2026 Olympic Games: U.S. leads Canada 2-0 in women's hockey game

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Team Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin injured during Canada's win over Czechia

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Fields said she's a big fan of the PWHL and goes to Toronto Sceptres games regularly. She said seeing a women’s hockey game at the Olympics almost brings a tear to her eyes.  

"I played hockey when I was younger. It was in the '80s so it was when there were not really girls' teams," she said. 

"So when the PWHL came about, it just brought up feelings … memories, and thinking that this couldn't happen for me. But seeing these ladies just rock it and do an awesome job just feels so good."

Canada was able to hold the U.S. Power play at bay for the Canadians' first penalty kill of the game.

The Americans went into the power play three for 10 on the player advantage in these Olympics. But we saw the damage the U.S. Power play can do during the Rivalry Series. 

The score remains 1-0 to the U.S. Halfway through the first.

Poulin isn’t dressed today, but her rivalry with Knight has a long history. Both made their Olympic debuts in 2010. Poulin has dominated at the Olympics, while Knight holds records at the world championships.

Hopefully, we’ll get to see them play together later in the tournament. This will be Knight’s final Olympics.

Something to watch in today's Canada-U.S. Game: American captain Hilary Knight is one goal away from setting a new record as the all-time top American goal scorer at the Olympics.

She's also two points away from setting the all-time American points record at the Olympics.

It's Knight's fifth and final Olympic Games.

The Canada-United States women's hockey game is underway and American defender Caroline Harvey has opened the scoring against Canada. It's Harvey's second Olympics, but she's playing a much bigger role this time around in Italy.

You'll be hearing a lot of her name. She has 54 points in just 26 games at the University of Wisconsin this season, and will be a top pick in the PWHL draft later this year.

Here’s how the lines are shaking out for the U.S. Women’s hockey team today. 

Two small changes from yesterday’s U.S. Win over Switzerland: Bilka and Curl-Salemme swap places. And the starter, Frankel, is back after a day off yesterday.

That's a top line with two of the best shooters in the game, and Curl-Salemme to fetch them the puck from the corners.

As Team Canada takes to the ice to warm up ahead of the much-anticipated preliminary matchup against the U.S. Women's team, Kori Cheverie is sitting benchside. 

The assistant coach didn't have a ticket to the opening ceremony last Friday. 

So coach Troy Ryan gave her his spot.

Here she is in San Siro Stadium.

Her expression says it all.

That's because Cheverie missed the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. She didn't go to the Games at all after testing positive for COVID-19 shortly before she was scheduled to leave. She ended up coaching the team from Canada.

In 2026, she finally got her moment.

Near-perfect curling from Sweden's Isabella Wranna, who made 97 per cent of her shots, is the difference between gold and silver as she combines with brother Rasmus to beat the United States 6-5.

It came down to the final stone, with Isabella securing two points to seal the victory after miscues by the Americans.

The U.S.'s Dropkin and Thiesse take silver. Earlier in the day, Italy defeated Great Britain to win bronze.

Canada is sticking with the same lines the team used after Poulin went down yesterday.

We've got Emma Maltais, Blayre Turnbull and Natalie Spooner as the first line. A strong second line of Daryl Watts, Sarah Nurse and Sarah Fillier remains intact.

Laura Stacey is back on the checking line with Emily Clark and Turnbull. Leading scorer Julia Gosling is on the fourth line with Kristin O'Neill and Jenn Gardiner.

The D-pairings remain the same from the first game: Jocelyne Larocque and Renata Fast, Ella Shelton and Erin Ambrose, and Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques. Kati Tabin is the seventh defender.

Ann-Renée Desbiens is starting, with Emerance Maschmeyer backing up.

At the sixth end, Cory Thiesse of Team USA nails her final stone hit-and-stick after a great takeout shot from teammate Korey Dropkin to set up the multiple point scoring opportunity on the U.S. Power play.

The U.S. Counts two, taking a 5-4 lead into the eighth end.

Sweden has the hammer — or final stone — of the end.

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