Team Canada won the 2023-24 Rivalry Series with a 6-1 win over Team USA on Sunday afternoon.
Just like last year, Canada dropped the first three games of the seven-game series to the Americans. And for the second year in a row, Canada completed the reverse sweep with four straight wins starting with a 3-2 victory on Dec. 16.
Natalie Spooner and Emma Maltais — teammates on PWHL Toronto — scored two goals each. Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal) and Ashton Bell (Ottawa) also scored for Canada. Grace Zumwinkle (Minnesota) scored the lone goal for the U.S.
Players for both national teams will return to their PWHL clubs and games will begin again on Wednesday night. Sunday’s Game 7 was the last game between Canada and the U.S. until the two rivals face off at the 2024 women’s world championships, which will begin April 3 in Utica, N.Y.
Natalie Spooner’s Return
Spooner returned to the national team for the final leg of the Rivalry Series after a strong start to the PWHL season.
She took some time off after the 2023 world championships in April — which she played in four months postpartum — and didn’t start skating for the PWHL season until October. Since coming back, Spooner has been Toronto’s best player and is sitting first in the league in goals (7).
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