USA crush Denmark 14-0 with record 85 shots to reach women's ice hockey worlds semi-finals
Defending champions the United States secured a place in the semi-finals of the women’s ice hockey world championship with an emphatic 14-0 quarter-final rout of hosts Denmark on Friday. In the first-ever meeting between the two nations, the Americans dominated from the opening whistle, setting a tournament single-game record with 85 shots on goal and eclipsing their previous record of 82 set against Sweden in 1997.
Taylor Fox ignited the scoring just 57 seconds into the contest, finishing with a goal and three assists. The US seized a 5-0 lead inside eight minutes and led 10-0 after two periods. Caroline Harvey and Haley Winn each contributed two goals and three assists, Kelly Pannek scored twice with two assists, and Gwyneth Philips stopped all eight shots she faced for the shutout. Denmark's starting goaltender Emma-Sofie Nordstrom made 51 saves through two periods before Caroline Bjergstad entered in relief to stop 20 more.
The Americans will face Finland in Sunday’s semi-finals after the Finns shut out Germany 6-0. On the other side of the draw, Canada held off the Czech Republic 3-2 to book a semi-final clash against Sweden, who edged Switzerland 1-0.
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