Alex Carpenter and Abbey Murphy each had two goals, and the United States scored six times in the second period en route to a 10-0 victory over Japan on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the women’s world hockey championships. Lacey Eden scored 3:59 into the game, and Hilary Knight and Carpenter each added a first-period goal for a 3-0 lead. Kirsten Simms, Murphy and Joy Dunne scored eight minutes apart to make it 6-0.
It took every single preliminary game, but the quarterfinal games are now established and now the chase for IIHF Championship Gold began in earnest on Thursday, April 11!
Ella Shelton had a goal and two assists, and Canada eased by Finland 4-1 for the Canadian’s 100th program win at the IIHF women’s world championship in Utica.
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Day Two of the IIHF Women's World Championship brings four new teams to the Adirondack Bank Center for their first day of competition, plus two teams looking to bounce back from slow starts. Here is your IIHF Women's World Championship Recap for Thursday, April 4: