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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Kiara Zanon scored in overtime as the United States defeated Canada 2-1 in the final of the women's under-18 hockey championship.
Zanon scored on a 2-on-0 breakaway 16:52 into the extra period as she slid the puck past the glove side of Canadian goaltender Eve Gascon.Sarah Paul responded with a power-play goal 5:38 into the third. Canada had another power-play chance late in the third when Lacey Eden was sent off for tripping, bit couldn't convert.The final was a rematch of last year's championship game, won 3-2 by Canada.
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