Game Report 1855		Olympic Winter Games - Women
PLAYED AT: Kwandong Hockey Centre Date: Feb 14, 2018 GAME NOTES: CANADA EDGES U.S., FINISHES PERFECT PRELIMS JASON LA ROSE GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Geneviève Lacasse (Kingston, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) was spectacular in a 44-save performance, backstopping Canada's Women's Olympic Team to a 2-1 win over the United States in the preliminary-round finale for both Thursday at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The victory is the 23rd consecutive for the Canadians at the Olympics, and the fifth in a row over the U.S. Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ont.) and Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ont./University of Wisconsin, WCHA) provided the offence for Canada, scoring second-period goals just over seven minutes apart. The first period was a shooting gallery, with the teams combining for 26 shots (the Americans had a 14-12 advantage). But Lacasse and American counterpart Maddie Rooney were perfect, sending the game to the intermission scoreless. Agosta made good on a Canadian power play to get the scoring started just past the seven-minute mark of the second period, finishing a behind-the-back pass from Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) to put Canada ahead. Nurse doubled the lead at 14:56, finding room over the short-side shoulder of Rooney with a picture-perfect shot, going just under the cross-bar for her first-ever Olympic goal. The Americans had a chance to get one back before the end of the middle frame, but Lacasse turned away Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson on a penalty shot after a Canadian covered the puck in the crease. The U.S. did eventually pull within one when Kendall Coyne split the defence and went five-hole on Lacasse just 23 seconds into the third period, but that would be the lone puck to beat the Canadian netminder. The teams traded late power plays, and scoring chances, in the dying minutes, but neither could produce a goal. The Canadians had a potential insurance goal from Haley Irwin (Thunder Bay, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) waved off, while the Americans hit the post in the final seconds. With the win, Canada finishes perfect in the preliminary round and clinches first place in Group A. It will wait for the results of the quarter-finals on Saturday to find out its Sunday semifinal opponent. Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: United States
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Szabados, Shannon G 31   Lacasse, Geneviève   2   Agosta, Meghan   3   Larocque, Jocelyne   4   Lacquette, Brigette   5   Rougeau, Lauriane   6   Johnston, Rebecca   7   Stacey, Laura   8   Fortino, Laura   9   Wakefield, Jennifer   11   Saulnier, Jill   12   Mikkelson, Meaghan   14   Fast, Renata   15   Daoust, Melodie   17   Bram, Bailey   19   Jenner, Brianne   20   Nurse, Sarah   21   Irwin, Haley   24   Spooner, Natalie   26   Clark, Emily   29   Poulin, Marie-Philip   40   Turnbull, Blayre	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 2  2:00  Body-Checking 9:31 1   9:31 11:31 2nd 2  2:00  Roughing 17:00 1   17:00 19:00 3rd 29  2:00  Interference 16:54 1   16:54 18:54	UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 33   Rigsby, Alex G 35   Rooney, Maddie   2   Stecklein, Lee   3   Barnes, Cayla   5   Keller, Megan   6   Flanagan, Kali   7   Lamoureux-Morando, Monique   8   Pfalzer, Emily   10   Duggan, Meghan   11   Skarupa, Haley   12   Pannek, Kelly   14   Decker, Brianna   17   Lamoureux-Davidson, Jocelyne   19   Marvin, Gigi   20   Brandt, Hannah   21   Knight, Hilary   22   Bellamy, Kacey   23   Sidney, Morin   24   Cameranesi, Dani   26   Coyne Schofield, Kendall   28   Kessel, Amanda   37   Pelkey, Amanda	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 2  2:00  Interference 18:38 1   18:38 0:38 2nd 5  2:00  Interference 5:48 1   5:48 7:18 3rd 21  2:00  Tripping 12:19 1   12:19 14:39 3rd 14  2:00  Cross-Checking 16:07 1   16:07 18:07

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 7:18  PP  2-24-19                         2nd 14:56   20-3

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd :23   26-14

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 1 / 4 UNITED STATES 0 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 6 min / 3 inf UNITED STATES 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts UNITED STATES 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 0 2 0 2 UNITED STATES 0 0 1 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Lacasse (60:00) (W) 14 18 12 44 /0:00 3rd/20:00 USA - Rooney (58:56) (L) 12 4 5 21 /0:00 3rd/18:56 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official Olympic Winter Games - Women Game Report.

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