๐จ๐ฆย Canadaย 3-1ย United States ๐บ๐ธ
Exhibition Game
SAP Center At San Jose, San Jose ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 15 December 2017
Haley Irwin, Sarah Nurse and Marie-Philip Poulin scored as Canadaโs National Womenโs Team beat the United States 3-1 to pick up its fourth straight win of the pre-Olympic series.
Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens made 25 saves in earning her first win against the Americans with the National Womenโs Team.
Two other players also scored milestones: for Nurse, her goal was her first point against her teamโs biggest rival; and with her assist on Irwinโs goal, Sarah Potomak picked up her first point against the U.S.
After dropping the opener of the six-game set, Canada now leads the series 4-1. Its latest win was its best game yet. The team held a 36-26 advantage in shots on net, and both Meghan Agosta and Rebecca Johnston rang pucks off the outside of the post.
It was the United States, however, striking first on the power play early in the second period. Fifteen seconds after Jennifer Wakefield took a seat for tripping, Brianna Decker snuck away from her defender to shovel in a rebound at the side of the net.
Later in the period, Canada struck twice in less than three minutes to take a lead it wouldnโt relinquish.
Irwin tied the game with a great individual effort. She gained possession of the puck below the goal line, cycled to the side boards, held the puck through the slot and finished with a low backhand from the circle.
Nurse swiped at the puck in the crease and, with perhaps an assist to the stick of defender Kacey Bellamy, gave Canada the lead 2:24 later on a goal that needed a pair of video reviews. The challenges confirmed no kicking motion by Nurse and no goalie interference by a crashing-the-net Laura Stacey.
Canada struck early in the third period to extend its lead. Agosta won a battle along the end boards and fed the puck out front to Poulin, who paused for a split second before going glove side.
Alex Rigsby stopped 33 Canadian shots for the U.S.
The teams wrap up their series in Edmonton on Sunday.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:16 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Nurse, hooking
19:43 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bellamy, body checking
2nd Period
21:50 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Wakefield, tripping
22:05 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Decker (Knight, Coyne)
32:57 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Irwin (Krzyzaniak, Potomak)
35:21 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – team, too many players
38:15 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Nurse (Clark)
38:40 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Larocque, roughing
3rd Period
40:55 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Poulin (Agosta, Daoust)
53:44 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bellamy, body checking
58:59 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Poulin, delay of game
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆย Desbiens (25-26)
L: ๐บ๐ธย Rigsby (33-36)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆย 11+18+7 = 36
๐บ๐ธ 7+10+9 = 26
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens, Geneviรจve Lacasse. Defence: Laura Fortino, Halli Krzyzaniak, Brigette Lacquette, Jocelyne Larocque, Lauriane Rougeau, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Meghan Agosta (A), Bailey Bram, Emily Clark, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Haley Irwin, Brianne Jenner (A), Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse, Sarah Potomak, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Laura Stacey, Jennifer Wakefield.
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Nicole Hensley, Alex Rigsby.ย Defence: Cayla Barnes, Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Bozek, Kali Flanagan, Megan Keller, Sidney Morin, Emily Pfalzer, Lee Stecklein. Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Kendall Coyne, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan (C), Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight, Gigi Marvin, Kelly Pannek, Amanda Pelkey, Haley Skarupa.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA (C) | vs. | UNITED STATES ๐บ๐ธ |
current champion (since 03 Dec 2017) |
Last Title | 03 Dec 2017 |
213 | All-Time Wins |
123 |
80 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) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-0 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 05 Dec 2017 โ EX โ Winnipeg ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-0 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 05 Dec 2017 โ EX โ Winnipeg ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-1 USA ๐บ๐ธ (OT) โ 17 Dec 2017 โ EX โ Edmonton ๐จ๐ฆ |
Article Credit: Hockey Canada
Photo Credit: CBCย – IIHF – HHOF – IOC