Overview
- The United States leads the four-game set 3-0 and has outscored Canada 20-6, including a 10-4 defeat that marked the most goals Canada has ever allowed in a game.
- Canada responded with meetings, extensive video review and focused work on breakouts, zone entries and special teams in the two days before the finale.
- Coach Troy Ryan flagged complacency and a lack of compete as core issues and said Canada must play with greater structure to match the Americans’ pace.
- Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens will start again on Saturday as players make a final case before returning to PWHL or college teams.
- U.S. speed and youth have driven recent results, contributing to Canada’s five-game skid in the rivalry, even as Canada remains the defending Olympic champion and the U.S. holds the most recent world title.