Canada 4-3 United States  (SO)
Three Nations Cup Group Round
Kuortane 
Monday, December 14, 1998

BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:33 –  GOAL – Bye
07:55 –  PEN – Benoit, hooking
10:58 –  PEN – Fischer, slashing
13:16 –  PEN – Keller, slashing
16:07 –  GOAL – Looney (Merz)
18:04 –  GOAL – Hefford (Smith)

2nd Period
30:02 –  GOAL – Lê (Nystrom)
32:47 –  PEN – Rivard, holding
39:09 –  PEN – Bailey, holding

3rd Period
42:32 –  GOAL – Pounder
43:50 –  PEN – Bye, tripping
45:56 –  PEN – Sunohara, tripping
47:01 –  PEN – Looney, unsportsmanlike conduct
47:01 –  PEN – Nystrom, unsportsmanlike conduct
48:41 –  PEN – Drolet, hooking
48:54 –  PEN – Brisson, boarding
50:13 –  PP2 GOAL – Merz (Bye, Granato)

Overtime
none

Shootout
 Drolet – Campbell – Benoit
 none

GOALTENDERS
W:  St-Pierre (13-15), Small (19-20)
L:  DeCosta (28-32)

SHOTS ON GOAL
 10+9+8+4+1 = 32
 15+8+7+5+0 = 35

ROSTERS
 Goaltenders: Sami Jo Small, Kim St-Pierre. Defence: Thérèse Brisson, Cassie Campbell, Judy Diduck, Geraldine Heaney, Becky Kellar, Cheryl Pounder, Nathalie Rivard, Fiona Smith. Forwards: Amanda Benoit, Nancy Drolet, Lori Dupuis, Danielle Goyette, Jayna Hefford, Mai-Lan Lê, Tracy Luhowy, Karen Nystrom, France Saint-Louis, Vicky Sunohara, Sommer West.
 Goaltenders: Sara DeCosta, Lauren Goldstein. Defence: Chris Bailey, Winny Brodt, Amy Coelho, Kelli Halcisak, Catherine Hanson, Sue Merz. Forwards: Laurie Baker, Alana Blahoski, Karyn Bye, Natalie Darwitz, Tricia Dunn, Brandy Fisher, Cammi Granato, Katie King, Shelley Looney, Jenny Schmidgall, Meaghan Sittler, Krissy Wendell.

CANADA (C)	vs.	UNITED STATES
current champion (since 12/10/1998)	Last Title	12/10/1998
63	All-Time Wins	15
20 wins	Head-To-Head	12 wins
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA)  CAN 2-1 USA  – 04/21/1987 – WWT – North York
Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA)  CAN 2-1 USA  – 12/10/1998 – TNC – Kuortane
Last IHLC Game  CAN 8-4 FIN  – 12/12/1998 – TNC – Närpiö
Next IHLC Game  CAN 2-0 FIN  – 12/16/1998 – TNC – Kurikka