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2017-18 NWU18T - Series vs USA (Aug)
Game #1
Final
August 17, 2017 6:00 pm EST
Olympic Center – 1980 Rink
Lake Placid, N.Y.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
1
0
1
3
0
1
4

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
7
13
9
29
9
12
6
27

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 4
4
1 / 2
8

Game Story

CANADA DROPS WOMEN’S U18 OPENER TO U.S.

JASON LA ROSE

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Audrey-Anne Veillette (Drummondville, Que./Stanstead College, NAPHA) scored on a second-period power play, but Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team couldn’t recover from an early deficit in a 4-1 loss to the United States to open the three-game series between the rivals Thursday.

Canada had the better chances in the early minutes of the first period, but momentum swung towards the host with the first penalty of the game just before the midway mark.

The U.S. converted on the man advantage, with Maggie Flaherty wiring a wrist shot over the short-side shoulder of Canadian goaltender Halle Oswald (Sanford, Man./Pembina Valley, MFMHL) at 10:42.

Casey O’Brien doubled the lead at 15:03, finding a loose puck in the crease and beating Oswald, and Makenna Webster tucked a deke around the Canadian puck-stopper at 18:47 to put the Americans up 3-0 after 20 minutes.

Canada came out with jump in the second period, almost doubling its shot total from the first, and Veillette finished a pretty passing play on a Canadian power play at 6:24 to cut the U.S. lead to two. Claire Dalton (Toronto, Ont./Toronto, PWHL) and Willow Slobodzian (Clavet, Sask./Saskatoon, SFMAAAHL) picked up well-earned assists.

Maggie Connors (St. John’s, N.L./Shattuck-St. Mary’s, USHS) had a golden chance to make it a one-goal game just minutes later after she picked off an errant pass in the U.S. zone, but her shot found the base of the post behind netminder Lindsay Reed.

Canada outshot the Americans 9-6 in the third period – and 29-27 overall – but Abbey Murphy capped the scoring for the U.S. into an empty net with 37 seconds left.

Despite the loss, the Canadians still lead the all-time summer series 17-14.

The series continues Friday (5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT) at Herb Brooks Arena, part of the Lake Placid Olympic Center, before wrapping up with an early puck drop Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. PT).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Zoe Boyd
Body-Checking (2:00)
09:32
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Maggie Flaherty

Assists: Anne Bloomer, Samantha Burke
10:42
GOAL
Goal: Casey O'Brien

Assists: Makenna Webster, Dominique Petrie
15:03
GOAL
Goal: Makenna Webster

Assists: Casey O'Brien
18:47
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Madeline Wethington
Roughing (2:00)
01:12
PENALTY
Penalty: Britta Curl-Salemme
Interference (2:00)
06:13
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Audrey-Anne Veillette

Assists: Claire Dalton, Willow Slobodzian
06:24
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Madelyn McArthur

11:27
PENALTY
Penalty: Madeline Wethington
Cross-Checking (2:00)
13:47
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Brooke McQuigge
Roughing (2:00)
13:37
GOAL
Goal: Abbey Murphy

Assists: Hannah Bilka
19:23
PENALTY
Penalty: Britta Curl-Salemme
Tripping (2:00)
19:35

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GAA SV%
Halle Oswald CAN 31 14 11 3 0.786
Madelyn McArthur CAN 27 12 12 0 1.000
Lindsay Reed USA 60 29 28 1 0.966

Game Leaders

GA 3 - SVS - 11 - SV% - 0.786
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1

Previous Games

1 - 3 L @ United StatesUSA
Aug 20, 2017
3 - 1 W vs. CanadaCAN
Aug 20, 2017
3 - 0 W @ United StatesUSA
Aug 18, 2017
0 - 3 L vs. CanadaCAN
Aug 18, 2017
1 - 4 L @ United StatesUSA
Aug 17, 2017
4 - 1 W vs. CanadaCAN
Aug 17, 2017
Photos
Videos
2025 U18WWC: CAN 3 – USA 0 (Gold Medal)
Grenier made 14 saves to backstop Canada to its eighth U18 gold medal.
2025 U18WWC: CAN 4 – CZE 2 (Semifinal)
Zablocki and Tiller had 1G 1A apiece to send Canada to play for gold.
2025 U18WWC: CAN 17 – JPN 0 (Quarterfinal)
Zablocki and Cimoroni had 3G 2A each to help Canada into the semis.
2025 U18WWC: CAN 5 – CZE 0 (Preliminary)
Grenier made 20 saves to backstop Canada to a perfect prelims.
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