๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Four Nations Cupย Preliminary Round
1980 Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ
Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Natalie Spooner broke a tie on a 5-on-3 power play with 3:30 left and Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Wednesday night in the Four Nations Cup womenโs hockey tournament.
Megan Bozek and Josephine Pucci gave Canada the two-player advantage with delay of game penalties 1:18 apart.
Brianne Jenner added an empty-net goal with 12 seconds to go, Haley Irwin and Mรฉlodie Daoust also scored and Geneviรจve Lacasse stopped 21 shots for Canada.
Lyndsey Fry tied it at two for the U.S. midway through the third period. Kelli Stack also scored and Jessie Vetter made 25 saves.
On Friday, Canada will face Sweden, and the U.S. will play Finland. The pre-Olympic event opened Tuesday, with Canada beating Finland 3-1, and the U.S. routing Sweden 10-0.
Earlier Wednesday, Meeri Rรคisรคnen made 25 saves, and Tea Villilรค and Mintuu Tuominen scored in Finlandโs 2-0 victory over Sweden.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:42 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Irwin (Jenner, Johnston)
06:23 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Bram, hooking
07:39 –ย ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Watchorn, roughing
08:27 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Stack (Decker)
2nd Period
24:17 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Larocque, interference
25:38 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Marvin, elbowing
27:31 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Daoust (Agosta, Watchorn)
32:24 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Marvin, interference
3rd Period
49:14 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Fry (J. Lamoureux, Pankowski)
54:40 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bozek, delay of game
55:58 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Pucci, delay of game
56:30 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP2 GOAL – Spooner (Bram)
56:50 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Watchorn, elbowing
59:48 – ๐จ๐ฆย EN GOAL – Jenner
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆย Lacasse (21-23)
L: ๐บ๐ธย Vetter (24-27)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 8+13+7 = 28
๐บ๐ธ 9+7+7 = 23
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Charlineย Labontรฉ, Geneviรจveย Lacasse, Shannon Szabados.ย Defence: Courtney Birchard, Tessa Bonhomme, Brigette Lacquette, Jocelyne Larocque, Catherine Ward (A), Tara Watchorn.ย Forwards: Meghanย Agosta, Gillian Apps, Vicki Bendus, Bailey Bram, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Jayna Hefford (C), Haley Irwin (A), Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Jenelle Kohanchuk, Natalie Spooner, Jennifer Wakefield.
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Brianne McLaughlin, Molly Schaus, Jessie Vetter.ย Defence: Kacey Bellamy, Megan Bozek, Lisa Chesson, Jincy Dunne, Gigi Marvin, Michelle Picard, Josephine Pucci, Anne Schleper, Lee Stecklein. Forwards: Kate Buesser, Alex Carpenter, Julie Chu, Kendall Coyne, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan (C), Lyndsay Fry, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Annie Pankowski, Kelli Stack.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA (C) | vs. | UNITED STATES ๐บ๐ธ |
current champion (since 12 Oct 2013) |
Last Title | 12 Oct 2013 |
195 | All-Time Wins |
91 |
69 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
44 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 2-1 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 21 Apr 1987 โ WWT โ North York ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 6-3 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 17 Oct 2013 โ EX โ Boisbriand ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 3-1 FIN ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 05 Nov 2013 โ FNC โ Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 4-3 SWE ๐ธ๐ช โ 08 Nov 2013 โ FNC โ Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ |
Article Credit: Toronto Star
Photo Credit: Toronto Starย –ย IIHF – HHOF – IOC