Game Report 2299		NWDT - Series vs USA
PLAYED AT: Markin MacPhail Centre - WinSport Arena Date: Aug 16, 2018 GAME NOTES: CANADA DOWNED BY U.S. IN DEVELOPMENT OPENER JASON LA ROSE CALGARY, Alta. – Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon, Sask./University of Wisconsin, WCHA) tied the game in the first period, but a two-goal second was the difference as Canada’s National Women’s Development Team fell 4-1 to the United States on Thursday in the first of three games between the teams. Special teams kept the Canadians from getting any momentum – they needed to kill off three American power plays in the first period, and went goalless on three of their own in the second as the U.S. pulled away. It took just 1:53 for the Americans to open the scoring; a rebound into the slot found Natalie Snodgrass, and although the puck rolled off her stick it rolled right to Mikaela Gardner, who knocked the loose puck past Canadian goal Tricia Deguire (Sherbrooke, Que./McGill University, RSEQ). Shirley got that back near the 14-minute mark, forcing a turnover at the U.S. blue-line before finishing a centering feed from Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ont./Boston College, HE) to tie the game. The teams were even on the shot clock in the second period, managing eight apiece, but it was the Americans who pulled ahead – Taylor Heise jumped on a rebound in front to restore the U.S. lead at 5:37, and she got a shot through a screen seven minutes later to make it a 3-1 game after 40 minutes. Canada had its chances in the final frame, but couldn’t put another puck past U.S. netminder Maddie Rooney. Grace Zumwinkle found the empty net with 1:42 to go, finishing the scoring. The series continues Friday night at the Markin MacPhail Centre (7 p.m. MT), with the Canadians looking to avoid back-to-back losses to their southern rivals for the first time since being swept in 2014. The finale is set for Sunday morning (10 a.m. MT). Visiting Team: United States Home Team: Canada
UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 33   Burt, Kaitlin G 35   Rooney, Maddie   3   Barnes, Cayla   6   Gardner, Mikaela   7   Buchbinder, Natalie   8   Boyle, Lauren   9   Curl, Britta   11   Lonergan, Caitrin   13   Compher, Jesse   15   Brodt, Sydney   16   Shaver, Sophie   18   Roque, Abby   19   Marshall, Patti   20   Snodgrass, Natalie   23   Dunne, Jincy   24   Gilmore, Rebecca   25   Heise, Taylor   27   Murphy, Maureen   28   DeGeorge, Claire   32   Zumwinkle, Grace   39   Samoskevich, Melissa   40   Wethington, Madeline	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 40  2:00  Hooking 2:39 1   2:39 4:39 2nd 6  2:00  Interference 10:30 1   10:30 12:30 2nd 3  2:00  Cross-Checking 13:25 1   13:25 15:25 3rd 24  2:00  Tripping 10:55 1   10:55 12:55	CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Campbell, Kristen G 31   Deguire, Tricia   4   Tabin, Kati   6   Bell, Ashton   7   Shelton, Ella   8   Shirley, Sophie   9   Potomak, Sarah   10   O’Neill, Kristin   11   Connors, Maggie   12   Munroe, Allie   14   Bourbonnais, Jaime   15   Houston, Ryleigh   16   Poznikoff, Alex   17   Maltais, Emma   18   Schneider, Malia   19   Fillier, Sarah   20   Watts, Daryl   22   Tse, Kaitlin   24   Vasko, Alexa   25   Gebhard, Jaycee   27   Pozzebon, Josiane   28   Zandee-Hart, Micah	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 10  2:00  Boarding 2:11 1   2:11 4:11 1st 10  10:00  10-Minute Misconduct 2:11     4:11 14:11 1st 24  2:00  Tripping 8:47 1   8:47 10:47 1st 25  2:00  Slashing 17:55 1   17:55 19:55 2nd 27  2:00  Body-Checking 19:06 1   19:06 1:06 3rd 28  2:00  Interference 6:48 1   6:48 8:48 3rd 22  2:00  Hooking 14:19 1   14:19 16:19

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 1:53   6-20                         2nd 5:37   25-9-16                         2nd 12:36   25-15                         3rd 18:18  EN  32-3-35

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 13:45   8-20

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES UNITED STATES 0 / 6 CANADA 0 / 4 PENALTY SUMMARY UNITED STATES 8 min / 4 inf CANADA 22 min / 7 inf POINT SUMMARY UNITED STATES 4 G + 6 A = 10 Pts CANADA 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total UNITED STATES 1 2 1 4 CANADA 1 0 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off USA - Rooney (60:00) (W) 7 8 7 22 /0:00 3rd/20:00 CAN - Deguire (57:21) (L) 8 6 8 22 /0:00 3rd/17:21 CAN - Deguire (1:41) (L) 0 0 0 0 /18:19 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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