🇨🇦 Canada 2-1 United States 🇺🇸 (OT)
Rivalry Series, Game 5
Centene Community Ice Center, Maryland Heights 🇺🇸
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Marie-Philip Poulin scored her second goal of the night in overtime as Canada edged the United States 2-1 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Rivalry Series.
Poulin had a power-play goal in the second period to stake Canada (3-1-1) to its first lead before putting away the winner 3:51 into the extra period.
Ann-Renée Desbiens made 31 saves for the win in net.
Hilary Knight tied the game 1-1 for the United States (2-2-1) early in the third period.
Alex Cavallini (née Rigsby) stopped 24-of-26 shots in net for the Americans.
Canada went 1-for-2 on the power play and the U.S. was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
none
2nd Period
25:45 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Brandt, roughing
25:45 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Larocque, roughing
28:36 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Compher, interference
28:44 – 🇨🇦 PP GOAL – Poulin (Spooner)
31:10 – 🇨🇦 PEN – O’Neill, interference
16:55 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Kessel, cross checking
3rd Period
42:16 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Clark, interference
42:16 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Larocque, interference
44:18 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Knight (Keller, Coyne)
Overtime
63:51 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Poulin (Larocque)
GOALTENDERS
W: 🇨🇦 Desbiens (30-31)
L: 🇺🇸 Rigsby (24-26)
SHOTS ON GOAL
🇨🇦 4+12+9+1 = 26
🇺🇸 7+8+12+4 = 31
ROSTERS
🇨🇦 Goaltenders: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Emerance Maschmeyer. Defence: Erin Ambrose, Renata Fast, Jocelyne Larocque (A), Meaghan Mikkelson, Ella Shelton, Claire Thompson, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Victoria Bach, Emily Clark, Mélodie Daoust, Sarah Fillier, Brianne Jenner (A), Rebecca Johnston, Kristin O’Neill, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Jamie Lee Rattray, Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull (A).
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Nicole Hensley, Alex Rigsby. Defence: Cayla Barnes, Megan Bozek, Jincy Dunne, Savannah Harmon, Caroline Harvey, Megan Keller, Lee Stecklein (A). Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Jesse Compher, Kendall Coyne (C), Brianna Decker (A), Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight (A), Abbey Murphy, Kelly Pannek, Hayley Scamurra, Grace Zumwinkle.
| 🇨🇦 CANADA |
vs. | UNITED STATES (C) 🇺🇸 |
| new champion (previous 21 Nov 2021) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 21 Nov 2021) |
| 235 | All-Time Wins |
145 |
| 92 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
71 wins |
| First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) 🇨🇦 CAN 2-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 21 Apr 1987 – WWT – North York 🇨🇦 |
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| Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) 🇺🇸 USA 2-0 CAN 🇨🇦 – 23 Nov 2021 – RS – Ottawa 🇨🇦 |
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| Last IHLC Game 🇺🇸 USA 2-0 CAN 🇨🇦 – 23 Nov 2021 – RS – Ottawa 🇨🇦 |
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| Next IHLC Game 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 USA 🇺🇸 (OT) – 17 Dec 2021 – RS – Maryland Heights 🇺🇸 |
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Article Credit: TSN
Photo Credit: The Globe And Mail – IIHF – HHOF – IOC
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