๐จ๐ฆ Canadaย 2-1 United Statesย ๐บ๐ธย (OT)
Exhibition Game
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul ๐บ๐ธ
Sunday, 03 December 2017
Brianne Jenner scored 37 seconds into overtime to lift Canadaโs National Womenโs Team to a 2-1 win over the United States on Sunday, and a 2-1 lead in the teamsโ six-game pre-Olympic series.
Jenner took a pass from Rebecca Johnston and went top-shelf blocker side for her seventh career goal against the U.S.
Marie-Philip Poulin scored in regulation for Canada, on an assist from Meghan Agosta.
Shannon Szabados made 27 saves in the win.
After a goal-less first period, Megan Keller opened the scoring only 1:20 into the second period on a broken play. After her shot from the circle got caught in a teammateโs skates, Keller followed the play and scored glove side from the low slot.
Canada finally got on the board with just over two minutes remaining in the middle period. Poulin redirected a pass at the blue line to Agosta, who drove toward the net; Agosta saw her shot saved, but a trailing Poulin put in the rebound.
Canada was outshot 23-13 over 40 minutes, but Szabados stood tall in the paint, withstanding the pressure the Americans applied near her crease.
Penalties proved to be the story in the seriesโ first two games: In Game 1, Canada surrendered two power play goals in defeat; in Game 2, the team successfully killed off nine penalties in victory.
For two periods, Game 3 followed the script. Canada took three more penalties in the opening period, hampering its ability to go on an extended attack. It allowed a power play goal in the second, and started both the second and third periods on the penalty kill.
The script flipped in the third. Canada dictated play over the final period, earning three power play opportunities of its own and taking that momentum into the short overtime period.
Canada finished with 26 shots. Maddie Rooney took the loss in net.
The teams return to the ice on Tuesday, with Game 4 going in Winnipeg.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:07 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Clark, tripping
07:58 –ย ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Poulin, hooking
19:54 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Irwin, hooking
2nd Period
21:20 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Keller (Carpenter)
21:20 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Zandee-Hart, hooking
23:37 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Duggan, holding
34:31 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Skarupa, slashing
37:52 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Poulin (Agosta)
39:27 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Larocque, roughing
3rd Period
47:12 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Flanagan, slashing
51:47 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bellamy, holding
56:16 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Marvin, holding
Overtime
60:37 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Jenner (Johnston, Larocque)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆย Szabados (27-28)
L: ๐บ๐ธย Rooney (24-26)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 4+9+12+1 = 26
๐บ๐ธ 10+13+5+0 = 28
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens, Shannon Szabados. Defence: Renata Fast, Laura Fortino, Jocelyne Larocque (A), Meaghan Mikkelson, Lauriane Rougeau, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Meghan Agosta, Emily Clark, Haley Irwin, Brianne Jenner (A), Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse, Sarah Potomak, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Blayre Turnbull, Jennifer Wakefield.
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Alex Rigsby, Maddie Rooney.ย Defence: Cayla Barnes, Kacey Bellamy (A), Kali Flanagan, Megan Keller, Monique Lamoureux, Sidney Morin, Emily Pfalzer, Lee Stecklein.ย Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Kendall Coyne, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan (C), Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Gigi Marvin, Kelly Pannek, Amanda Pelkey, Haley Skarupa.
๐จ๐ฆย CANADA | vs. | UNITED STATES (C) ๐บ๐ธ |
new champion (previous 08 Nov 2017) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 08 Nov 2017) |
211 | All-Time Wins |
123 |
78 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
60 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) ๐บ๐ธย USA 5-1 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 12 Nov 2017 โ FNC โ Tampa ๐บ๐ธ ๐ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธย USA 5-1 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 12 Nov 2017 โ FNC โ Tampa ๐บ๐ธ ๐ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-0 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 05 Dec 2017 โ EX โ Winnipeg ๐จ๐ฆ |
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