2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final
# 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship final was played on 4 September 2022, at KVIK Hockey Arena in Herning, Denmark. Canada defeated the United States 2–1 in to win their 12th title.

## Background

Since the first IIHF Women's World Championship in 1990 and the first women's tournament at the Winter Olympics in 1998, the American and Canadian national teams have played in the finals on all occasions except for the 2006 Winter Olympics, when Sweden played Canada, and the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, when Finland played the United States.

## Road to the final

| United States | United States | Round | Canada | Canada |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Preliminary round | Opponent | Result |
| Japan | 10–2 | Game 1 | Finland | 4–1 |
| Finland | 6–1 | Game 2 | Switzerland | 4–1 |
| Switzerland | 9–0 | Game 3 | Japan | 5–0 |
| Canada | 5–2 | Game 4 | United States | 2–5 |
| Both teams played in Group A. Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  United States 4 4 0 0 0 30 3 +27 12 Quarterfinals 2  Canada 4 3 0 0 1 19 7 +12 9 3  Finland 4 2 0 0 2 15 13 +2 6 4  Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 4 18 −14 3 5  Japan 4 0 0 0 4 4 31 −27 0 Source: IIHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament. |||||
| Opponent | Result | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
| Hungary | 12–1 | Quarterfinals | Sweden | 3–0 |
| Czechia | 10–1 | Semifinals | Switzerland | 8–1 |
