first black player to score for American women’s hockey

UTICA, New York — Laila Edwards became the first black player to score for the United States women’s hockey team with two goals, Alex Carpenter scored three times and the Americans beat the Czech Republic 6-0 on Friday night at the Women’s World Championship.

Edwards and Carpenter each scored 59 seconds apart to make it 3-0 with 2:31 left in the second period.

When Carpenter scored his third goal for a 6-0 lead, Czechia had just nine shots midway through the third. Klára Peslarová faced 48 shots on goal.

Carpenter opened the scoring just seven minutes into the game after finding his own rebound up front and finishing with a backhand.

Edwards, a sophomore forward for NCAA Division 1 runner-up University of Wisconsin, added a shorthanded goal early in the third for a 4-0 lead. Taylor Heise, the first overall pick in the PWHL draft by Minnesota, scored his first goal of the tournament 45 seconds later.

The United States will play Finland in another Group A match on Saturday. Czechia faces another tough challenge Sunday against Canada, which, like the United States, is 2-0.