๐บ๐ธ United States 6-2 Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
Four Nations Cup Preliminary Round
Sundsvall Energi Arena, Sundsvall ๐ธ๐ช
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Sweden, 6-2, here today at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
Hilary Knight and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson both registered a pair of goals while Brianna Decker and Kelli Stack added two points each. Decker tallied one goal and one assist and Stack registered a pair of assists. Nine players overall had at least one point in the victory. Alex Rigsby stopped nine of 11 shots she faced to earn the victory.
“We had a tough start to the game but we regained our composure to earn the win,” said Ken Klee, head coach of the 2015 U.S. Women’s National Team. “We got better as the game went on and we’ll take the win to start the tournament. We’ll now turn our attention to playing Canada tomorrow.”
Sweden scored 11 seconds into the opening period but Lamoureux-Davidson responded with her first goal of the game just 1:40 later to tie the game, 1-1. On the play, Lamoureux-Davidson skated down the boards and cut into the slot from the left circle before firing a shot past the Swedish goaltender.
Both teams traded another set of goals to knot the game, 2-2, with Decker scoring for the U.S. off a redirection of a Kacey Bellamy point shot at 7:25.
Knight buried her first of the game at 9:41 after Decker worked the puck free in the corner and dished it to Kendall Coyne who found Knight in the slot. Knight notched her second goal at 17:34 to put the U.S. up 4-2 heading into the first intermission.
During the second stanza, Meghan Duggan extended the U.S. lead to 5-2 with a power play goal at 12:35. Emily Pflazer started the play with a pass down low to Stack near the goal line, who then fed the puck across the crease to Duggan who tucked it home.
At 14:36, Lamoureux-Davidson added a shorthanded goal off a long shot from her own blueline that fooled Sweden’s goaltender and went in over her blocker.
After a scoreless third period, the game ended at 6-2 with the U.S. outshooting Sweden 41-11.
Team USA is back in action tomorrow, 05 November against Canada.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:11 – ๐ธ๐ชย GOAL – Hedengren (Johansson)
01:51 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – J. Lamoureux
04:18 – ๐ธ๐ชย GOAL – Olsson (Carlsson, Fallman)
07:25 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Decker (Bellamy)
09:41 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Knight (Coyne, Decker)
10:31 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Fallman, cross checking
16:44 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Hickel, tripping
16:49 –ย ๐ธ๐ช PEN – Winberg, hooking
17:34 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Knight (M. Lamoureux, Stack)
2nd Period
27:08 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Darkangelo, holding
31:07 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Carlsson, cross checking
32:35 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Duggan (Stack, Pfalzer)
33:07 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Hickel, roughing
34:36 – ๐บ๐ธย SH GOAL – J. Lamoureux
36:14 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Bรคcklin, bodyย checking
39:16 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – team, too many players
3rd Period
43:03 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – team, too many players
44:01 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Anderson, slashing
48:07 – ๐ธ๐ชย PEN – Eliasson, bodyย checking
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐บ๐ธย Rigsby (9-11)
L: ๐ธ๐ชย Grahn (36-42)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐บ๐ธ 13+10+19 = 42
๐ธ๐ช 3+3+5 = 11
ROSTERS
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Alex Rigsby, Jessie Vetter. Defence: Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Bozek, Monique Lamoureux (A), Gigi Marvin, Emily Pfalzer, Anne Schleper.ย Forwards: Stephanie Anderson, Kendall Coyne, Shiann Darkangelo, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan (C), Zoe Hickel, Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux,ย Presley Norby, Amanda Pelkey, Kelli Stack, Allie Thunstrom.
๐ธ๐ช Goaltenders: Sara Grahn, Minatsu Murase.ย Defence: Lina Bรคcklin, Linnรฉaย Bรคckman, Emma Eliasson, Johanna Fรคllman, Johanna Olofsson, Emilia Ramboldt, Annie Svedin (A). Forwards: Jenni Asserholt (C), Olivia Carlsson, Lisa Hedengren, Lisa Johansson, Sabina Kรผller, Maria Lindh, Hanna Lindqvist, Emma Nordin, Hanna Olsson, Fanny Rask, Erica Udรฉn Johansson, Pernilla Winberg (A).
๐บ๐ธ UNITED STATES (C) | vs. | SWEDEN ๐ธ๐ช |
current champion (since 28 Mar 2015) |
Last Title | 03 Sep 2011 |
103 | All-Time Wins |
10 |
13 wins | Head-To-Head |
1 win |
First IHLC Meeting (USA vs. SWE) ๐บ๐ธย USA 10-2 SWE ๐ธ๐ช โ 10 Nov 2000 โ FNC โ Provo ๐บ๐ธ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (USA vs. SWE) ๐บ๐ธย USA 9-1 SWE ๐ธ๐ชย โ 20 Apr 2011 โ WWC โ Winterthur ๐จ๐ญ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธย USA 7-5 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 04 Apr 2015 โ WWC โ Malmรถ ๐ธ๐ชย ๐ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธย USA 3-0 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 05 Nov 2015 โ FNC โ Kovland ๐ธ๐ช |
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