PLAYED AT: Extreme Ice Center
Date: Mar 22, 2019
GAME NOTES: CANADA EDGES U.S. IN PARA OPENER
JASON LA ROSE
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. – Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) and Dominic Cozzolino (Mississauga, Ont.) had a goal and an assist apiece, Liam Hickey (St. John’s, N.L.) scored the winner and Canada’s National Para Hockey Team held off a late push to earn a 4-3 win over the United States on Friday in the opener of a two-game series.
Corbyn Smith (Monkton, Ont.) had the other goal for the Canadians, who ended a three-game losing streak against their North American rivals.
Canada got its offence going early when Smith redirected in a feed from Greg Westlake (Oakville, Ont.) less than six minutes in, but the U.S. struck on both halves of a two-man advantage late in the first period.
Jack Wallace was first, hammering a one-timer past goaltender Dominic Larocque (Quebec City, Que) at 10:48, and Brody Roybal gathered in a long pass from Declan Farmer before beating Larocque on a breakaway at 12:13 to put the Americans up 2-1 after one.
The Canadian power play went to work in the second period; McGregor found his own rebound and beat U.S. netminder Jen Lee with a quick shot to tie the game, and Cozzolino worked his way to the slot before snapping home the 3-2 goal less than three minutes after that.
Hickey added what proved to be the game-winning goal with a shorthanded effort five minutes into in the third period, fighting down the left wing and wiring a shot upstairs on Lee to make it 4-2.
Rico Roman knocked down an errant pass at the Canadian blue-line and set up Luke McDermott to get the Americans back within one with 5:55 to go, but they would get no closer.
Larocque finished with 12 saves in the win; the U.S. outshot Canada 15-10 overall.
The two teams are right back at it Saturday in the series finale, with puck drop set for 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. |
Visiting Team: United States
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Home Team: Canada
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UNITED STATES LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 32 | Lee, Jen | | G | 34 | Cash, Steve | | | 3 | de Quebec, Ralph | | | 4 | Roybal, Brody | | | 7 | Gooley, Colin | | | 8 | Wallace, Jack | | | 9 | Dodson, Travis | | | 10 | Sweeney, Josh | | | 13 | McDermott, Luke | | | 15 | Zych, Kyle | | | 16 | Farmer, Declan | | | 17 | Douglas, Chris | | | 22 | Grove, Noah | | | 23 | Roman, Rico | | | 27 | Pauls, Josh | | | 40 | Hargis, Josh | | | 88 | McKee, Kevin |
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UNITED STATES PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 2nd | 8 | 2:00 | Charging | 5:11 | 1 | | 5:11 | 7:11 | | 2nd | 8 | 2:00 | Teeing | 8:09 | 1 | | 8:09 | 10:09 | | 3rd | 4 | 2:00 | Holding | 11:52 | 1 | | 11:52 | 13:52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CANADA LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 30 | Watson, Corbin | | G | 31 | Larocque, Dominic | | | 2 | Crane, Rod | | | 4 | Dunn, James | | | 5 | Henry, Tyrone | | | 6 | Culmone, Anthony | | | 7 | Lavin, Zach | | | 8 | McGregor, Tyler | | | 9 | Smith, Corbyn | | | 12 | Westlake, Greg | | | 15 | Sorley, Kevin | | | 19 | Cozzolino, Dominic | | | 22 | Riley, Garrett | | | 23 | Hickey, Liam | | | 25 | Gemmell, James | | | 26 | Jacobs-Webb, Anton | | | 28 | Lehoux, Antoine |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 1st | 15 | 2:00 | Teeing | 10:05 | 1 | | 10:05 | 12:05 | | 1st | 8 | 2:00 | Teeing | 10:24 | 1 | | 10:24 | 12:24 | | 3rd | 8 | 2:00 | Holding | 4:55 | 1 | | 4:55 | 6:55 | | 3rd | 6 | 2:00 | Teeing | 5:36 | 1 | | 5:36 | 7:36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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