🇨🇦 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.

Article Credit: TSN
Photo Credit: The Globe And Mail – IIHF – HHOF – IOC