Canada-U.S. final set for women’s ice hockey worlds as Poulin paces semifinal win over Swiss

Marie\u002DPhilip Poulin led Canada to a semifinal win over Switzerland at the women\u0027s world hockey championship Saturday.

Defender Lara Christen scored for the depleted Swiss with Saskia Maurer turning away 48 shots in her first start of the tournament.Canada edged the U.S. 3-2 in overtime to win last year’s world championship and halt its archrival’s run of titles at five straight.Article content

The U.S. thumped Czechia 10-1 in Saturday’s earlier semifinal. The Americans have outshot their opposition 52-5 over six games so far this tournament, compared to Canada’s 30-8. Canadian head coach Troy Ryan continued to work different forward line combinations in Saturday’s semifinal shifting Sarah Potomak on to a line with Poulin and Jenner and slotting Victoria Bach alongside Eldridge and Emma Maltais.

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