If Canada head coach Laura Schuler wanted a better effort from her team after Sunday’s 5-2 loss, Wednesday’s 5-1 win at a sold-out Agganis Arena in Boston was mission accomplished.
Three second period goals, one short-handed, one on the power play, and one at even strength turned a 1-1 game after 20 minutes into a 4-1 lead. Canada only had eight shots in the period. It forced the United States to switch from Nicole Hensley to Alex Rigsby after the frame.
The three-goal period was a reversal of the first game of the series on Sunday when the United States scored three goals in the second period.