U.S. women's hockey opens Olympics with a dominant win over Czechia

"Hayley Scamurra had two of the goals while Alex Carpenter, Joy Dunne and Hilary Knight also scored. Tessa Janecke contributed a pair of assists. With Vice President JD Vance looking on, the U.S. went ahead to stay on a power-play goal from Carpenter with less than five minutes left in the opening period. Leila Edwards set up the goal, feeding Megan Keller in the high slot. Keller then blasted a slap shot that Carpenter redirected in for a 1-0 lead."

"But that was all the U.S., ranked No. 1 in the world by the International Ice Hockey Federation, would get in a first period in which they built a 14-3 advantage in shots. The Americans, who were larger and much, much faster than the fourth-ranked Czechs, doubled the advantage on Dunne's goal 3:13 into the second period. Janecke set up the score, skating behind the net, then delivering a short centering pass for Dunne on the edge of the crease."

The U.S. women’s hockey team won 5-1 over Czechia in the group-play opener at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. Hayley Scamurra scored twice while Alex Carpenter, Joy Dunne and Hilary Knight also tallied. Tessa Janecke recorded two assists. The Americans opened the scoring on a late first-period power play after Leila Edwards set up a play that led to Carpenter’s redirection off Megan Keller’s slap shot. The U.S. outshot Czechia 14-3 in the first period and used speed and size to control play. Barbora Jurickova scored for Czechia, and Aerin Frankel tended goal for the U.S.

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