Team USA is headed to the gold medal game in women’s hockey.

The United States women’s hockey team booked their spot in the final game with a dominant performance against Sweden, winning 5-0. Team USA broke the game open during a dominant stretch in the second period, and will now look to secure the gold medal later this week.

Cayla Barnes opened the scoring for Team USA just over five minutes into the contest, ripping a shot from the slot glove-side past the goalie to stake the United States to an early 1-0 lead:

The goal came after an extended period of pressure from the United States, as they worked the puck around the offensive end masterfully before Barnes’ goal.

Here’s another look at the early goal from Team USA:

The teams headed to the first intermission with the United States leading 1-0, but the scoreboard told just part of the story. That scoreless first period from Sweden extended Team USA’s record-setting no-goals-allowed streak, which dates back to their first game at the 2026 Winter Olympics against Czechia. The United States outshot Sweden 13-2 in the first period, and Team USA’s offensive pressure left one feeling that the dam would soon break.

The dam held as the second period began, as Sweden enjoyed a sustained period of offensive pressure in the opening two minutes and doubled their shot total. Sweden outshot the United States 5-1 through the first five minutes of the second period, keeping Team USA goalie Aerin Frankel busy.

Then Sweden secured their first power play opportunity of the game, as Hayley Scamurra was whistled for tripping with 14 minutes left in the second period. But Team USA killed the penalty, as Frankel made a a pair of saves to keep the game at 1-0.

The United States nearly scored right after the penalty expired during a flurry of activity in front of the net, with Hillary Knight among those with a chance at doubling Team USA’s lead. While Sweden held during that exchange, they did not a few moments later:

Team USA roared out to a 2-on-1 break with Hannah Bilka and Taylor Heise, with Bilka feeding Heise late for the second goal of the game. Bilka did a tremendous job selling the shot, before making the feed late.

Team USA extended that lead late in the second period, following a defensive breakdown from Sweden in their own end. Abbey Murphy snuck behind the defense, before roofing an absolute missile by the goalie for Team USA’s third goal of the game.

Then it was over to Kendall Coyne Schofield, who deflected a Laila Edwards rocket from the slot.

With a pair of goals in just under one minute, the dam had indeed broken, as Sweden turned to their backup goalie.

But that did not matter, as Team USA scored their fourth goal of the second period, and their third in as many minutes, from Schmarra off a perfect feed from Britta Curl.

You can see all three goals here:

It was a tremendous response from Team USA, after Sweden enjoyed the run of play to begin the second period. After being outshot during that stretch, the United States roared to life to take control of the contest. When the horn sounded for the second intermission, the scoreboard did tell the full story.

Team USA largely controlled the pace of play along the perimeter during the third period, salting away the 5-0 win. They still have not conceded a goal since their opening game against Czechia, and Monday’s game was their fifth consecutive shutout. They have not allowed a goal in over 16 periods.

The United States will now face the winner of the other semi-final between Switzerland and Canada, which will be played later today. Team USA has defeated both teams 5-0 already at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Switzerland-Canada will start at 3:10 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday.

The gold medal game is set for Thursday at 1:10 p.m. Eastern Time.