After giving up two goals in the first period, the U.S. rallied to defeat Canada 5-2 in the final Group A game of the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship. “I think that was the best our team has responded in a really long time,” said Kelly Pannek, who scored the equalizer for the U.S.
just over 11 minutes into the second period. “A lot of composure and a lot of trust on our bench.” “I thought it was a good test of character for our team,” echoed Megan Keller. “We stuck together and a lot of players stepped up.
I thought Nicole (Hensley), our goalie, was phenomenal. Just a great team win out there.” After evening the score in the second period, the U.S.
stepped it up even more early in the third. Lacey Eden and Kendall Coyne Schofield recorded back-to-back tallies (videos embedded below) before Hilary Knight finished the game off with an empty-net goal. Savannah Harmon, who assisted on both Eden and Coyne Schofield’s goals, was named U.S.