Game Report 2296		NWU18T - Series vs USA
PLAYED AT: Markin MacPhail Centre - WinSport Arena Date: Aug 16, 2018 GAME NOTES: CANADA FALLS IN OT IN U18 OPENER JASON LA ROSE CALGARY, Alta. – Alexie Guay (Magog, Que./North American Hockey Academy, JWHL) opened the scoring and Raygan Kirk (Ste. Anne, Man./Eastman, MFMHL) made 29 saves, but Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team fell a goal short in a 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in the series opener Thursday. The Canadians were less than three minutes from victory before Makenna Webster tied it for the Americans, and Casey O’Brien netted the extra-time winner on the power play. Both goaltenders were busy in the first period, with Kirk and U.S. counterpart Skylar Vetter combining for 18 saves in the opening 20 minutes. The Canadians had the best scoring chance late in the frame when Shailynn Snow (Bay Roberts, N.L./Ridley College, JWHL) sprung Anne Cherkowski (Vernon, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence, CSSHL), but she couldn’t beat Vetter with a move to the backhand and the game went to the intermission scoreless. Guay finally broke through 14 minutes into the second period, gathering in a Julia Gosling (London, Ont./London, PWHL) rebound in the slot and letting go a shot that popped up and over Vetter before trickling across the goal line. It looked as if Kirk was going to make that goal stand up, turning aside multiple chances on eight American power plays, but Webster redirected an Abbey Murphy pass under the cross-bar to get the U.S. even with just 2:33 to go. A ninth Canadian penalty late in the third period made the difference, as O’Brien wired a shot upstairs to give the Americans the victory only 77 seconds into the extra period. The teams return to the ice at the Markin MacPhail Centre on Friday afternoon (4 p.m. MT) for the second game of the three-game set. Visiting Team: United States Home Team: Canada
UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Ferenc, Natalie G 31   Vetter, Skylar   3   Bernard, Lauren   5   Nicholson, Maggie   6   Winn, Haley   7   Hartmetz, Hadley   8   Messier, Ashley   9   Murphy, Abbey   11   Petrie, Dominique   12   Webster, Makenna   13   Harvey, Caroline   15   van Wieren, Clara   16   O’Brien, Casey   17   Bink, Brooke   20   Shearen, Sydney   22   Burton, Adelaide   24   Eden, Lacey   25   Zanon, Kiara   26   Bilka, Hannah   28   Hartje, Danielle   37   Bard, Sydney   40   Samoskevich, Maddy	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 6  2:00  Hooking 3:29 1   3:29 5:29 2nd   2:00  Too Many Players 11:40 1   11:40 13:40 3rd 40  2:00  Holding 10:43 1   10:43 12:43	CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Kirk, Raygan G 31   Rampado, Amanda   3   Gosling, Nicole   4   Grant, Teagan   8   Gosling, Julia   11   Cooper, Kendall   12   Calabrese, Daniella   13   Bochna, Lindsay   14   Shirley, Grace   15   Kelly, Nicole   16   Guay, Alexie   18   Serdachny, Danielle   19   MacEachern, Maggie   20   Weiss, Rachel   21   Cherkowski, Anne   22   Trevors, Catherine   26   Naud, Ann-Frédérik   27   Carter, Megan   28   Wheeler, Maddi   29   Snow, Shailynn	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 14  2:00  Hooking 5:53 1   5:53 7:53 1st 18  2:00  Tripping 8:22 1   8:22 10:22 1st 4  2:00  Tripping 12:22 1   12:22 14:22 2nd 16  2:00  Holding 8:43 1   8:43 10:43 2nd 28  2:00  Tripping 15:57 1   15:57 17:57 2nd 29  2:00  Body-Checking 17:51 1   17:51 19:51 3rd 14  2:00  Interference 4:47 1   4:47 6:47 3rd 13  2:00  Body-Checking 15:01 1   15:01 17:01 3rd 27  2:00  Body-Checking 19:50 1   19:50 16:50

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 17:27   12-9-26                         1st OT 1:17  PP  16-12-8

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 14:02   16-8-21

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES UNITED STATES 1 / 9 CANADA 0 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY UNITED STATES 6 min / 3 inf CANADA 18 min / 9 inf POINT SUMMARY UNITED STATES 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts CANADA 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total UNITED STATES 0 0 1 1 2 CANADA 0 1 0 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off USA - Vetter (61:17) (W) 8 7 13 0 28 /0:00 1st OT/1:17 CAN - Kirk (61:17) (OTL) 10 14 5 0 29 /0:00 1st OT/1:17 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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