BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Sarah Nurse #20 and Claire Thompson #42 of Team Canada skate away from the bench after celebrating with teammates on the bench after Nurse scored a goal in the first period during the Women's Ice Hockey Gold Medal match between Team Canada and Team United States on Day 13 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Wukesong Sports Centre on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Sarah Nurse breaks Wickenheiser's Olympic record with 18th point of tournament

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Sarah Nurse is in the Olympic record book.

The Canadian forward broke Hayley Wickenheiser's single-tournament Olympic record by registering her 18th point in Beijing. The assist marked her second point of the game as she opened the scoring against the Americans in the gold medal clash.

With two goals and an assist so far in the contest, Marie-Phillip Poulin has 17 points at the tournament.

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ANOTHER point for @nursey16 which means she takes the lead for most points in a single women's Olympics 🔥 🇨🇦

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— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 17, 2022

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1998: Team USA overcame a three-goal deficit vs Canada with six unanswered goals.

2022: Facing a three-goal deficit in the gold medal game, can they recreate the magic?#WinterOlympics
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