Knight and Scamurra spark USA to 5-1 Olympic-opening win over Czechia
Team USA opened the Olympics with a 5-1 victory over Czechia, led by Hilary Knight's late-second-period goal and two goals from Hayley Scamurra, after Alex Carpenter opened the scoring and Joy Dunne notched her first Olympic goal; Czechia briefly cut the deficit to 3-1 before Knight extended the lead to 4-1 and Scamurra sealed the win with the final goal, with USA facing Finland next on Feb. 7.