Game Report 1867		NWT - Series vs. USA
PLAYED AT: Centre Videotron Date: Oct 22, 2017 GAME NOTES: CANADA DROPS SERIES OPENER TO AMERICANS WENDY GRAVES QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ont./Hockey Canada) and Jillian Saulnier (Halifax, N.S./Calgary, CWHL) scored, but Canada’s National Women’s Team fell 5-2 to the United States on Sunday in the first of six pre-Olympic exhibition games between the rivals. Ann-Renée Desbiens (La Malbaie, Que./University of Wisconsin, WCHA) took the loss in net. Canada looked to have opened the scoring six minutes in; Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) drove down the boards and behind the U.S. net before passing out front. With the puck going in off the skate of the trailing Bailey Bram (Ste. Anne, Man./Calgary, CWHL), the goal was waved off. Instead, it was the U.S. getting on the board first. On the power play, Megan Bozek hit the post from the point, and Hilary Knight deposited in the rebound from the doorstep. Minutes after the Canadians couldn’t convert of their first power play opportunity, the U.S. doubled its lead with another rebound, this one by Brianna Decker. Canada broke through late in the first. Agosta broke free on a breakaway, and after goaltender Maddie Rooney slipped coming out to challenge, the forward scored into an empty net. Agosta now has 20 goals against the United States, most of anyone on Canada’s 28-player centralization roster. The U.S. took control of the game with a three-goal second period. Annie Pankowski tipped in Alex Carpenter’s centering pass only 1:12 into the period. A poor cross-ice pass by the Canadians was intercepted and led to Carpenter scoring shorthanded off a centering pass from Emily Pfalzer. Decker then scored her second goal of the game, a one-timer seconds into a power play. Canada struggled to create offence of its own during the middle frame. Its first shot didn’t come until nine minutes in, on the power play. The only goal of the third period came on a nice passing play by the Canadians, and Saulnier’s backhand finish off a behind-the-net feed from Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont./Calgary, CWHL). The teams face off again Wednesday night (7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT) in Boston. Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: United States
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 31   Lacasse, Geneviève G 35   Desbiens, Ann-Renée   2   Agosta, Meghan   3   Larocque, Jocelyne   4   Lacquette, Brigette   5   Rougeau, Lauriane   6   Johnston, Rebecca   8   Fortino, Laura   9   Wakefield, Jennifer   11   Saulnier, Jill   12   Mikkelson, Meaghan   15   Daoust, Melodie   17   Bram, Bailey   18   Krzyzaniak, Halli   19   Jenner, Brianne   20   Nurse, Sarah   23   Ambrose, Erin   24   Spooner, Natalie   26   Clark, Emily   29   Poulin, Marie-Philip   40   Turnbull, Blayre   44   Potomak, Sarah	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 26  2:00  Slashing 7:42 1   7:42 9:42 2nd 9  2:00  Tripping 5:20 1   5:20 7:20 2nd 23  2:00  Interference 16:14 1   16:14 16:23	UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Hensley, Nicole G 33   Rigsby, Alex G 35   Rooney, Maddie   2   Stecklein, Lee   5   Keller, Megan   6   Flanagan, Kali   7   Lamoureux-Morando, Monique   8   Pfalzer, Emily   9   Bozek, Megan   10   Duggan, Meghan   12   Pannek, Kelly   14   Decker, Brianna   17   Lamoureux-Davidson, Jocelyne   19   Marvin, Gigi   20   Brandt, Hannah   21   Knight, Hilary   22   Bellamy, Kacey   24   Cameranesi, Dani   25   Carpenter, Alex   26   Coyne Schofield, Kendall   27   Pankowski, Annie   28   Kessel, Amanda   37   Pelkey, Amanda	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 10  2:00  Tripping 11:38 1   11:38 13:38 2nd 22  2:00  Interference 8:44 1   8:44 10:44

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 17:31   2                         3rd 12:53   11-19-4

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 9:05  PP  21-9-14                         1st 16:00   14-7-10                         2nd 1:11   27-25                         2nd 10:16  SH  25-8                         2nd 16:22  PP  14-26-9

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 0 / 2 UNITED STATES 2 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 6 min / 3 inf UNITED STATES 4 min / 2 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts UNITED STATES 5 G + 8 A = 13 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 1 0 1 2 UNITED STATES 2 3 0 5 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Desbiens (60:00) (L) 12 5 2 19 /0:00 3rd/20:00 USA - Rooney (60:00) (W) 9 7 7 23 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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