PLAYED AT: Vierumäki Ice Arena
Date: Nov 2, 2016
GAME NOTES: CANADA WINS SECOND STRAIGHT AT 4 NATIONS CUP
WENDY GRAVES
VIERUMÄKI, Finland – A power play goal from Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./Montreal, CWHL) midway through the second period proved to be the game-winner as Canada’s National Women’s Team defeated Sweden 3-1 on Wednesday at the 2016 4 Nations Cup.
After Canada had a goal waved off on a delayed penalty, Poulin took a pass from Laura Fortino (Hamilton, Ont./Brampton, CWHL), walked in alone and let loose a shot from between the hash marks.
With the win Canada improved to 2-0 and secured a spot in the gold medal game on Saturday.
Haley Irwin (Thunder Bay, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) scored in the first and Mélodie Daoust (Valleyfield, Que./McGill University, RSEQ) added an empty-netter as time ran out in the third.
Fortino added two assists, with Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont./Brampton, CWHL) and Rebecca Johnston (Sudbury, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) having one apiece.
Geneviève Lacasse (Kingston, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) made 12 saves for her first win in her first start of the tournament.
Canada has now won 17 of 18 all-time meetings against Sweden at the 4 Nations Cup.
It was the Swedes, though, who got on the board first in this one. A shot from Hanna Olsson snuck under Lacasse’s blocker just past the eight-minute mark of the opening period.
The equalizer came seven minutes later when Irwin tipped a shot in traffic past Swedish netminder Sara Grahn.
Poulin had the only goal of the second, and Daoust iced the win with an empty-net goal with 66 seconds to go in regulation.
Canada outshot Sweden 38-13.
Through two games Canada is 1/8 on the power play and 8/8 on the penalty kill.
Canada concludes the preliminary round on Friday against the United States (12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT). With both teams having already qualified for the gold medal game, Friday will determine seeding and who enjoys the benefits of being the home team in Saturday’s final. |
Visiting Team: Canada
Head Coach: Laura Schuler Assistant Coach: Troy Ryan |
Home Team: Sweden
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CANADA LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 30 | Maschmeyer, Emerance | | G | 31 | Lacasse, Geneviève | | G | 34 | Howe, Erica | | | 2 | Agosta, Meghan | | | 3 | Larocque, Jocelyne | | | 4 | Lacquette, Brigette | | | 6 | Johnston, Rebecca | | | 7 | Rattray, Jamie Lee | | | 8 | Fortino, Laura | | | 9 | Wakefield, Jennifer | | | 14 | Kessel, Courtney | | | 15 | Daoust, Melodie | | | 17 | Bram, Bailey | | | 19 | Jenner, Brianne | | | 20 | Kohanchuk, Jenelle | | | 21 | Irwin, Haley | | | 23 | Ambrose, Erin | | | 24 | Spooner, Natalie | | | 26 | Campbell, Jessica | | | 27 | Watchorn, Tara | | | 29 | Poulin, Marie-Philip | | | 36 | Fast, Renata | | | 37 | Davis, Sarah | | | 43 | Stacey, Laura |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 1st | 26 | 2:00 | Slashing | 5:38 | 1 | | 20:00 | 7:38 | | 2nd | 2 | 2:00 | Hooking | 5:39 | 1 | | 20:00 | 7:39 | | 2nd | 24 | 2:00 | Interference | 13:26 | 1 | | 20:00 | 15:26 | | 3rd | 21 | 2:00 | Hooking | 1:56 | 1 | | 20:00 | 3:56 | | 3rd | 7 | 2:00 | Hooking | 9:26 | 1 | | 20:00 | 11:26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SWEDEN LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 1 | Grahn, Sara | | G | 30 | Berndtsson, Lovisa | | | 2 | Alasalmi, Emmy | | | 5 | Fällman, Johanna | | | 6 | Hjalmarsson, Sara | | | 7 | Olofsson, Johanna | | | 8 | Svedin, Annie | | | 9 | Adolfsson, Jessica | | | 10 | Ramboldt, Emilia | | | 12 | Berglund, Ebba | | | 15 | Johansson, Lisa | | | 17 | Bäckman, Linnea | | | 18 | Borgqvist, Anna | | | 19 | Lindh, Maria | | | 20 | Rask, Fanny | | | 21 | Uden-Johansson, Erica | | | 23 | Stenberg, Rebecca | | | 24 | Grahm, Erika | | | 25 | Östlund, Julia | | | 26 | Olsson, Hanna | | | 28 | Lowenhielm, Michelle | | | 29 | Carlsson, Olivia | | | | | | | | |
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SWEDEN PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 2nd | 20 | 2:00 | Hooking | 9:24 | 1 | | 20:00 | 11:24 | | 3rd | 15 | 2:00 | Tripping | 6:04 | 1 | | 20:00 | 8:04 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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