๐จ๐ฆ Canada 3-1 United States ๐บ๐ธ
Rivalry Series, Game 1
PPL Center, Allentown ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 22 October 2021
Emily Clark scored twice, including the go-ahead goal 5:05 into the third period, and Canada beat the United States 3-1 in Game 1 of a nine-game pre-Olympic Rivalry Series between the national womenโs hockey teams Friday night.
It was the first meeting between the cross-border rivals and worldโs top hockey powers since Canadaโs 3-2 overtime victory in the Gold Medal Game of the Womenโs World Championships in Calgary, Alberta, on 31 August. The Canadians have won three straight meetings to mark their best streak since a five-game run before a 3-2 shootout loss in the Gold Medal Game at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.
Clark sealed the outcome with an empty-net goal, and Sarah Fillier also scored for Canada, which ended the Americansโ run of winning five consecutive world titles in August. Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 28 shots, including 14 in the second period when the U.S. outshot Canada 15-3. Her best stop came 20 seconds after Clark scored, when she held her ground to turn aside Hayley Scamurraโs backhander from in tight off a Canada turnover in its own end.
Scamurra scored and Alex Cavallini (nรฉe Rigsby) stopped 16 shots.
The teams will meet again in Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday night.
Clarkโs go-ahead goal came shortly after Canadaโs power-play unit failed to register a shot on net with Megan Bozek off for cross-checking. Ella Shelton set up the play by gaining the American blue line and turning around in the right circle to feed Clark, whoโs shot beat Cavallini through a screen and inside the near post.
The teams traded power-play goals through the first 40 minutes, with Canada opening the scoring on Fillierโs 13:39 into the first period, and 29 seconds after Abby Roque was penalized for tripping.
Off the faceoff in the U.S. zone, Canada worked the puck back to Erin Ambrose, whoโs shot from the blue line was tipped in front by teammate Rebecca Johnston. Cavallini made the stop, but was unable to control the rebound, which dribbled to her left, where an untouched Fillier swept it into the open side.
Scamurra tied it 11:21 into the second period, when Maschmeyer stopped Caroline Harveyโs point shot. Scamurra spun away from Renata Fast in front and roofed the rebound inside the crossbar.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic shutting down womenโs hockey for 18 months, the outing was Team USAโs first against an international opponent on U.S. soil in 622 days, dating to a 4-3 overtime win over Canada in a rivalry series game played at Anaheim, California, on 08 February 2020.
The first period wasnโt over before the bad blood between the two teams became apparent with U.S. forward Hilary Knight exchanging shoves with Canadaโa Mรฉlodie Daoust following a scramble in front of the Canadian net with three seconds remaining.
NOTES: U.S. goaltender Maddie Rooney, who missed the World Championship after suffering a lower body injury, is being eased back into action and not expected to play until the team travels to play a three-game series against Russia in Northern Ireland starting on 09 November…Canada D Blayre Turnbull, who broke her fibula during the Gold Medal celebrations in August, has resumed skating but there is no timetable for her return…U.S. captain Kendall Coyne Schofield played in her 150th international game, including the Under-18 and -22 levels.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
13:10 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Roque, tripping
13:39 – ๐จ๐ฆ PP GOAL – Fillier (Johnston, Ambrose)
2nd Period
27:59 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Fast, cross checking
31:00 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Johnston, roughing
31:21 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Scamurra (Harvey, Keller)
34:06 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Curl, boarding
3rd Period
42:41 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Bozek, cross checking
45:05 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Clark (Shelton, Nurse)
45:25 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Ambrose, roughing
45:25 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Scamurra, roughing
45:25 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Poulin, roughing
45:25 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Murphy, roughing
46:41 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Decker, hooking
59:44 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Poulin, body checking
59:54 – ๐จ๐ฆ SH EN GOAL – Clark (Larocque, Nurse)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆ Maschmeyer (28-29)
L: ๐บ๐ธ Rigsby (16-18)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 11+3+5 = 19
๐บ๐ธ 7+15+7 = 29
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Ann-Renรฉe Desbiens, Emerance Maschmeyer. Defence: Erin Ambrose, Ashton Bell, Renata Fast, Jocelyne Larocque (A), Ella Shelton, Claire Thompson, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Victoria Bach, Emily Clark, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Jessie Eldridge, Sarah Fillier, Brianne Jenner (A), Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse, Kristin O’Neill, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey.
๐บ๐ธย Goaltenders: Nicole Hensley, Alex Rigsby. Defence: Cayla Barnes, Megan Bozek, Natalie Buchbinder, Jincy Dunne, Kali Flanagan, Caroline Harvey, Megan Keller, Lee Stecklein (A). Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Kendall Coyne (C), Britta Curl, Brianna Decker (A), Lacey Eden, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight (A), Abbey Murphy, Abby Roque, Hayley Scamurra.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA (C) |
vs. | UNITED STATES ๐บ๐ธ |
current champion (since 26 Aug 2021) |
Last Title | 26 Aug 2021 |
230 | All-Time Wins |
143 |
90 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
69 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) ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 3-2 USA ๐บ๐ธ (OT) โ 31 Aug 2021 โ WWC โ Calgary ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 3-2 USA ๐บ๐ธ (OT) โ 31 Aug 2021 โ WWC โ Calgary ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 3-2 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 25 Oct 2021 โ RS โ Hartford ๐บ๐ธ |
Article Credit: TSN
Photo Credit: Hockey Canadaย – IIHF – HHOF – IOC