2019 IIHF Women's World Championship final

2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Final

1 2 3 OT SO Total United States 0 1 0 0 1 2 Finland 0 1 0 0 0 1
Date	14 April 2019
Arena	Metro Areena
City	Espoo
Attendance	6,053

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Final was played on 14 April 2019, at Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland. The United States defeated Finland 2–1 in a game-winning shootout, to win its ninth World Championship (and fifth consecutive).

Gold Medal controversy

During the final between the United States and Finland, it appeared Finland had won 2–1 in overtime after a game-winning goal to win their first World Championship. However, Finland celebrated on the ice before the Video Goal Judge initiated a video review. The goal was reviewed for over ten minutes and eventually overturned. The IIHF released a press statement the next day citing rules 186 and 183ii as the reasons for overturning the goal. The United States went on to defeat Finland 2–1 in shootout.

Road to the final

United States		Round	Finland
Opponent	Result	Preliminary round	Opponent	Result
Finland	6–2	Game 1	United States	2–6
Canada	3–2	Game 2	Russia	4–0
Switzerland	8–0	Game 3	Switzerland	6–2
Russia	10–0	Game 4	Canada	1–6
Both teams played in Group A: Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 United States 4 4 0 0 0 27 4 +23 12 Quarterfinals 2 Canada 4 3 0 0 1 19 5 +14 9 3 Finland (H) 4 2 0 0 2 13 14 −1 6 4 Russia 4 1 0 0 3 3 20 −17 3 5 Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 3 22 −19 0 Source: IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament. (H) Host
Opponent	Result	Playoff	Opponent	Result
Japan	4–0	Quarterfinals	Czech Republic	3–1
Russia	8–0	Semifinals	Canada	4–2

Match

14 April 2019 20:00

United States

2–1 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Finland

Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo Attendance: 6,053

Game reference
	Alex Rigsby	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Veronica Lovensno Justine Todd
	Pankowski (Coyne Schofield, Pfalzer) – 35:46 1–0 1–1 38:29 – Tapani (Nieminen, Tuominen)
	Kessel Pankowski Carpenter Knight	Shootout	Karvinen Savolainen Tuominen Nieminen Tapani
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	52	Shots	27

External links

• Official website