Milan, Feb. 17 -- The United States and Canada will meet in the Olympic women's ice hockey gold-medal game after both teams booked their places with contrasting semifinal wins here.
The United States delivered a commanding 5-0 shutout of Sweden on Monday, extending its tournament dominance with four second-period goals to set up Thursday's final at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
The Americans have now outscored opponents 31-1 through five games and remain unbeaten, without trailing or being level beyond the opening minutes, according to Xinhua.
Sweden, despite the loss, capped a strong tournament that included four regulation wins in group play and a quarterfinal shutout of the Czech Republic. Sweden will play Switzerland for b...