Canada hockey win breaks string of firsts in Sochi

Published February 20, 2014 8:51pm ET



SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Canada won its fourth straight women’s Olympic hockey title, breaking Thursday’s pattern of first-time winners on the slopes and ice of the Sochi Games.

Down 2-0 in the final period, the Canadians rallied to force overtime, and then won it on Marie-Philip Poulin’s power play goal 8:10 into the extra period. It marked the fourth time the two North American powers have met for the gold. The U.S. won only the sport’s inaugural Olympic title in 1998.

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