BEIJING — For two periods, the Russia Olympic Committee kept the United States women's hockey team mostly in check and entered the third period down 2-0.
Then the floodgates opened.
The U.S. put three pucks in the net within the first eight minutes, 44 seconds of the third period to defeat the ROC 5-0 on Saturday at Wukesong Sports Centre.
Defender Savannah Harmon scored the game's first goal, also the first of her Olympic career, and added two assists. She now leads the team in points through two games (5).
Hilary Knight, who tipped in a Harmon wrist-shot in the second, Grace Zumwinkle, Jesse Compher and Alex Carpenter all scored.