ESPOO, Finland (AP) Kendall Coyne Schofield scored a tournament-leading fifth goal Thursday to help the United States beat Japan 4-0 and advance to the semifinals of the women’s world championship.
Cayla Barnes had a goal and an assist and Hilary Knight and Dani Cameranesi also scored for the Americans, who have won the last four world titles and seven of the last eight.
Maddie Rooney had 10 saves for her second shutout of the tournament.
“It was a different game than we’re used to,” Knight said. “Japan showed up and they’re an extremely disciplined team. It’s fun to see how well they’ve done in this tournament and continue to do.