The highly anticipated gold medal game of the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship is taking place tonight, with Team USA and Canada facing off. Team USA enters the game on a six-game winning streak, having recently shut out Finland in the semifinals with a dominant 5-0 score.
This matchup between the U.S. and Canada is their 36th meeting, with Team USA holding a slight edge with a record of 13-5-7-10. They have won their last two Women’s World Championship games against Canada, including a 1-0 victory in the preliminary round and a thrilling 6-3 win in last year’s gold medal game.
In gold medal games, Team USA holds an impressive 5-5-4-8 record, with 21 of those games coming against Canada. While they have had some success in these matchups, Canada holds a narrow advantage with a record of 9-12.
Team USA has made history by appearing in the gold medal game for an incredible 23 straight appearances. They have won gold an impressive ten times and silver twelve times throughout their history. With such an amazing track record, it will be interesting to see if they can maintain their dominance against Canada tonight.
In the previous game against Finland, goaltender Aerin Frankel put on an impressive performance by recording her fourth shutout of the tournament. This achievement set a new record for most shutouts in a single tournament, surpassing the previous record held by Liisa Maria Sneck (FIN), Erin Whitten (USA), and Kim St Pierre (CAN). With such remarkable talent on both sides, this game promises to be an exciting showdown between two powerhouse teams in women’s ice hockey.
