Dave Portnoy Celebrates Megan Keller’s OT Winner Against Canada with 3-Word Message

Megan Keller scored the overtime winner for Team USA against Canada and secured their 3rd Olympic gold medal in women's ice hockey.

Dave Portnoy Celebrates Megan Keller’s OT Winner Against Canada with 3-Word Message

Megan Keller and Dave Portnoy (Image via CBS/Fox News)

Megan Keller stole the spotlight on Thursday as she stepped up late and scored a historic overtime winner against Canada that secured the gold medal for Team USA. Dave Portnoy would celebrate this with a 3-word message.

The USA had been on a dominating run this year. They would cruise through the group stage and the playoffs and were undefeated while conceding just one goal in the process.

In the group stage phase, they dismantled Canada 5-0 and were asserted their dominance. The matchup on Thursday marked the 7th time the two countries had taken part in the women’s ice hockey gold medal match against each other.

Like men’s hockey, Canada had the upper hand with 5 gold medal wins compared to 2 of the United States. They seemed to be on their way to a 6th gold medal as they took the lead in the second period through Kristin O’Neill.

The U.S. kept trailing till the final moments of the game. They would even remove their goaltender, Aerin Frankel and put on an extra attacker. Captain Hilary Knight would come up with a clutch goal with around 2 minutes remaining to tie the game.

Keller, who played a part in that goal and got the assist, would then etch her name in American sports history in overtime. In the 3-on-3 period, she would first skate past the defense and tuck the puck into the back of the net for the win and secure the gold medal for her country.

Her overtime winner secured a 3rd Olympic Gold medal for the United States. In doing so, they also avenged their 2022 loss in Beijing, China against Canada.

The image of Keller celebrating the goal would become an instant hit. Many would repost that image while celebrating the win of the United States.

Dave Portnoy, the owner and founder of Barstool Sports, would join in on this celebration. While he did not mention the name of Keller, he, too shared the photo of her and dropped a 3-word message on X.

What a photo.

Dave Portnoy reacting to Megan Keller’s OT winner on X

Megan Keller finishes as scoring leader at Winter Olympics

Team USA found their name back on top of the women’s ice hockey in the Olympics with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada. Megan Keller, who scored the all-important OT winner, would finish the campaign as the scoring leader.

Megan Keller
Megan Keller celebrating her OT winner (Image via X/@NBC10Boston)

Apart from the goal, Keller also got the assist on Hilary Knight‘s game-tying goal. This saw her finish the day with 2 points and the campaign with 9 points (3 goals and 6 assists).

Her teammate, Caroline Harvey, also finished with 9 points. She scored 2 goals and had 7 assists in 7 games and finished level on points with Keller. Her performances saw her being named the MVP of the tournament.

Statistically, Team USA went 7-0 in the event. They scored 33 goals and conceded just 2, showcasing their incredible offensive and defensive capabilities.

The attention now turns towards the men’s ice hockey action on Friday. Team USA and Canada are both in the semi-finals and will take on Slovakia and Finland, respectively.

If both sides do end up progressing, they will once again battle for gold against each other. It would also be the first meeting between the two North American countries since the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship game last year. Canada ended up winning that game 3-2 through an overtime winner from Connor McDavid at the TD Garden in Boston.

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