CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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2026 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference shows why data make a difference

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With time dwindling in the Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal game on Feb. 19, players for Team USA and Team Canada lined up for a key faceoff in Canada's end. Canada had a 1-0 lead. USA had 2:23 left, and an ace up their sleeve: analytics.