Poulin shows off clutch gene with OT winner to lift Canada past U.S. in Rivalry Series
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Marie-Philip Poulin scored her second goal of the night in overtime as Canada edged the United States 2-1 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Rivalry Series in St. Louis, Mo.
Poulin had a power-play goal in the second period to stake Canada (3-1-1) to its first lead before putting away the winner 3:51 into the extra period.
Ann-Renee Desbiens made 31 saves for the win in net.
Hilary Knight tied the game 1-1 for the United States (2-2-1) early in the third period.
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Alex Cavallini stopped 24-of-26 shots in net for the Americans.
Canada went 1 for 2 on the power play and the U.S. was 0 for 3 with the man advantage.
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