Canada's women squander 2-goal lead at hockey worlds, lose top seed status to U.S.

Megan Keller had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women's world hockey championship Tuesday in Herning, Denmark.

Trailing 2-0 after the first period, the U.S. scored four unanswered goals with Lacey Eden producing the winner at 3:14 of the third period.

Hilary Knight scored into an empty net to move within a point of the all-time world championship lead of 86, held by Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser. Knight already holds the record for goals with 50.

Kelly Pannek and captain Kendall Coyne Schofield also scored for the U.S., which ended a five-game losing streak to its archrival. Nicole Hensley had 26 shots for the win

Sarah Fillier and Ella Shelton scored for defending champion Canada with starter Emerance Maschmeyer stopping 28 shots in the loss.

The U.S. went unbeaten in four games in the preliminary round to top Pool A. The Americans face Germany, which finished fourth in Pool B, in Thursday's quarter-finals.

Runner-up Canada, with three wins and a loss, crosses over to face No. 3 Hungary, while Czechia takes on Switzerland and Finland meets Sweden in the other quarter-finals.

Saturday's semifinals are followed by Sunday's medal games.

Savannah Harmon threaded a cross-ice pass under a Canadian stick to Eden, who wired the puck top shelf for the go-head goal in the third.

The Canadians couldn't produce an equalizer on a subsequent power play with Coyne Schofield serving a boarding minor.

Schofield added an insurance goal at 13:28 stuffing a rebound under Maschmeyer.

Defender Renata Fast's roughing penalty with just under four minutes to go hampered Canada's chances for a late comeback.

Canada outshot the U.S. 16-8 in the second period, but the Americans scored twice to