Hilary Knight scored third-period power play goals 27 seconds apart as the United States stunned archrivals Canada 6-3 in Ontario to win the gold medal final of the women’s world ice hockey championships.Canada had led 3-2 heading into the third period in the final on Sunday evening and were on course for a third successive world title but threw it away with sloppy play, taking two late penalties to gift the US a two-player advantage with 3:52 left.Knight made them pay dearly for their mistakes, securing her nation’s 10th women’s world hockey championships gold medal and first in four years.
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