Canada beats arch-rival USA in Olympic women's hockey
Team Canada is still perfect in Olympic women’s hockey, after securing a win over their arch-rival.
Canada beat USA 4-2 in Beijing to take first place in Group A with a 4-0 record. The United States finishes second with a 3-1 record.
Brianne Jenner (2), Jamie Lee Rattray, and Marie-Philip Poulin scored the goals for Canada. Dani Cameranesi and Alex Carpenter answered for USA.
The Americans outshot Canada 53-27, as Canadian goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens made 51 saves in the win. Desbiens’s 51-save performance set a new Canadian record for saves in an Olympic hockey game (men’s or women’s).
The pass from Fillier🔥 The finish from Jenner 🔥
Canada takes a 1-0 lead on a power play goal by Brianne Jenner 🇨🇦 @HockeyCanada pic.twitter.com/Dp7RhJt4HW
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 8, 2022
Canada opened the scoring on a first-period power play when Jenner converted a pass from Sarah Fillier. The rest of the scoring was done during an 8:08 span in the second period, beginning with two American goals scored 2:17 apart which gave USA a 2-1 lead.
USA’s lead lasted 26 seconds, as Sarah Nurse pounced on a loose puck and set up Jenner for her second goal of the game. Rattray scored 2:25 later to give Canada the lead, converting on a pass from Natalie Spooner — the tournament’s leading scorer with 11 points in four games.
Poulin scored the insurance marker on a penalty shot, with the Canadian captain beating Madeline Rooney stick side.
BRIANNE JENNER 🚨
Right after the U.S. took a 2-1 lead Jenner ties things up 2-2 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/4oomZ0bVCE
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 8, 2022
Jamie Lee Rattray continues to impress at her first Olympic Games 🔥
Another goal for Canada and it is 🇨🇦 3-2 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Bxj5GmLuSi
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 8, 2022
MARIE-PHILIP POULIN 🔥🔥🔥
Captain Clutch with a NASTY penalty shot goal to make it
🇨🇦 4-2 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xfOaMQDpog— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 8, 2022
Canada will play the third-place team from Group B in the quarterfinals later this week, while USA will face the country that finishes second in Group B. Barring a major upset, Canada and USA will play again in the gold medal game next week. USA is the defending Olympic champion, while Canada is the reigning world champion.
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