Marie-Philip Poulin lifts Canada to 3-2 overtime win over the United States
SARNIA, Ont. — Captain Marie-Philip Poulin and the rest of Canada’s women’s national hockey team sent a message to the United States.
Poulin scored just 42 seconds into overtime as Canada rallied to a 3-2 win over the United States on Monday in the second half of a two-game exhibition series between the women’s hockey powers. The Canadians won both games, important victories over their arch-rivals ahead of the world championships in Plymouth, Mich., from March 31 to April 7.
“It’s always a big rivalry every time we play them, we know it can go either way and it’s always very emotional, passionate out there,” said Poulin. “It was really great to get wins back to back.”
Poulin scored the winner on a partial breakaway, carrying the puck up the right side of the ice before cutting to the slot and firing the puck on the net.