DENVER -- Karyn Bye scored a third-period goal to lift the
U.S. women's hockey team to a 3-2 victory over the Canadian
national team Friday night.
Bye took a pass from Julie Chu and scored from the right circle
at 13:05.
U.S. goaltender Ali Brewer had 18 saves, while Canada's Sami Jo
Small had 25.
The game, held in conjunction with NHL All-Star weekend, was
witnessed by 9,562, the largest crowd to watch a women's hockey
game in the United States. The previous attendance record was 7,500
in San Jose in 1998.
Canada took a 2-1 lead in the first period on goals by Therese
Brisson and Hayley Wickenheiser.
America's Krissy Wendell opened the scoring, beating Small from
the slot at 4:15. Brisson tied it from the point at 7:58, and
Wickenheiser scored on a backhand wraparound at 16:03.
Natalie Darwitz made it 2-2 at 14:09 of the second period,
poking in a rebound of Cammi Granato's shot.
The U.S. team, which beat Canada in the gold-medal game of the
1998 Olympics, extended its record to 3-1 over the Canadians this
season. Overall, the Americans are 32-1-0 this season, while Canada
is 8-3.
The Americans prevailed 5-4 Wednesday night in Red Deer,
Alberta, Canada, and thus captured the second-annual TSN Challenge,
a two-game series.
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ALSO SEE
2001 NHL All-Star Game coverage
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