2021 IIHF Women's World Championship final

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship final was played on 31 August 2021, at WinSport Arena in Calgary, Canada. Canada defeated the United States 3–2 in overtime to win their 11th title and first since 2012, ending team U.S. streak of five consecutive gold medals.

2021 IIHF Women's World Championship final

1 2 3 OT Total United States 2 0 0 0 2 Canada 0 2 0 1 3
Date	31 August 2021
Arena	WinSport Arena
City	Calgary
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Background

Since the first IIHF Women's World Championship in 1990 and the first women's tournament at the Winter Olympics in 1998, the American and Canadian national teams have played in the finals on all occasions except for the 2006 Winter Olympics, when Sweden played Canada, and the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, where Finland played the United States.

Road to the final

United States		Round	Canada
Opponent	Result	Preliminary round	Opponent	Result
Switzerland	3–0	Game 1	Finland	5–3
Finland	3–0	Game 2	ROC	5–1
ROC	6–0	Game 3	Switzerland	5–0
Canada	1–5	Game 4	United States	5–1
Both teams played in Group A. Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Canada (H) 4 4 0 0 0 20 5 +15 12 Quarterfinals 2 United States 4 3 0 0 1 13 5 +8 9 3 Finland 4 2 0 0 2 13 8 +5 6 4 ROC 4 1 0 0 3 4 16 −12 3 5 Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0 Source: IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament. (H) Host
Opponent	Result	Playoff	Opponent	Result
Japan	10–2	Quarterfinals	Germany	7–0
Finland	3–0	Semifinals	Switzerland	4–0

Match

31 August 2021 17:30

Canada

3–2 OT (0–2, 2–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

United States

WinSport Arena, Calgary

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Nicole Hensley	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Anna Hammar Julia Kainberger
	0–1 09:55 – Carpenter (Kessel, Eden) 0–2 12:35 – Carpenter (Stecklein, Pannek) (PP) Jenner (Poulin, Fillier) (PP) – 24:13 1–2 Rattray (Larocque, Jenner) – 26:42 2–2 Poulin (Jenner, Larocque) – 67:22 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	25

External links

• Official website