Ottawa, ON - Canada's National Women's Team faced Team USA in the opening game of the three-game TSN
Challenge series on Tuesday in Ottawa, ON.
Canada's Vicky Sunohara opened the scoring in the first period at 4:59 and then again at 7:25 as Canada
pressed the USA in the opening period.
Team USA made the score 2-1, as Cammi Granato scored on a power play at 14:06 on Canadian goaltender
Charline Labonté who was playing in her 1st ever game with Canada's National team.
Jenny Potter evened the score at 5:29 of the second period and then Laurie Baker gave the US a 3-2 lead at
8:04.
Katie King made the score 4-2 at 2:56 the third period. Canada came inches from getting closer minutes
later but Nancy Drolet's drive was stopped on the goal line as it slipped by goaltender DaCosta. Karyn Bye
added an insurance marker as USA captured a 5-2 win.
The TSN Challenge, a three game, total points series gives 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie in games 1
and 2, and game 3 has 4 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. Overtime will only be played in game 3 if
total points are tied.
The second game of the TSN Challenge takes place in Montreal, QC on Wednesday, November 28th at 7:30 pm
(EST).
Players of the Game
CAN - Vicky Sunohara
USA - Jenny Potter
Box Score |
CAN |
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Compte |
USA |
1
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
First Period/Première période |
Scoring/Buts:
04:59 CAN Sunohara (Hefford)
07:25 CAN Sunohara (Dupuis, Hefford)
14:06 USA Granato (Wendell, Potter)
Penalties/Pénalités
14:40 CAN Hefford (Bodychecking/Mis-en-échec)
|
Second Period/Deuxième période |
Scoring/Buts:
04:29 USA Potter (King)
08:04 USA Baker (Ruggiero)
Penalties/Pénalités
05:41 CAN Hefford (Roughing/Rudesse)
11:21 USA Looney (Roughing/Rudesse)
13:25 CAN Bench (Too Many/Trop de joueuses)
|
Third Period/Troisième période |
Scoring/Buts:
02:56 USA King (Merz)
10:20 USA Bye (King, Potter)
Penalties/Pénalités
07:12 CAN Bredin (Roughing/Rudesse)
10:08 USA Bench (Too Many/Trop de joueuses)
19:35 USA Ruggiero (Body Checking/Mis-en-échec)
|
Goaltenders |
CAN |
Charline Labonte |
Gardiennes de but |
USA |
Sarah Decosta |
|
|
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
|
Shots on Goal by |
CAN |
9
|
4
|
7
|
20
|
Tirs au but par |
USA |
7
|
14
|
11
|
32
|
|
Referee/Arbitre |
Chantal Champagne |
Linesmen/Juges des lignes |
Julie Bissonnette, Chris Pellerin |
|
Attendance/Assistance |
7,947 |
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