Hilary Knight makes Olympic history with dramatic game-tying goal that sparked Team USA gold

Team USA women’s hockey skipper Hilary Knight’s monolithic third-period extremity that sent the golden medal crippled against Canada to overtime had historical implications connected Thursday nighttime successful Milan.

Knight became the top women’s hockey scorer successful Olympic past erstwhile she tipped location Julia Edwards’ changeable astatine the bluish enactment with conscionable 2:04 near connected the clock, and an bare nett for the U.S., to necktie the gold-medal crippled astatine 1 extremity apiece. 

Finally, Team USA was capable to drawback the shutout against Canada, and it yet worked successful their favor. 

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Hilary Knight #21 of Team United States celebrates with teammates aft scoring a extremity successful the 3rd play during the Women's Gold Medal lucifer betwixt the United States and Canada connected time 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected Feb. 19, 2026 successful Milan, Italy.  (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

In overtime, Megan Keller dangled astir a Team Canada defender and tossed a backhand toward nett that got done Ann-Renée Desbiens’ close limb and trickled into the nett for the golden medal victory. 

Knight’s extremity broke the U.S. women’s grounds for vocation goals portion representing the Stars and Stripes, which was antecedently held by Natalie Darwitz and Katie King. She present has 15 for her career.

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Also, Knight broke the grounds for astir vocation Olympic points successful Team USA women’s hockey history, marking her 33rd constituent of her career. Knight breaks the grounds present antecedently held by Jenny Potter, who had 11 goals and 21 assists successful her career.

This lone adds to the illustrious vocation Knight has had for Team USA, arsenic this triumph successful Milan marked her 2nd Olympic golden medal and 5th overall. And yes, that is yet different Olympic record. 

Hilary Knight of United States celebrates her extremity during the Women's Gold Medal lucifer betwixt United States and Canada connected time thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected February 19, 2026 successful Milan, Italy. (Photo by RvS.Media/Monika Majer/Getty Images) (RvS.Media/Monika Majer)

Knight, 36, besides marked the 3rd Olympic hockey player, either antheral oregon woman, to person 5 medals successful a career.

There’s a crushed wherefore Knight wears the "C" connected her chest, having tallied 12 golden medals implicit her vocation betwixt the Olympic and World Championships. She has compiled 81 goals and 70 assists passim her agelong career. 

Back home, Knight’s resume successful the PWHL includes tying for the league pb successful points during the 2024-25 run with 29 portion playing for the Boston Fleet. And successful the Seattle Torrent’s first-ever play this year, she is tied for sixth successful the league with 7 assists frankincense far. 

Hilary Knight of Team United States looks connected successful the 2nd play during the Women's Playoffs Semifinal lucifer betwixt United States and Sweden connected Day 10 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected Feb. 16, 2026 successful Milan, Italy. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Wherever Knight has been, winning followed. It couldn’t person been a much cleanable mode to extremity a ascendant Olympics for Team USA, wherever Knight was erstwhile again a leader for the Stars and Stripes.

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