United States 7-4 Canada 
Olympic Preliminary Round
Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano 
Saturday, February 14, 1998

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:38 –  PEN – Merz, interference
03:01 –  PP GOAL – Dupuis (Sunohara)
05:43 –  PEN – Heaney, interference
11:00 –  PEN – Dunn, tripping
11:44 –  PEN – Dupuis, body checking
14:20 –  PEN – Mleczko, body checking
17:17 –  PEN – Diduck, holding
19:20 –  PP GOAL – Granato

2nd Period
21:53 –  PEN – Ruggiero, checking from behind + 10 min. misconduct
22:14 –  PEN – Goyette, roughing
26:24 –  PEN – Campbell, holding
27:40 –  PEN – Brisson, body checking
37:05 –  PEN – Bailey, body checking
39:56 –  PEN – Movsessian, high sticking double minor

3rd Period
41:24 –  PP GOAL – Dupuis (Brisson)
43:48 –  PEN – Baker, tripping
44:31 –  PEN – Ruggiero, body checking
45:28 –  PP2 GOAL – Hefford (Dupuis)
45:53 –  PP GOAL – Brisson (Wilson, Wickenheiser)
47:05 –  GOAL – Baker (King)
48:08 –  PEN – Bye, high sticking
49:02 –  PEN – Hefford, body checking
50:35 –  PEN – Brisson, slashing
50:57 –  PP2 GOAL – Granato (Ulion, Mounsey)
52:25 –  PP GOAL – Schmidgall (Granato)
52:48 –  GOAL – Dunn (Mleczko)
55:06 –  PEN – Diduck, body checking
57:06 –  GOAL – Brown (Mleczko)
58:58 –  EN GOAL – Baker

GOALTENDERS
W:  Tueting (9-10), DeCosta (22-25)
L:  Reddon (23-29)

SHOTS ON GOAL
 6+11+13 = 30
 6+8+21 = 35

ROSTERS
 Goaltenders: Sara DeCosta, Sarah Tueting. Defence: Chris Bailey (A), Colleen Coyne, Sue Merz, Tara Mounsey, Vicki Movsessian, Angela Ruggiero. Forwards: Laurie Baker, Alana Blahoski, Lisa Brown, Karyn Bye (A), Tricia Dunn, Cammi Granato (C), Katie King, Shelley Looney, Allison Mleczko, Jenny Schmidgall, Gretchen Ulion, Sandra Whyte.
 Goaltenders: Lesley Reddon, Manon Rhéaume. Defence: Thérèse Brisson (A), Cassie Campbell, Judy Diduck, Geraldine Heaney, Becky Kellar, Fiona Smith. Forwards: Jennifer Botterill, Nancy Drolet, Lori Dupuis, Danielle Goyette, Jayna Hefford, Kathy McCormack, Karen Nystrom, Laura Schuler, France St-Louis, Vicky Sunohara (A), Hayley Wickenheiser, Stacy Wilson (C).

UNITED STATES	vs.	CANADA (C)
new champion (previous 01/28/1998)	Last Title	reign ends (since 01/28/1998)
14	All-Time Wins	60
11 wins	Head-To-Head	18 wins
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA)  CAN 2-1 USA  – 04/21/1987 – WWT – North York
Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA)  CAN 4-2 USA  – 01/28/1998 – EX – Colorado Springs
Last IHLC Game  CAN 4-2 FIN  – 02/12/1998 – OG – Nagano
Next IHLC Game  USA 3-1 CAN  – 02/17/1998 – OG – Nagano

Photo Credit: Collections Canada – IIHF – HHOF – IOC