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Canadian womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s hockey team beats U.S. 2-1 at PyeongChang Olympics

Canadians advance to semifinals
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(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

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.

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.

More to come.





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