| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 5–9 November |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (13th title) |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  | United States |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 51 (6.38 per game) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Gold medal game |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | United States (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 3 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC−5).
| 5 November 2013 15:30 | Finland | 1–3 (0–2, 0–0, 1–1) | Canada | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Charline Labonté | ||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 5 November 2013 19:00 | Sweden | 0–10 | United States | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
| Game reference | ||||
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| 6 November 2013 15:30 | Sweden | 0–2 | Finland | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
| Game reference | ||||
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| 6 November 2013 19:00 | Canada | 4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1) | United States | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
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| Geneviève Lacasse | Goalies | Jessie Vetter | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 November 2013 15:30 | Sweden | 3–4 (1–1, 2–1, 0–2) | Canada | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
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| Valentina Wallner | Goalies | Shannon Szabados | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 November 2013 19:00 | Finland | 3–1 | United States | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
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| 9 November 2013 15:30 | Sweden | 1–8 | United States | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
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| 9 November 2013 19:00 | Finland | 3–6 (1–4, 1–0, 1–2) | Canada | Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Charline Labonté | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | Canada |
 | Finland |
 | United States |
| 4 | Sweden |
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