Canadian Women’s Hockey Team Beats US, Winning Gold in World Championships

Canada's Danielle Serdachny (92) celebrates the goal by teammate Marie-Philip Poulin, not shown, over United States goaltender Aerin Frankel (31) during the second period in the final at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships in Utica, N.Y., on April 14, 2024. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP

UTICA, N.Y.—Danielle Serdachny converted a rebound in front 5:16 into overtime for a power-play goal and Canada beat the United States 6-5 on Sunday in a breathtaking women’s world hockey championship gold medal game.

Canada won its tournament-leading 13th gold medal and did so on U.S. soil in central New York, a year after the Americans won their 10th tournament outside of Toronto.