๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Exhibition Game
FedExRink, Cranberry Township ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 08 November 2019
Victoria Bach scored a pair of goals and Marie-Philip Poulin added a goal and an assist, leading Canadaโs National Womenโs Team to a 4-1 win over the United States on Friday in the first of two games between the long-time rivals.
The game marked the 148th meeting between the North American neighbours since 1990; Canada improved its record to 83-64-1 with the victory.
Bach needed just over six minutes to get Canada going, taking a feed from Poulin on a two-on-one and tucking a backhand around U.S. goaltender Maddie Rooney.
Sarah Fillier doubled the advantage four minutes later, going under the arm of Rooney from the slot, but Hilary Knight batted a tipped puck past Canadian netminder Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens before the end of the opening period.
After outshooting the U.S. 10-5 in the first period, Canada continued its offensive push early in the second and was rewarded with a pair of early goals.
Poulin was first, forcing a turnover at the Canadian blue-line and racing away to roof a backhand on a shorthanded breakaway at 4:12, and Bach got a shot through a maze of bodies and past Rooney just over two minutes later to make it a 4-1 game.
That would be it for scoring as the goaltenders closed the door the rest of the way despite a handful of power plays each way over the final 30 minutes; Desbiens made 22 saves to record the win, while Rooney stopped 19 of 23 in defeat.
The series wraps up Sunday afternoon at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:03 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Bach (Poulin)
10:04 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Fillier (Larocque)
10:48 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Brodt, body checking
14:31 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Knight (Cameranesi, Matheson)
16:15 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Fast, cross checking
2nd Period
23:31 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – O’Neill, holding
24:12 – ๐จ๐ฆ SH GOAL – Poulin
26:27 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Bach (Maltais)
29:45 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – J. Lamoureux, roughing
29:45 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Maltais, roughing
30:20 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Turnbull, tripping
3rd Period
44:51 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Barnes, interference
49:56 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Brandt, interference
54:49 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Scamurra, holding
54:49 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Daoust, slashing
56:05 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Larocque, body checking
59:50 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Keller, roughing
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆ Desbiens (22-23)
L: ๐บ๐ธ Rooney (19-23)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 10+5+8 = 23
๐บ๐ธ 5+12+6 = 23
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens, Geneviรจve Lacasse. Defence: Erin Ambrose, Renata Fast, Jocelyne Larocque (A), Lauriane Rougeau, Ella Shelton, Claire Thompson, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Victoria Bach, Ann-Sophie Bettez, Emily Clark, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Sarah Fillier, Loren Gabel, Emma Maltais, Sarah Nurse, Kristin O’Neill, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull (A).
๐บ๐ธย Goaltenders: Alex Rigsby, Maddie Rooney. Defence: Cayla Barnes, Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Bozek, Kali Flanagan, Megan Keller, Monique Lamoureux, Emily Matheson, Lee Stecklein. Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Sydney Brodt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Kendall Coyne (C), Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight (A), Jocelyne Lamoureux, Annie Pankowski, Kelly Pannek, Hayley Scamurra, Sophia Shaver.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA | vs. | UNITED STATES (C) ๐บ๐ธ |
new champion (previous 06 Apr 2019) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 06 Apr 2019) |
223 | All-Time Wins |
135 |
85 wins | Head-To-Head (+1 tie) |
65 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (USA vs. CAN) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-1 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 21 Apr 1987 โ WWT โ North Yorkย ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (USA vs. CAN) ๐บ๐ธย USA 3-2 CANย ๐จ๐ฆย โ 06 Apr 2019 โ WWC โ Espooย ๐ซ๐ฎ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธย USA 2-1 FINย ๐ซ๐ฎย (SO) โ 14 Apr 2019 โ WWC โ Espooย ๐ซ๐ฎย ๐ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 5-3 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 10 Nov 2019 โ EX โ Cranberry Townshipย ๐บ๐ธ |
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