๐บ๐ธ United States 4-1 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Rivalry Series, Game 1
XL Center, Hartford ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 14 December 2019
Led by a 31-save performance from Alex Cavallini (nรฉe Rigsby) and multi-point efforts from Alex Carpenter, Amanda Kessel and Kelly Pannek, the U.S. Womenโs National Team defeated Canada, 4-1, tonight in game one of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
The contest was part of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committeeโs Team USA Winter Champions.
“I thought everybody played well and we played at a high compete level tonight,” said head coach Bob Corkum. “We managed the puck much better than we did in Pittsburgh. It was a great environment here in Hartford and we’re thankful to all the fans who came out and supported us.”
Team USA will face Canada in the second game of the five-game series Tuesday at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Team Canada took a 1-0 lead 6:45 into the opening frame off the stick of Victoria Bach, but the U.S. tied the game just two minutes the later on the power play after Annie Pankowski fed a pass through the crease to Megan Keller wristed the puck past Canadian goaltender Geneviรจve Lacasse.
Team USA gained a 2-1 advantage in the final moments of the middle frame when Kessel completed a tic-tac-toe play from Carpenter and Pannek and buried a close-range shot past Lacasse to give the U.S. its second power-play tally of the night.
In her U.S. Womenโs National Team debut, Abby Roque notched her first career goal 2:49 into the final stanza after picking up a rebound from Lee Stecklein and backhanded a shot high over Lacasseโs shoulder to extend Team USAโs lead to 3-1.
Carpenter put away a rebound from Pannek moments later to secure a 4-1 win for the United States.
Cavallini picked up the win, stopping 31 of 32 Canada shots on goal.
NOTES: Cavallini was named the U.S. Player of the Game…Nine skaters recorded points in the victory…Team USA was 2-for-6 on the power play while Canada was 1-for-2.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
05:01 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Coyne, hooking
06:45 – ๐จ๐ฆ PP GOAL – Bach (Bourbonnais, Daoust)
07:57 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Curl, slashing
07:57 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Gabel, cross checking
07:57 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Saulnier, slashing
08:56 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Keller (Pankowski, Matheson)
10:46 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Turnbull, body checking
2nd Period
27:24 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Bellamy, interference
37:20 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Barnes, roughing
37:20 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Gabel, roughing
37:20 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Daoust, roughing
38:38 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Mikkelson, hooking
38:52 – ๐บ๐ธ PP2 GOAL – Kessel (Pannek, Carpenter)
3rd Period
42:49 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Roque (Curl, Stecklein)
44:04 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Carpenter (Kessel, Pannek)
59:41 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Keller, roughing
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐บ๐ธ Rigsby (31-32)
L: ๐จ๐ฆ Lacasse (27-31)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐บ๐ธ 7+9+15 = 31
๐จ๐ฆ 7+15+10 = 32
ROSTERS
๐บ๐ธย Goaltenders: Alex Rigsby, Maddie Rooney. Defence: Cayla Barnes, Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Bozek, Megan Keller, Emily Matheson, Lee Stecklein. Forwards: Sydney Brodt, Kelly Browne, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Jesse Compher, Kendall Coyne (C), Britta Curl, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight (A), Annie Pankowski, Kelly Pannek, Abby Roque.
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Geneviรจve Lacasse, Emerance Maschmeyer. Defence: Jaime Bourbonnais, Renata Fast, Laura Fortino, Jocelyne Larocque (A), Meaghan Mikkelson, Lauriane Rougeau, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Meghan Agosta, Victoria Bach, Ann-Sophie Bettez, Emily Clark, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Loren Gabel, Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Blayre Turnbull (A).
๐บ๐ธ UNITED STATES |
vs. | CANADA (C) ๐จ๐ฆ |
new champion (previous 08 Nov 2019) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 08 Nov 2019) |
136 | All-Time Wins |
224 |
66 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
86 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 2-1 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 21 Apr 1987 โ WWT โ North Yorkย ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 5-3 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 10 Nov 2019 โ EX โ Cranberry Townshipย ๐บ๐ธ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 5-3 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 10 Nov 2019 โ EX โ Cranberry Townshipย ๐บ๐ธ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธ USA 2-1 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 17 Dec 2019 โ RS โ Moncton ๐จ๐ฆ |
Article Credit:ย USA Hockey
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