๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-2 United States ๐บ๐ธ (OT)
Rivalry Series, Game 3
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria ๐จ๐ฆ
Monday, 03 February 2020
Brigette Lacquette tied it on the power play with 6:48 left and Victoria Bach won it 3:22 into overtime, giving Canadaโs National Womenโs Team a 3-2 extra-time victory over the United States in Game 3 of the Rivalry Series on Monday night.
After dropping the first two games in December, Canada kept its hopes of a series win alive with a come-from-behind triumph in the 152nd meeting between the long-time rivals.
Blayre Turnbull put in the work in the overtime winner, racing down the left wing and slipping a centring pass to Bach, who tucked a backhand through U.S. goaltender Nicole Hensley.
Bach has scored four career goals with Team Canada, all against the United States and all in a span of five games this season.
Brianne Jenner had the other goal for Canada and added an assist.
Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens posted the win between the pipes, making 20 saves.
Down by a goal with time ticking away, the Canadians took advantage of penalty trouble by the U.S.; just as the first half of a two-man advantage expired, Lacquette gathered the rebound off a blocked shot and let go a shot that hit an American stick and eluded Hensley to tie the game.
After a scoreless first period that was not short on chances โ Turnbull had a sure goal taken away by a sliding Megan Keller in the crease late in the opening frame โ both teams converted on special teams in the second.
Jenner opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal five-and-a-half minutes in; all alone on a breakaway, the puck rolled off her stick but still found its way past Hensley.
Hilary Knight tied it less than seven minutes later on a U.S. power play, hammering a slap shot short side on Desbiens.
Savannah Harmon gave the Americans their first lead early in the third period when she jumped in off the blue-line and snapped a shot past Desbiens, but the Canadian comeback was on from there.
The series makes its final Canadian stop Wednesday night in Vancouver before it heads south for the finale Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:10 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Clark, interference
07:45 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Jenner, interference
11:47 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Scamurra, hooking
2nd Period
24:23 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Daoust, hooking
25:33 – ๐จ๐ฆ SH GOAL – Jenner (Clark)
31:07 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Spooner, high sticking
32:01 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Knight (Carpenter, Pannek)
32:35 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Daoust, body checking
33:41 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Pankowski, interference
3rd Period
44:53 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Harmon (Cameranesi)
47:53 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Cameranesi, tripping
49:26 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Lacquette, slashing
51:08 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Pankowski, tripping
51:47 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Pannek, body checking
53:12 – ๐จ๐ฆ PP GOAL – Lacquette (Rougeau, Jenner)
Overtime
63:22 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Bach (Turnbull, Larocque)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆ Desbiens (20-22)
L: ๐บ๐ธ Hensley (20-23)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 9+3+9+2 = 23
๐บ๐ธ 5+7+7+3 = 22
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens, Emerance Maschmeyer. Defence: Erin Ambrose, Renata Fast, Laura Fortino, Brigette Lacquette, Jocelyne Larocque, Meaghan Mikkelson, Lauriane Rougeau. Forwards: Victoria Bach, Emily Clark, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Jessie Eldridge, Loren Gabel, Brianne Jenner (A), Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull (A).
๐บ๐ธย Goaltenders: Nicole Hensley, Alex Rigsby. Defence: Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Bozek, Savannah Harmon, Megan Keller, Emily Matheson, Lee Stecklein. Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Kendall Coyne (C), Brianna Decker, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight (A), Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Annie Pankowski, Kelly Pannek, Hayley Scamurra.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA | vs. | UNITED STATES (C) ๐บ๐ธ |
new champion (previous 14 Dec 2019) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 14 Dec 2019) |
225 | All-Time Wins |
137 |
87 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
67 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) ๐บ๐ธ USA 2-1 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 17 Dec 2019 โ RS โ Moncton ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธ USA 2-1 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 17 Dec 2019 โ RS โ Moncton ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธย USA 3-1 CANย ๐จ๐ฆ โ 05 Feb 2020 โ RS โ Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ |
Article Credit: Hockey Canada
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