Canada hung on to beat the U.S. 3-2 to win the gold medal in a wild affair at the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship.

Despite struggling to stay out of the penalty box, Team USA rallied to defeat Sweden 3-2 to move on to the 2022 gold medal game versus archrival Canada.

Forward Madison Kaiser set the pace with a goal and two assists as the defending champion U.S. stormed to a 7-0 win over archrival Canada.

Sparked by their top offensive line, the host Americans won their second straight Group A game, beating Finland 5-0.

The host U.S. scored four first-period goals and cruised to a 6-1 victory over Sweden to kick off their long-anticipated 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship journey.