Canada books spot in Olympic women's hockey final with rout of Switzerland

Canada has earned its shot at Olympic women's hockey redemption.

The Canadians beat Switzerland 10-3 on Monday in Beijing to secure their place in the gold-medal game on Wednesday at 11 p.m. ET.

The latest victory continued Canada's unbeaten run in this tournament, having outscored opponents 54-8.

But none of that overwhelming success will matter much if Canada is forced to settle for silver just as it did four years ago when it dropped the final in a shootout against the U.S. in Pyeongchang.

They'll learn their opponent for the final when the Americans take on the Finns on Monday at 8 a.m. ET.

Four goals in just over two minutes midway through the first period proved to be all Canada needed against the Swiss, who found themselves on their heels early.

Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice, while Brianne Jenner notched her ninth of the tournament to tie an Olympic record and Sarah Nurse continued her strong play with four assists.

WATCH | Poulin scores beauty for her 2nd of the game:

Toronto's Claire Thompson set a tournament record for points by a defender with two goals and 10 assists in six games.

Unlike other games where the likes of Jenner and rising star Sarah Fillier have done most of the scoring, it was a balanced attack that helped Canada get past Switzerland.

Thompson started the four-goal outburst with her second of the tournament while Renata Fast capped it with her first. In between, forwards Jamie Lee Rattray and Blayre Turnbull added their fifth and fourth, respectively.

WATCH | Jenner matches Olympic scoring mark:

It was enough to cause the Swiss to pull starting goalie Andrea Braendli in favour of backup Saskia Maurer.

But Canada's Erin Ambrose greeted Maurer rudely when her point shot went past the