U.S. Continues Dominance with 10-4 Win to Take the 2025 Rivalry Series

The U.S. continued their dominance over Canada in Game 3 of the Rivalry Series with a 10-4 win in Edmonton, to win their first Series since the 2019-2020 Series. 

Sarah Fillier opened the scoring just 48 seconds into the first period, to give Canada an early lead, assisted by Ella Shelton and Emma Maltais. With 4 seconds left on the U.S. power play Tessa Janecke, evened the game with assists from Abbey Murphy and Taylor Heise. The U.S. then claimed the lead with a goal from Abbey Murphy assisted by Laila Edwards and Alex Carpenter. 

The U.S. extended their lead with a pair of goals in the 18th minute, first from Jesse Compher assisted by Kelly Panneck and Hayley Scamurra, then from Kendall Coyne-Schofield, to take a 4-1 lead heading into the second period. 

The score opened back up halfway through the second period with Britta Curl-Salemme wide open in front of the net off a smart pass from Hannah Bilka, which ultimately was the game winner. 

After the goal Canada, switched goaltenders putting Emerance Maschmeyer in. Sophie Jaques was able to find an answer for the Canadians, with assists coming from Natalie Spooner and Marie-Philip Poulin. But, the U.S. wasn’t done yet as Kelly Panneck joined the party getting one of her own with assists from her Frost teammate Grace Zumwinkle and Kendall Coyne-Schofield. 

Less than a minute later, Kirsten Simms took a slashing penalty, giving Canada their 4th power play of the game, that Julia Gosling capitalized on assisted by Claire Thompson and Renata Fast, cutting the U.S. lead to 6-3. In the last 30 seconds of the second period Sophie Jaques notched another for Canada off a pass from Sarah Fillier, to bring the game within 2 entering the third period. 

In the third period the U.S. ran away with the game, scoring 4 unanswered goals. The first coming from Alex Carpenter off a pass from Hilary Knight. Then Kelly Panneck got her second of the night with assists from Kendall-Coyne Schofield and Hilary Knight. Kirsten Simms then joined in on the action capitalized on the power play with assists coming from Taylor Heise and Abbey Murphy. Then to cap off the night Abbey Murphey brought home the 10th goal assisted by Hannah Bilka and Cayla Barnes. The 10th goal marked a historic first for the U.S. who had a previous high of 9 set back in 2012. The U.S. has now outscored Canada 20-6.

The teams will still face off for Game 4 December 13th, but the U.S. roster may see some changes after winning the series. The 13th marks the last time the two teams will meet before the Olympics in February. Will the Canadians be able to fight back and get a win on home soil? Or will the U.S. sweep the series for the first time in Rivalry Series history? Tune in December 13th at 9 PM EST to find out.