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In the USA-Canada thriller, these were the golden opportunities

The U.S. women's hockey team won gold for the first time since 1998 on Thursday in Pyeongchang, with a 3-2 shootout victory over Canada that prevented their archrivals from winning a fifth straight gold medal.

The game not only met the high standards of the biggest feud in women's hockey history, but surpassed them. It was a fast, thrilling, tense and often brutal contest, whose dramatic conclusion cemented it as an instant classic.

Here are the top moments from the gold-medal game between Team USA and Team Canada, full of incredible skill, star-making performances and a little bit of controversy.