"The goals came from Cayla Barnes, Taylor Heise, Kendall Coyne, Hayley Scamurra and Abbey Murphy. Hannah Bilka had two assists while Aerin Frankel turned back 23 shots in pitching the Americans' fifth consecutive shutout, running their scoreless streak to more than 331 minutes. The unbeaten U.S. has scored at least five times in each of its six games, outscoring opponents 31-1 overall."
"Barnes got things started 5:09 into the first period, taking a pass from Kelley Pannek behind the goal line, settling it inside the right faceoff circle, then blasting a shot over the shoulder of Swedish goalie Ebba Svensson Traff for her first goal of the Games. Barnes is the 15th American to score in the tournament. But that was all the U.S. would get in a first period in which it built a 13-2 shot advantage."
"Heise doubled the advantage midway through the second period, although Bilka did most of the work, taking the puck at center ice and driving hard up the right wing before slipping a deft pass across the front of the goal for Heise, who had an easy tap-in. Six minutes later Murphy made it 3-0 and the rout was on, with Coyne and Scamurra adding goals 109 seconds apart to extend the U.S. lead to 5-0 heading into the second intermission."
The United States defeated Sweden 5-0 to reach the women's hockey final at the Milan-Cortina Olympics and will face the winner of Canada vs. Switzerland for gold. Goals came from Cayla Barnes, Taylor Heise, Kendall Coyne, Hayley Scamurra and Abbey Murphy, with Hannah Bilka recording two assists. Aerin Frankel made 23 saves for the Americans' fifth consecutive shutout, extending a scoreless streak beyond 331 minutes. The unbeaten U.S. has scored at least five goals in each of its six games and has outscored opponents 31-1 overall. Barnes scored her first goal of the Games and was the 15th American to score in the tournament.
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