🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 (OT)
Rivalry Series, Game 3
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener 🇨🇦
Thursday, 14 December 2023

Captain Hilary Knight scored the overtime winner as the United States women’s national hockey team improved to 3-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 3-2 win over Canada on Thursday.

Knight, who also produced an assist, scored on the power play with a one-timer past Canada goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens 28 seconds into the extra period after Emily Clark took a penalty late in the third.

Taylor Heise and Abbey Murphy assisted on the game-winning goal at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

Murphy and Kirsten Simms also scored for the U.S., while netminder Aerin Frankel stopped 32 shots to fend off the Canadians.

Danielle Serdachny and Clark had the goals for Canada, which outshot the Americans a combined 26-9 in the second and third periods. Desbiens finished with 19 saves.

The Americans won 3-1 in Tempe, Arizona, and 5-2 in Los Angeles last month to open the seven-game series.

They’ve now won four straight games over Canada dating back to their 6-3 win in the Gold medal game of April’s World Championships.

The teams next meet in Sarnia, Ontario, on Saturday before the series shifts to Saskatchewan for games in Saskatoon and Regina on 07 and 09 February. Game 7 takes place in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on 11 February.

The Rivalry Series is a lead-up to the World Championships, which will be held in Utica, New York, from 03-14 April.

BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:57 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Murphy, roughing
07:44 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Serdachny (J. Gosling, Cherkowski)
08:27 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Pannek, interference
16:10 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Simms
17:13 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Murphy (Knight)
18:50 – 🇨🇦 PEN – O’Neill, tripping

2nd Period
26:58 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Clark (O’Neill, Stacey)
26:58 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Roque, roughing
26:58 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Stacey, roughing
36:05 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Harvey, tripping
39:19 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Harvey, hooking

3rd Period
41:25 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Maltais, interference
44:47 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Fast, interference
49:10 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Barnes, boarding
59:37 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Clark, roughing

Overtime
60:28 – 🇺🇸 PP GOAL – Knight (Heise, Murphy)

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇺🇸 Frankel (32-34)
L: 🇨🇦 Desbiens (19-22)

SHOTS ON GOAL
🇺🇸 12+4+5+1 = 22
🇨🇦 8+13+13+0 = 34

ROSTERS
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Aerin Frankel, Nicole Hensley. Defence: Cayla Barnes, Rory Guilday, Savannah Harmon, Caroline Harvey, Megan Keller, Haley Winn. Forwards: Hannah Bilka, Alex Carpenter, Britta Curl, Lacey Eden, Taylor Heise, Gabbie Hughes, Tessa Janecke, Hilary Knight (C), Abbey Murphy, Kelly Pannek, Abby Roque, Hayley Scamurra, Kirsten Simms.
🇨🇦 Goaltenders: Kristen Campbell, Ann-Renée Desbiens. Defence: Ashton Bell, Jaime Bourbonnais, Renata Fast, Nicole Gosling, Sophie Jaques, Jocelyne Larocque, Ella Shelton. Forwards: Anne Cherkowski, Emily Clark, Loren Gabel, Jennifer Gardiner, Julia Gosling, Brianne Jenner, Emma Maltais, Sarah Nurse, Kristin O’Neill, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Danielle Serdachny, Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull.

Article Credit: TSN
Photo Credit: AP News – IIHF – HHOF – IOC