ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, Czechia – The U.S. Women’s National Team is set to face Germany in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship on Thursday (April 17).
Puck drop is set for 1:30 p.m. CET (7:30 a.m. ET) and can be viewed on NHL Network.
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TODAY'S MATCH UP
Today's game marks Team USA’s quarterfinal matchup of the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The U.S. enters the day with a 4-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record having beaten all its preliminary round opponents to win group A and enter the playoff round as the top overall seed.
ALL TIME AGAINST GERMANY
Today's game is just the eighth all-time Women’s Worlds meeting between the U.S. and Germany. Team USA holds an undefeated 8-0-0-0 record against Germany and have outscored them 74-2 in those meetings.
LAST TIME AGAINST GERMANY
The U.S. and Germany last met in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship on April 13, 2023. Aerin Frankel made 18 saves en route to her first shutout in net as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team.
IN THE QUARTERFINALS
The U.S. holds a perfect 5-0-0-0 record all time in quarterfinal games at Women’s Worlds and have outscored opponents 37-3 in those meetings. Prior to the tournament being reformatted in 2019, the U.S. had never played in a quarterfinal content at the championship, having earned a bye to the semifinal round in all previous competitions.
KNIGHT BREAKS IIHF WOMEN’S WORLDS ALL-TIME ASSIST RECORD
Hilary Knight’s third assist in Tuesday’s win against Switzerland marked her 50th career Women’s World Championship assist, setting a new IIHF record for all-time assists at a Women’s World Championship. Canada’s Hayley Wickenheiser previously held the record with 49 career assists. Kendall Coyne Schofield sits third all-time with 48 assists.
Hilary Knight (USA) 50
Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) 49
Kendall Coyne Schofield (USA) 48
A CLEAN SHEET
Team USA did not commit a penalty in Tuesday’s win over Switzerland. It marked the first time since April 12, 2009, a game against Canada, that the U.S. went penalty free in a Women’s Worlds game.
Source: usahockey.com