🇺🇸 United States 3-1 Canada 🇨🇦
Rivalry Series, Game 4
Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 05 February 2020

The U.S. Women’s National Team used a pair of third period goals on the way to a 3-1 victory over Canada in game four of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series here tonight at Rogers Arena.

With the victory, the U.S. takes a 3-1 lead heading into the Series finale on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

“It was a good win for us and another typical hard-fought U.S.-Canada game,” said Bob Corkum, head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team. “We played a very strong third period and now we look forward to going home to play in front of our fans in Anaheim on Saturday.”

The U.S. scored the opening goal of the game at 8:19 of the first period after Dani Cameranesi snatched a rebound at the goal line and poked the puck behind the skate of Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer.

Canada responded with a goal of its own 3:21 later to tie the game heading into the first intermission.

Both teams had several chances in the middle frame, but neither could capitalize as it remained 1-1 through 40 minutes.

Hayley Scamurra scored what proved to the game-winner with 12:06 remaining in regulation when she fired a shot past Maschmeyer from close range after a feed from Hilary Knight. Hannah Brandt also assisted on the play.

Knight sealed the victory for the U.S. with an empty-net goal with 1:50 to go to account for the 3-1 final. Brandt and Scamurra earned assists on the tally.

Katie Burt picked up the win in goal, her first as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team.

NOTES: The U.S. held Canada scoreless on six power play attempts, while the U.S. was 0-for-4 on the power play…Tonight’s attendance was listed as 8,467…Team USA will depart for Anaheim tomorrow afternoon…Saturday’s U.S.-Canada match-up at Honda Center in Anaheim will be the most attended women’s national hockey team game ever played on U.S. soil as more than 11,000 tickets have already been sold. The current record of 10,158 spectators was set on 06 Jan 2002, when the U.S. faced Canada at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:48 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Bozek, cross checking
08:19 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Cameranesi (Decker, Coyne)
11:40 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Larocque (Daoust)

2nd Period
21:44 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Clark, tripping
22:47 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Burt, delay of game
26:43 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Scamurra, interference
28:07 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Lacquette, tripping
28:49 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Coyne, hooking
32:18 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Stecklein, delay of game
39:10 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Larocque, interference

3rd Period
41:03 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Mikkelson, roughing
47:53 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Scamurra (Knight, Brandt)
49:03 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Cameranesi, hooking
58:10 – 🇺🇸 EN GOAL – Knight (Brandt, Scamurra)
60:00 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Turnbull, body checking

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇺🇸 Burt (11-12)
L: 🇨🇦 Maschmeyer (23-25)

SHOTS ON GOAL
🇺🇸 10+6+10 = 26
🇨🇦 5+5+2 = 12

ROSTERS
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Katie Burt, Alex Rigsby. Defence: Kacey Bellamy (A), Megan Bozek, Kali Flanagan, 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, Kelly Pannek, Hayley Scamurra, Sophia Shaver.
🇨🇦 Goaltenders: Geneviève Lacasse, Emerance Maschmeyer. Defence: Erin Ambrose, Renata Fast, Laura Fortino, Brigette Lacquette, Jocelyne Larocque, Meaghan Mikkelson, Lauriane Rougeau. Forwards: Victoria Bach, Emily Clark, Mélodie 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).

Article Credit: USA Hockey
Photo Credit: WTOP – IIHF – HHOF – IOC