Haley Irwin and Sarah Nurse scored in the second period, sending Canada to a 3-1 victory over the United States on Friday night in the latest Olympic tune-up between the world's top powers in women's hockey. Marie-Philip Poulin also scored for Canada, and Ann-Renee Desbiens made 25 saves. Canada has won four of the five recent matchups, after the Americans took the series opener Oct. 22 in Quebec City. "We just have to be better in the red zones — that's the difference between winning and losing," United States coach Robb Stauber said. The last four Olympic gold medals in women's hockey have gone to Canada, but the U.S. has won seven of the past eight world championships.

Source: ABC News December 16, 2017 13:52 UTC