Marie-Philip Poulin was Canada's catalyst with three assists in a 4-0 win over Switzerland at the women's world hockey championship Friday.

Canada gets a breather to top up the tank at the women's world hockey championship before what bodes to be an eventful two days. The defending champions dispatched Switzerland 4-0 on Friday less than 18 hours after blanking Finland 5-0 to start the tournament.

Jennifer Gardiner scored twice and had an assist in her women's world hockey championship debut to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Finland on Thursday.

Japan secured its second win from two games at the women's ice hockey world championships on Friday with a 2-0 victory over Hungary. Yumeka Wajima scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway with 0:23 left in the opening period of the Group B game.

Canada launched its title defence at the women's hockey world championships by cruising past Finland 5-0 on Thursday in the Czech Republic. Jennifer Gardiner had two goals and three points while goalie Kristen Campbell made 24 saves.

Canada earned a 5-0 win to open their 2025 IIHF World Championships. Looking to repeat as gold medalists, Canada rode their newly formed top line to the win.