USA takes women’s world hockey crown after beating Canada 6-3

With Hilary Knight scoring third-period power play goals 27 seconds apart United States stunned archrivals Canada 6-3 on Sunday to win the gold medal final of the women’s world ice hockey championships.

Canada had a 3-2 lead heading into the third period and were on course for a third successive world title but threw it away with sloppy play, conceding two late penalties to gift the U.S. a two-player advantage with 3:52 left.

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USA defeats Canada 6-3 to become Golden once again since 2019. Hilary Knight had herself a night scoring a hat trick and a career 100 points at the Women’s Worlds.#WomensWorlds pic.twitter.com/1hh8pIGc3t

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After Caroline Harvey had pulled the U.S. level at 3-3 early in the third, captain Knight scored twice to complete her hat-trick having also netted in the second period.