Caroline Harvey hits hat-trick as ruthless USA put 11 past Austria at hockey worlds

Defending champions the United States beat Austria 11-1 at the women’s ice hockey world championship, with Caroline Harvey scoring a hat-trick. The result kept the unbeaten Americans’ strong start going, while Austria conceded for the first time in three games.

Harvey scored twice in the opening period and completed her hat-trick in the third; Hilary Knight scored twice to reach a record 70 world championship goals in 90 games. The US have scored 23 goals across three matches and face the Czech Republic next. Canada also maintained a perfect record, beating hosts Denmark 10-0; both Canada and the US play again on Wednesday.