- Hannah Bilka is one of the tournament’s top scorers and has already proven she can light the lamp against Canada, priced at +200.
- Marie-Philip Poulin leads Canada in goals this tournament and is the most dangerous scoring threat they have at +375.
- The U.S. winning by 3+ goals is priced at +113 despite the Americans not dropping below a four-goal margin of victory all tournament.
MILAN — The Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Game is set for Thursday, with the United States listed as heavy favorites against Canada on virtually every major sportsbook, having not dropped a single game or allowed more than one goal in any contest throughout the entire tournament.
The United States is 6-0 in six games, outscoring opponents 31-3 and shooting at the highest percentage in the entire field (11.97%). They easily defeated Sweden and Italy in the knockout stages, outscored Canada 5-0 in the preliminary round, and blanked Finland and Switzerland by the same score. The top three legal sports betting wagers on the board are broken down below.
Hannah Bilka: Anytime Goalscorer
Hannah Bilka has put up four goals and three assists across six games, good for seven points and a plus-nine rating that puts her third on the overall tournament scoring leaderboard. She found the net twice in the preliminary round matchup with Canada, at the 17:18 and 33:00 marks of that game.
The U.S. has put up 259 shots on goal this tournament and there is no indication that offensive production dries up in the final. Since the Americans are predicted to dominate, Bilka is one of the more likely options to score on Thursday, and Bovada presently has her placed at +200.
Marie-Philip Poulin: Anytime Goalscorer
Marie-Philip Poulin has dressed for four games in Milan, recording three goals and an assist for four points. The +375 price tag reflects where Canada stands as a whole in this matchup, but Olympic betting sites are giving bettors a real number on a player who has the finishing ability to back it up.
She has scored three goals in four games, making her the tournament’s top scorer for Canada. If Canada spends any significant amount of time in the offensive zone on Thursday, Poulin is the name you want on your betting slip because she is the most direct path to a Canadian goal on the board at +375.
USA To Win By 3+ Goals
The last five games have ended with the Americans winning 5-1, 5-0, 5-0, 6-0, and 5-0. In addition, the United States dominated the game from start to finish, scoring in all three periods and generating 33 shots on goal compared to Canada’s 20 in their 5-0 victory over Canada in the preliminary round.
The U.S. winning by three or more goals is still paying out at plus money, at +113 on most major bookmakers, including Canadian sportsbooks, even though they haven’t won by less than four goals in any of the tournament’s games. The margin has never been close in the six games played.
