Overview
- Game 1 is tonight at Rocket Arena in Cleveland (7 p.m. ET, NHL Network), with Game 2 in Buffalo on Nov. 8 and two games in Edmonton on Dec. 10 and 13.
- Aerin Frankel starts in goal for the United States in the opener, and coach John Wroblewski has not named a starter for Saturday.
- Rosters are PWHL-heavy, with Boston’s Megan Keller, Aerin Frankel and Haley Winn; Ottawa’s Gabbie Hughes, Gwyneth Philips and Rory Guilday; six Minnesota Frost players for the U.S.; five New York Sirens split across both teams; and seven from PWHL Seattle.
- Team USA evaluations spotlight projected lines led by Alex Carpenter, Tessa Janecke and Hilary Knight, plus Taylor Heise centering Kendall Coyne Schofield and Kirsten Simms, while Casey O’Brien will sit out the opener after missing practice.
- Thursday’s game is the nations’ 193rd meeting since 1990, Canada leads 108–83, and national teams plan to unveil Olympic rosters in late December or early January.