By Canadian Press

Bozek’s power-play goal in OT lifts U.S. to win over Canada

Feb 8, 2020 | 10:23 PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Megan Bozek’s power-play goal 42 seconds into overtime helped the United States rally to a 4-3 victory over Canada in the final game of this year’s Rivalry Series.

Bozek’s goal came in front of the largest crowd to watch a women’s national team game in the U.S. The game drew 13,320, surpassing the previous mark of 10,158 for a 2002 game against Canada in Detroit.

The U.S. took four of five games in the series against its rivals.

Bozek had a goal and an assist, while Emily Matheson had a pair of assists. Hilary Knight, Dani Cameranesi and Monique Lamoureux-Morando scored for the U.S., and Alex Cavallini made 17 saves.

Jill Saulnier had a goal and an assist, while Loren Gabel and Mélodie Daoust also scored for Canada. Geneviève Lacasse made 26 saves.

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Both teams scored their first goal 24 seconds apart in the first period. Hilary Knight opened the scoring at 2:37 with a deflection of Megan Bozek’s shot from the point. Knight finished as the leading goal-scorer in the series with three and tied for the most U.S. points with four.

Canada quickly tied it with Saulnier’s shot from slot off a pass from Rebecca Johnston.

Canada grabbed a 2-1 advantage with 3:28 remaining in the first when Gabel finished a two-on-one by beating Cavallini on her glove side. Cameranesi evened it with 1:36 left with a shot that got past Lacasse on her short side.

Daoust put Canada back on top 2:56 into the second period with a backhand from in front of the net. The goal was set up when Jessie Eldridge forced a turnover behind the U.S. net and fed it to Daoust.

The U.S. tied it up nine minutes into the third when Lamoureux-Morando deflected in Emily Matheson’s shot from the point.

NOTES: Alex Carpenter also had four points in the series for the U.S. (two goals, two assists). … Annie Pankowski, who grew up in Laguna Hills, California, and played in the Ducks girls youth hockey programs, had an assist on Lamoureux-Morando’s goal. … The U.S. outscored Canada 15-9 in the series.

Joe Reedy, The Associated Press