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Canada edges U.S. 6-5 in overtime for women's world hockey championship gold

Canada beat the United States to win the women's world hockey championship
Canada beat the United States to win the women's world hockey championship

UTICA, N.Y. - Canada reclaimed the women's world hockey championship from the United States with a 6-5 overtime win in Sunday's final.

Danielle Serdachny scored a power-play goal at 5:16 of overtime to end the showdown.

The Canadians earned some revenge in Utica, N.Y., for last year's 6-3 loss in the gold-medal game to the U.S. on home ice in Brampton, Ont.

Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored her first two goals of the tournament. 

Emily Clark, Erin Ambrose and Julia Gosling also scored in the win.

Canadian goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens made 19 saves.

Caroline Harvey, Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, Megan Keller and Alex Carpenter scored for the U.S. Aerin Frankel stopped 25 shots.

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