MONCTON, New Brunswick – The U.S. Women's National Team will take on Canada in the second contest of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series tonight at the Avenir Centre in Moncton. Team USA claimed the first tilt of the five-game series, 4-1, last Saturday in Hartford, Connecticut.
NHL Network will televise tonight's game live. Opening faceoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Game stats can be found here.
GAMEDAY: Tonight's game is the second of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series, a five-game series between the U.S. and Canada. The first event of its kind between the rival nations took place in a three-game format last February. Fans can follow along with @USAHockey using #RivalrySeries on Twitter.
REWIND: The U.S. won the opening game, 4-1, last Saturday (Dec. 14) in Hartford, Connecticut. Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) scored the game-winning goal and Alex Cavallini (Delafield, Wis.) recorded 31 saves to help secure the victory. In her U.S. Women's National Team debut, forward Abby Roque (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.) tallied her first goal as a senior player and newcomer Britta Curl (Bismarck, N.D.) picked up the first point of her senior career with an assist on the goal. Roque sat down with NHL Network last night to talk about her debut and the Rivalry Series. Listen here.
FROM THE HEAD COACH: Head Coach Bob Corkum (Salisbury, Mass.) spoke with Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin from Sirius XM about his thoughts on the Rivalry Series and preview tonight's match up against Canada.
Date | Opponent | TIME (ET)/Result | Location | Broadcast | Tickets/U.S. Player Of The Game | Game Stats |
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Sat., Dec. 14* | Canada | W, 4-1 | XL Center Hartford, Conn. |
NBCSN | Alex Cavallini | Stats |
Tue., Dec. 17 | Canada | W, 2-1 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
NHL Network | Alex Carpenter | Stats |
Mon., Feb. 3 | Canada | L, 2-3 (OT) | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Victoria, B.C |
NHL Network | Hilary Knight | Stats |
Wed., Feb. 5 | Canada | W, 3-1 | Rogers Arena Vancouver, B.C. |
NHL Network | Katie Burt | Stats |
Sat., Feb. 8 | Canada | W, 4-3 (OT) | Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. |
NHL Network | Megan Bozek | Stats |
*The December 14 game in Hartford was part of the 2019 Team USA Champions Series, presented by Xfinity.