๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Four Nations Cupย Preliminary Round
Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops ๐จ๐ฆ
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
Haley Irwin and Rebecca Johnston scored 46 seconds apart in the third period as Canada erased a late one-goal deficit to defeat the United States and send 4,500 fans home happy Wednesday night.
With just over five minutes to play, Irwin reeled in a centering pass just behind her in the slot, spun and slid the puck in on her backhand.
Less than a minute later, with Hilary Knight sitting two for roughing, Johnston tipped Courtney Birchardโs point shot past American goalie Alex Rigsby.
Johnston finished with two goals on the night. Birchard and Jamie Lee Rattray added two assists each, while Bailey Bram and Halli Krzyzaniak added an assist a piece. The point was Krzyzaniakโs first with the National Womenโs Team.
Geneviรจve Lacasse made 30 saves in the win.
Dani Cameranesi and Shiann Darkangelo scored for the Americans. Rigsby made 18 saves in the loss.
The game marked the first time the two sides had seen each other since the Gold medal game of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Despite the fact that half of the players on each roster were not in Sochi, the intensity thatโs come to define the rivalry was still there.
The Americans got on the board first only two minutes in. Some sustained pressure down low ended when Emily Pfalzer sent a pass from below the goal line out front to Cameranesi. Her initial shot was stopped, but the winger whacked in the rebound.
Canada equalized midway through the period on the power play. Rattray fed Bram below the goal line, who one-timed a pass to Johnston in front.
The Americans regained the lead 4:18 into the second on a power play of their own, when Darkangelo pounced on a rebound just outside the crease.
There are no games Thursday at the Four Nations Cup. Canada next plays Friday night against Finland, while the United States takes on Sweden in the afternoon.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:08 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Cameranesi (Pfalzer, Brandt)
08:41 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Coyne, slashing
10:23 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Johnston (Bram, Rattray)
14:54 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Wakefield, high sticking
2nd Period
23:47 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Larocque, tripping
24:18 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Darkangelo (Lamoureux, Decker)
26:25 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bellamy, hooking
34:38 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Lamoureux, body checking
38:29 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Pankowski, holding
3rd Period
47:31 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Lamoureux, interference
55:03 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Irwin (Rattray, Birchard)
55:49 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Knight, roughing
56:20 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Johnston (Birchard, Krzyzaniak)
59:14 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Larocque, high sticking
59:58 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Rougeau, delay of game
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆย Lacasse (30-32)
L: ๐บ๐ธย Rigsby (18-21)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 5+11+5 = 21
๐บ๐ธ 12+4+16 = 32
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Geneviรจve Lacasse, Emerance Maschmeyer.ย Defence: Erin Ambrose, Courtney Birchard, Halli Krzyzaniak, Jocelyne Larocque, Lauriane Rougeau (A), Tara Watchorn.ย Forwards: Bailey Bram, Jessica Campbell, Emily Clark, Haley Irwin (C), Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston (A), Jenelle Kohanchuk, Jamie Lee Rattray, Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner (A), Kelly Terry, Jennifer Wakefield.
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Alex Rigsby, Molly Schaus.ย Defence: Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Keller, Monique Lamoureux, Emily Pfalzer, Michelle Picard, Lee Stecklein. Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter (C), Kendall Coyne, Shiann Darkangelo, Brianna Decker (A), Hilary Knight, Annie Pankowski, Amanda Pelkey, Paige Savage, Haley Skarupa, Dana Trivigno.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA (C) | vs. | UNITED STATES ๐บ๐ธ |
current champion (since 12 Feb 2014) |
Last Title | 12 Feb 2014 |
202 | All-Time Wins |
97 |
72 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
48 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 3-2 USA ๐บ๐ธ (OT) โ 20 Feb 2014 โ OG โ Sochi ๐ท๐บย ๐ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-0ย SWE ๐ธ๐ช โ 04 Nov 2014 โ FNC โ Kamloops ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 3-1ย FIN ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 07 Nov 2014 โ FNC โ Kamloops ๐จ๐ฆ |
Article Credit: Hockey Canada
Photo Credit: CBCย –ย IIHF – HHOF – IOC