USA defends women's world hockey title with win over Canada


The United States defended its women's world hockey championship with a 7-5 victory over Canada in Saturday's final.
Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne scored for the U.S. in the third after the Americans blew a 5-2 lead. Anne Pankowski, Hilary Knight, Megan Keller, Anne Schleper and Haley Skarupa also scored for the U.S.
The U.S. has won five of the last six world titles.
Rebecca Johnston scored twice for Canada. Marie-Philip Poulin, Brigette Lacquette and Caroline Ouellette also scored.
Canada had less than 24 hours to recover from a hard 3-0 win over Finland in their semifinal, while the U.S. had a few more hours of rest after its 13-1 romp over Russia.
Finland beat Russia 4-1 for the bronze medal. The 2016 women's world championship will be held in Kamloops, British Columbia.