The U.S. and Canada faced off in the women’s hockey world championship final in Utica, New York, with Canada emerging victorious over the U.S. in a thrilling overtime match that ended with Danielle Serdachny scoring the golden goal on an overtime power play. The match saw both teams exchanging goals within three minutes of each other in every period, totaling four occasions, resulting in a score of 6-5 in favor of Canada.
This victory allowed Canada to reclaim the world title after the U.S. had won it in 2023. Serdachny’s goal was scored with only one second left on a power play after the U.S received a penalty for having too many skaters on the ice. The game marked the highest-scoring match between the two rivals since 2015 when the U.S defeated Canada 7-5 in their World Championship showdown.
Between the Olympics and world championships, 11 out of the last 13 finals between these two nations have been decided by just one goal, with eight of these matches going into overtime.
Laila Edwards made history by becoming the youngest non-goalie to ever be named world championship MVP during this tournament. In November, she became the first Black woman to play for her country’s senior national team.
In addition to Edwards and Carpenter leading the tournament with six goals each, Canadian legend Marie-Philip Poulin also scored her first two goals of the tournament during this event.
American legend Hilary Knight also broke records by scoring her record-extending 65th career world championship goal during this final match.
The tournament has seen both Canada and America dominating global women’s hockey since its start in 1990, with Canada winning 13 titles (including eight as champions) and America winning ten titles overall.
Overall, this high-stakes match was an exciting end to another close contest between these two hockey titans who continue to push themselves to new heights on and off
