Women’s Worlds 2023: Hilary Knight’s hat trick leads USA to gold medal win over Canada
Team USA rallied to defeat Team Canada 6-3 in Sunday’s IIHF Women’s World Championship gold medal game to secure their first title since 2019. Here’s what you need to know:
- USA’s Hilary Knight broke a 3-3 tie with 3:10 left in regulation, scoring a five-on-three goal that would hold as the game-winner.
- The go-ahead goal was the 100th point of Knight’s IIHF Worlds career and her second goal of the game. She completed a hat trick 27 seconds later to put the U.S. ahead 5-3.
- This marks Team USA’s 10th gold medal and first since defeating Finland in 2019. Canada was seeking its third straight world championship.
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Women’s worlds 2023: Hilary Knight’s hat trick leads USA to gold medal win over Canada
Team USA wins 6-3 to claim the gold medal
Shayna Goldman·
Staff Writer, NHL
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