The Canadian womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s ice hockey team beat the U.S. 2-1 in a game filled with spectacular saves on Wednesday night.
Despite 26 shots on goal in the first period, both teams remained scoreless till CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Meghan Agosta scored on a power play at 7:18.
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It was the second goal at PyeongChang Games for Agosta, who is on leave from her job as a Vancouver Police officer to play for Canada.
CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s second goal came just seven minutes later as Sarah Nurse sent the puck flying past the U.S. goaltender Maddie Rooney.
The U.S. tried to catch up with a goal by Kendall Coyne just 23 seconds into the third period but despite double the shots on net, the Americans couldnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t catch up to their northern rivals.
Both teams will advance to the semifinals.
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More to come.