's 5-0 win over Canada on Feb. 10, which was their first shutout in Olympic history.
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