Most goals in Olympic Women's hockey history: Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin ties record after scoring vs. Germany

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After missing two games with an injury, Marie-Philip Poulin returned strong in Canada's 5-1 quarterfinal win over Germany.

Poulin scored Canada's fifth and final goal of the game, marking her 18th career Olympic goal. She is now just one goal away from holding the record for most Olympic goals in women's ice hockey history.

MARIE-PHILIP POULIN!

Not only does she score in her first game back, but she is now tied with Hayley Wickenheiser for the most career goals in Olympic history pic.twitter.com/dGXwBK8Iwy

— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 14, 2026

Poulin is already a women's hockey legend, as she has won three gold medals and one silver since joining Canada's Olympic team. Now, Poulin is racking up the individual records to go along with her team success.

Here's how Poulin made history on Saturday.

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Most goals in Olympic Women's hockey history​

Poulin scored her 18th Olympic goal on Saturday, tying Hayley Wickenheiser for the most in Olympic women's ice hockey history. Each member of the top five all played for team Canada, but Poulin is the only current member on the team in that group.

Player	Goals	Country
Hayley Wickenheiser	18	Canada
Marie-Philip Poulin	18	Canada
Meghan Agosta	17	Canada
Cherie Piper	15	Canada
Danielle Goyette	15	Canada
Natalie Darwitz	14	USA
Kathryn King	14	USA
Hilary Knight	14	USA
Stefanie Marty	13	Switzerland
Alina Muller	13	Switzerland
Jayna Hefford	13	Canada

When did the the Olympics add women's hockey?​

Women's ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998, when the sport was played in the games held in Nagano, Japan. Every Winter Olympics since has had women's ice hockey as one of the events, with either Canada or the United states taking home each gold medal available.

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Where does Marie-Philip Poulin play professionally?​

Poulin currently plays for the Montreal Victoire in the PWHL. Poulin has spent her entire professional career in Montreal, first for the Montreal Stars/Lex Canadiennes de Montreal in the CWHL, then for Montreal's PWHPA team, before joining the new PWHL in 2023.

In between CWHL stints, Poulin did play college at Boston University from 2010 to 2015.

How old is Marie-Philip Poulin?​

Marie-Philip Poulin is 34 years old and is currently playing in her fifth Winter Olympics. Poulin made her Olympic debut in 2010 at just 19, scoring both goals in Canada's gold-medal game win against the United States in Vancouver.

Since then, Poulin has played in every eligible Olympics, representing Canada in Sochi, Pyeongchang, Beijing, and now Milan-Cortina. In 2015, she was named captain of the Canadian women's ice hockey team at 24.

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Where is Marie-Philip Poulin from?​

Poulin was born and raised in Quebec, Canada, and she has spent the majority of her life in the province. Pouline has lived in different parts of the province, however, including Quebec City and Montreal.

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