The United States rallied with four third-period goals to win gold at the IIHF Women's World Championship on Sunday, defeating Canada 6-3 in the final.

USA captain Hilary Knight was named player of the game for potting a hat trick. Her second goal stood as the game-winner, coming with 3:10 left in the third period while on a 5-on-3 power play.

Knight buried her third of the contest 27 seconds later off a deflection with USA still on the man advantage. She also became the first player in tournament history to reach 100 career points.

Abbey Murphy, Caroline Harvey, and Cayla Barnes (empty-netter) scored the other goals for the United States.

Marie-Philip Poulin and Brianne Jenner (twice) found twine for Canada.

It's the first gold medal at the event for the Americans since winning five in a row from 2013-19 (the tourney isn't held in Olympic years), and 10th total.

Canada won the previous two tournaments and holds the record with 12 all time.

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