Emily Clark scored twice as Canada beat the United States in Game 1 of a nine-game pre-Olympic Rivalry Series.
It was the first meeting between the cross-border rivals and the world's top hockey powers since Canada's 3-2 overtime victory in the gold medal game of the women's world championships in Calgary, Alberta, on Aug. 31. The Canadians have won three straight meetings to mark their best streak since a five-game run before a 3-2 shootout loss in the gold-medal game at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.
Clark's go-ahead goal came shortly after Canada's power-play unit failed to register a shot on net with Megan Bozek off for cross-checking. Ella Shelton set up the play by gaining the American blue line and turning around in the right circle to feed Clark, whose shot beat Cavallini through a screen and inside the near post.
Off the faceoff in the U.S. zone, Canada worked the puck back to Erin Ambrose, whose shot from the blue line was tipped in front by teammate Rebecca Johnston. Cavallini made the stop, but was unable to control the rebound, which dribbled to her left, where an untouched Fillier swept it into the open side.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic shutting down women's hockey for 18 months, the outing was Team USA's first against an international opponent on U.S. soil in 622 days, dating to a 4-3 overtime win over Canada in a rivalry series game played at Anaheim, California, on Feb. 8, 2020.
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