Hilary Knight gets assist record as US shuts out Switzerland at women's hockey worlds
Caroline Harvey finds her first of the tournament, helped by Hilary Knight's 50th
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Knight is also the all-time leader for goals (67) and points (117).
'It's really special,' the US captain said of her latest record. 'All those players on the leaderboard are (who) I looked up to when I was younger.'
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A celebration fit for a Knight❤️🤍💙
— USA Hockey (@usahockey)
Tessa Janecke and Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two goals each, Caroline Harvey also had a goal, and Alex Carpenter added three assists. Former Northeastern goalie Gwyneth Philips only had to make three saves before she was replaced 11:04 into the middle period by Ava McNaughton, who also stopped three shots as the US outshot the Swiss 53-6.
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Janecke opened the scoring with a power play goal on a rebound 11:23 into the game. Former NU star Coyne Schofield doubled the advantage 1:04 later before Janecke added her second with 4:55 remaining in the opening period.
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Kendall Coyne Schofield gave Team USA a 2-0 lead on this nifty goal!
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Harvey netted the fourth with a shot high into the net in the final second of the middle period before Coyne finished it off with 1:19 to go in the final frame.
Earlier, Japan edged past Germany, 1-0, to set up a quarterfinal against defending champion Canada.
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Japan finished second in Group B while Canada was placed second in Group A. Rui Ukita scored the lone goal for Japan and goalie Miyuu Masuhara stopped 34 shots to get the shutout.
Also, Ebba Hedqvist scored a hat trick for Sweden in an 8-0 rout of newly promoted Norway. Sweden won Group B with four wins in four games and will face Finland, the third team in Group A, in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Norway, which was promoted to the top division after a 27-year absence, was fourth in Group B after winning one game and will be relegated together with another newcomer, Hungary, which finished pointless at the bottom.
Mira Hallin, Lina Ljungblom, Jenna Raunio, Josefin Bouveng, and Hilda Svensson also had a goal each for Sweden, and Ida Boman made 16 saves.
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