In the latest installment of the famed USA-Canada rivalry, Team USA defended its Four Nations title with a 5-3 win in the championship game. While Canada is 11-6 in Four Nations title games, the U.S. is now 4-1 in the last five.
Hilary Knight led the USA with two
Women from the United States, Canada, Finland, and Sweden converge on Vierumaki, Finland for the 2016 Four Nations Cup, which begins Tuesday.
The United States open its tournament on Tuesday against Sweden at 12:30 PM ET. Canada and Finland also face off at 12:30 PM. While USA/Sweden
The Four Nations Cup concluded on Sunday and featured a 3-2 overtime win by the United States. Toronto's Natalie Spooner scored first before Brianna Decker tied it for the United States. Canada took the lead again, thanks to Meghan Agosta, but Brianna Decker tied the game in the third period.
In the bronze medal/third place game, Finland defeated host nation Sweden in overtime. Swedish goaltender Minatsu Murase was excellent in the loss, making 35 saves on 38 shots. The Swedes were only able to muster 19 total shots on Meeri Räisänen, but they still made
Jessie Vetter got the job done at the 2015 Women's World Championship in Sweden this past April, winning the gold medal game even though she finished the tournament with just a 0.76 save percentage. However, she was perfect in her first start in the 2015
