USA vs. Canada final score, results: Marie-Philip Poulin leads Canadians to 3-2 victory in gold-medal game

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"Captain Clutch" unsurprisingly showed up for the Canadians on the biggest stage.

Marie-Philip Poulin scored two goals and added an assist on a Sarah Nurse goal in Team Canada's 3-2 victory over Team USA in Wednesday night's Olympic women's hockey final. The Canadians have now won five of the seven gold medals in Olympic women's hockey history and defeated the Americans in four of their six gold-medal matchups.

Team Canada took a 3-0 lead midway through the second period on Poulin's second goal, but Team USA managed to build some momentum after Hilary Knight scored a short-handed goal before the intermission. Amanda Kessel cut the deficit with 13.5 seconds remaining in regulation with a power-play goal, but the Americans couldn't complete the comeback.

Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights for USA vs. Canada at the 2022 Olympics. Check out the complete results from the women's gold-medal game below.

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USA vs. Canada score

Team 1 2 3 Final
USA 0 1 1 2
Canada 2 1 0 3

USA vs. Canada live updates, highlights from 2022 Olympics

(All times Eastern)

Final: Canada 3, USA 2

1:25 a.m. — Team Canada holds on for a 3-2 victory and captures another gold medal.

1:20 a.m. — A late goal for Team USA. Amanda Kessel scores on the power play with 13.5 seconds left. The Americans are down 3-2.

1:15 a.m. — Team USA pulls Alex Cavallini off the ice and adds an extra attacker. The Americans will need to score two goals in three minutes in order to take this game to overtime.

1:10 a.m. — Team Canada kills the penalty with ease. Team USA is running out of time.

1:05 a.m. — Jocelyne Larocque is heading back to the penalty box (hooking). This is a big opportunity for Team USA.

1 a.m. — Alex Carpenter tries to flip the puck past Ann-Renee Desbiens on the backhand, but the Canadian goalie smothers the puck. Team Canada still leads 3-1 with less than 14 minutes remaining.

12:50 a.m. — Down to the final 20 minutes. Here we go...

End of second period: Canada 3, USA 1

12:30 a.m. — Huge play for Team USA. Hilary Knight gets the Americans on the board with a shorthanded goal. Three minutes to go in the second period.

12:20 a.m. — The Americans are unable to generate any scoring chances on the power play. The Canadians are firmly in control.

12:15 a.m. — Marie-Philip Poulin does it again. She banks the puck off Alex Cavallini for her second goal of the game. Team Canada is up 3-0 halfway through the second period.

12:05 a.m. — Only 40 minutes left in this gold-medal matchup. 

End of first period: Canada 2, USA 0

11:40 p.m. — Team USA turns the puck over at the blue line, and Marie-Philip Poulin whips it past Alex Cavallini. Team Canada takes a 2-0 lead with five minutes left in the first period.

11:30 p.m. — Another chance for Team USA in front of the net, but Ann-Renee Desbiens shuts down the Americans.

11:25 p.m. — Well, that one won't be disallowed. Sarah Nurse puts Canada ahead 1-0 on a terrific redirect.

11:20 p.m. — Natalie Spooner appeared to give Team Canada a 1-0 lead, but after a Team USA challenge, it was determined the play was offside. No goal.

11:15 p.m. — A great opportunity for Hannah Brandt to score the first goal of the game for Team USA, but she can't quite handle the rolling puck.

11:10 p.m. — The puck has been dropped. The gold medal is on the line. Let's do this.

USA vs. Canada start time

  • Date: Wednesday, Feb. 16
  • Puck drop: 11:10 p.m. ET

The USA vs. Canada gold-medal game is scheduled to begin at 11:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday night. It will take place at the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing.

What channel is USA vs. Canada on?

  • TV channel (USA): NBC
  • Live stream (USA): Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC Sports app, fuboTV
  • TV channel (Canada): CBC
  • Live stream (Canada): CBC's Beijing 2022 website, CBC Gem, CBC Olympics app, fuboTV

Hockey fans in the United States can watch the gold-medal game on NBC. Streamers can catch the contest on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com or the NBC Sports app. They can also watch it using fuboTV.

Canadian viewers can watch the game on CBC or stream it through the Beijing Olympics website, CBC Gem or the CBC Olympics app. They can also watch it through fuboTV.

Olympics hockey schedule 2022

Wednesday, Feb. 2

Game Time (ET) Channel
Czechia 3, China 1 11:10 p.m. NBCSports.com
Canada 12, Switzerland 1 11:10 p.m. NBCSports.com

Thursday, Feb. 3

Game Time (ET) Channel
Japan 3, Sweden 1 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com
USA 5, Finland 2 8:10 a.m. USA
China 3, Denmark 1 11:10 p.m. NBCSports.com
ROC 5, Switzerland 2 11:10 p.m. USA

Friday, Feb. 4

Game Time (ET) Channel
Canada 11, Finland 1 11:10 p.m. USA

Saturday, Feb. 5

Game Time (ET) Channel
Czechia 3, Sweden 1 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com
Japan 6, Denmark 2 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com
USA 5, ROC 0 8:10 a.m. USA

Sunday, Feb. 6 

Game Time (ET) Channel
China 2, Japan 1 (OT) 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com
USA 8, Switzerland 0 8:10 a.m. USA
Canada 6, ROC 1 11:10 p.m. USA

Monday, Feb. 7

Game Time (ET) Channel
Denmark 3, Czechia 2 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com
Sweden 2, China 1 8:10 a.m. NBCSports.com
Switzerland 3, Finland 2 8:10 a.m. NBCSports.com
Canada 4, USA 2 11:10 p.m. USA

Tuesday, Feb. 8

Game Time (ET) Channel
Japan 3, Czechia 2 (OT) 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com
Finland 5, ROC 0 8:10 a.m. NBCSports.com
Sweden 3, Denmark 1 8:10 a.m. NBCSports.com

Thursday, Feb. 10: Quarterfinal

Game Time (ET) Channel
USA 4, Czechia 1 11:10 p.m. NBC/USA

Friday, Feb. 11: Quarterfinals

Game Time (ET) Channel
Canada 11, Sweden 0 8:10 a.m. NBCSports.com
Switzerland 4, ROC 2 11:10 p.m. NBCSports.com

Saturday, Feb. 12: Quarterfinal

Game Time (ET) Channel
Finland 7, Japan 1 3:40 a.m. NBCSports.com

Sunday, Feb. 13: Semifinal

Game Time (ET) Channel
Canada 10, Switzerland 3 11:10 p.m. USA

Monday, Feb. 14: Semifinal

Game Time (ET) Channel
USA 4, Finland 1 8:10 a.m. USA

Wednesday, Feb. 16: Medal games

Game Time (ET) Channel
Finland 4, Switzerland 0 (bronze) 6:30 a.m. NBCSports.com
Canada 3, USA 2 (gold) 11:10 p.m. NBC, Peacock
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