Game Report 1868		NWT - Series vs. USA
PLAYED AT: Bell MTS Place Date: Dec 5, 2017 GAME NOTES: LACASSE EARNS SHUTOUT, SAULNIER SCORES WINNER IN GAME 4 Wendy Graves WINNIPEG, Man. – Geneviève Lacasse (Kingston, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) picked up her first career shutout against the United States, turning aside 32 shots as Canada’s National Women’s Team took Game 4 of the pre-Olympic series 2-0 on Tuesday. After dropping the series opener, Canada has won three straight games. The latest win marks the first time the home team has won a game in the series. Jillian Saulnier (Halifax, N.S./Calgary, CWHL) scored the game-winner with 3:10 left in regulation. Jennifer Wakefield (Pickering, Ont./Linköping HC, SWE) created a turnover along the boards; Saulnier picked up the loose puck and scored with a backhand from the low slot. Laura Fortino (Brampton, Ont./Markham, CWHL) iced it with 44 seconds to go, banking the puck off the boards in her own zone into an empty net. Renata Fast (Burlington, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) picked up the assist. The game seemed destined for overtime, if not a shootout, as both Lacasse and her American counterpart, Alex Rigsby, stoned shooters all game long. Canada sent 21 shots Rigsby’s way. For Lacasse, it’s her second win of the series. She’s stopped 69 of 70 shots so far. She was her team’s best penalty killer in the first period, stopping four shots only minutes into the game, the biggest when she denied a left-alone-at-the doorstep Alex Carpenter as the penalty expired. Twice in the second period she came up with big saves on Kendall Coyne. First she flashed the glove during the penalty kill midway through the period. Minutes later, after Coyne deked around her defender, Lacasse turned her away at the doorstep. Overall, the Canadian penalty kill continued to shine. After allowing two power play goals in the series opening loss, the team has since killed off 19 straight penalties. Its own power play continued to struggle, though, unable to finish on five chances. For the series, it’s clicked only once in 15 opportunities. Before the game, Haley Irwin (Thunder Bay, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) was presented a golden helmet to commemorate her 100th international appearance for Canada. The teams now take a 10-day break from each other. They next face off on Dec. 15 in San Jose, Calif. 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   6   Johnston, Rebecca   7   Stacey, Laura   8   Fortino, Laura   9   Wakefield, Jennifer   11   Saulnier, Jill   12   Mikkelson, Meaghan   14   Fast, Renata   17   Bram, Bailey   18   Krzyzaniak, Halli   19   Jenner, Brianne   20   Nurse, Sarah   21   Irwin, Haley   23   Ambrose, Erin   24   Spooner, Natalie   26   Clark, Emily   29   Poulin, Marie-Philip	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 14  2:00  Interference 1:38 1   1:38 3:38 2nd 12  2:00  Interference 8:19 1   8:19 10:19 2nd 12  2:00  Holding 14:16 1   14:16 14:16 2nd 17  2:00  Roughing 19:36     19:36 1:36 2nd 29  2:00  Roughing 19:55 1   19:55 1:55 3rd 26  2:00  Body-Checking 6:46 1   6:46 8:46	UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Hensley, Nicole G 33   Rigsby, Alex   2   Stecklein, Lee   3   Barnes, Cayla   5   Keller, Megan   6   Flanagan, Kali   7   Lamoureux-Morando, Monique   8   Pfalzer, Emily   9   Bozek, Megan   10   Duggan, Meghan   14   Decker, Brianna   17   Lamoureux-Davidson, Jocelyne   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   38   Morin, Sidney	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 37  2:00  Hooking 4:26 1   4:26 7:26 2nd   2:00  Too Many Players 0:52 1   0:52 2:52 2nd 10  2:00  Body-Checking 5:24 1   5:24 7:24 2nd 24  2:00  Roughing 14:16     14:16 1:36

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 16:50   11                         3rd 19:16  EN  8-14

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 0 / 3 UNITED STATES 0 / 5 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 12 min / 6 inf UNITED STATES 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 2 G + 1 A = 3 Pts UNITED STATES 0 G + A = 0 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 0 0 2 2 UNITED STATES 0 0 0 0 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Lacasse (60:00) (W) 13 12 7 32 /0:00 3rd/20:00 USA - Rigsby (58:47) (L) 7 8 4 19 /0:00 3rd/18:47 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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