US thrash Switzerland for third win of IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championship
Taylor Heise got a double at the end of the first period, following on goals from team-mates Abby Roque and Hannah Bilka at the KVIK Hockey Arena in Herning.
Hilary Knight made it five in the second period, before four more came in the last 20 minutes.
Knight managed to score a second, while Savannah Harmon, Cayla Barnes and Grace Zumwinkle also got on the scoresheet.
Finland turned up the pressure in the third period to defeat Japan 9-3 in Herning too.
Sofianna Sundelin and Susanna Tapani cancelled out a Japanese equaliser from Akane Shiga to take a slender lead; and Viivi Vainikka and Elisa Holopainen made it 4-1 for Finland.
Shiga got another back for Japan, but Vainikka and Petra Nieminen extended the Finns' lead to four.
Nelli Laitinen, Holopainen and Sini Karjalainen got the Finns to nine goals, with Aoi Shiga scoring a consolation for Japan at the end of the third period.
Czech Republic defeated Germany 6-0 in Group B at the Scanel Hockey Arena in Frederikshavn, with opening-period goals from Adela Sapovalivova and Natalie Mlynkova.
Alena Mills, Noemi Neubauerova and Agata Sarnovska added goals in the second period, before Klara Hymlarova concluded the scoring. Read More…