Hilary Knight scored a hat-trick as Canada beat the United States 6-3. Canada has won ten World Championship golds and nine silver medals.
The last time they met in the final was in 2009, when they lost 1-2 to Finland. The U.S. have won the World Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. The most recent was in 2010 when they beat Finland 2-1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 3-3 draw.