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One of hockey'sbiggest rivalries added another editionThursday as Hockey Canada and USA Hockey hit the ice at the 2021 IIHF Women'sWorld Championship.The top two teams in the history of the women's game closed out thepreliminary round with a battle for the top spot in Group A  and it was all Canada as the team skated away with a 5-1 victory."I think it was a really fun game to be a part of Teemu Selanne Men Jersey ," said Jamie Lee Rattray, who scored two goals. "I'm really proud of the girls and how we rallied together and how we stuck together to our game plan. I think that was really key for us is that we proved to ourselves that we can stick with against any opponent."It was a big win for the Canadians, who hadnt beaten the Americans for over a decade at the world championships and entered Thursday on an eight-game losing streak against them. It was also a key win considering Canada was mi sing captain Marie-Philip Poulin after she took a puck up high in Tuesday's win over the Swi s."She's doing really well. She's in good spirits, but as a program, as a team, we feel it's nece sary to give her a few days off and rea se s herand making sure she's good to go here moving forward," Gina Kingsbury, Hockey Canada director of national teams, said Wednesday. There was no update on her status after Thursday's win. Poulin had a goal and two a sists Erik Johnson Men Jersey  in Canada's first three games and was centering the top line.With Poulin out, Victoria Bach moved to center and Brianne Jenner moved up to the top line alongside Rattray. The move paid off as Jenner got a sists on both of Rattrays goals in the middle frame. Sarah Nurse also scored short-handed to make it a handful of goals."You can't really fill Pou's shoe," said Rattray. "She's obviously a leader on this team and she has been a for a long time. ButI think we did a really good job, everyone stepped up and did the roles that they needed to and, honestly, today was a really big team win."Canada needed a quick start against the Americans, who had not allowed a single goal through the first three games  and got it. Mlodie Daoust opened the scoring in the first period. Natalie Spooner collected an a sist on goal to become the 14th player to Rene Robert Kids Jersey  score 100 points for Canada's national womens team. It was also the first first-period goal for Canada in the tournament. Renata Fast added another to make it 2-0 before the first 20 were up. The Americans got a goal from Lee Stecklein in the third period."We got away from our game. In fact, we never played our game and I think that's what  Rene Robert Women Jersey went wrong," USA captain Kendall Coyne Schofield said matter-of-factly as her team struggled throughout the game to generate offense.The game was a scene-setter for a potential gold-medal meeting on Tuesday. Before that game,the teams will take on Japan or Germany in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The winner of Thursdays nightcap between thosetwo squads gets the Americans; the loser will take on the Canadians.Sporting News hadall the action as the United States and Canada reignited theirrivalry on the ice(all times Eastern):. Canadavs. USAscore, highlights from 2021 Women's World Championship preliminary roundThird period: Canada 5, USA 18:27 p.m.  Game over. Canada makes a big statement. Stecklein and Rattray get the white hats.8:20 p.m.   Sarah Fillier boards Brianna Decker and Decker responds with a hit up high. They both go to the box.8:15 p.m.   The Americans get a power play but can't score.8:02 p.m.   Rebecca Johnston breaks in and is robbed J.T. Compher Men Jersey  by Hensley.Team USA gets on the board for the first time in the third period. CAN 5-1.  TSN (@TSN_Sports) 7:58 p.m.  GOAL.  Lee Stecklein's shot from the point gets through traffic and past Desbiens.  Canada leads 5-1. 7:55 p.m.   Final frame starts with the Canadians on the power play after Abbey Murphy called for boarding and roughing at the end of the second. Rattray also got two for roughing.Second period: Canada 5, USA 07:37p.m.   The second period comes to an end with a bit of a scrum.Canada up 5-0 and outshooting the Americans 23-11.The Canada-USA rivalry in a nutshell:  TSN (@TSN_Sports) 7:28 p.m.   Hilary Knight with a good backhand chance as she crashes down the left wing.7:25 p.m.   Hensley gets knocked over by Renata Fast, who was knocked into her by an American player. Hensley is OK.7:18 p.m.  SH GOAL.  Sarah Nurse from the left wing picks the corner over the glove of Hensley.  Canada leads5-0. SARAH NURSE, what a shot! It's 5-0 Canada!  TSN (@TSN_Sports) 7:17 p.m.    Blake Comeau Men Jersey Canada and USA trade some pleasantries as the puck gets loose at the whistle and Meghan Keller swipes at it. She getspushed around and gives it back to Emily Clark. The duo gets coincidental minors.No one has any manners.  Mike Murphy (@DigDeepBSB) 7:16 p.m.   USA Hockey gets another power play as Blayre Turnball throws an elbow.7:11 p.m.   Alex Cavallini is pulled and Nicole Hensley enters the game as the U.S. calls a timeout.7:10 p.m.  GOAL.  Jamie Lee Rattray wraps it in from behind the net.  Canada leads 4-0. Jamie Lee Rattray with back-to-back goals to give Canada a 4-0 lead!  TSN (@TSN_Sports) 7:04 p.m.  GOAL.  Canada breaks out 2- T.J. Tynan Men Jersey on-1and Brianne Jenner gets a good shot off that goes right to Jamie Lee Rattray, who buries it.  Canada leads 3-0. Jamie Lee Rattray with the BEAUTIFUL rebound!It's 3-0 Canada!  TSN (@TSN_Sports) 7:03 p.m.   Sarah Fillier went down hard after getting tangled with Kendall Coyne Schofield and seemed to get a little uncomfortable on the bench.7:02 p.m.   While short-handed, Desbiens misplays the puck and BriannaDecker almost scores.Ann-Rene Desbiens giveth, Ann-Rene Desbiens taketh away. With the paddle.  Mike Murphy (@DigDeepBSB) 7:00 p.m.   USA called for too many women. Teams will skate 4-on-4 for 28 seconds before Canada gets a power play for 1:32. Canadians are 0 for 12 on the power play.6:58 p.m.   Second begins.First period: Canada 2, USA 06:41 p.m.   Period ends. USA will start the second period with 1:39 of power-play time. Canada has outshot the Americans 15-4.6:40 p.m.   With 20.9 seconds left in the first period, USA gets a power play as Rebecca Johnston pulls down Abbey Murphy.6:33 p.m.   Amanda Ke sel with a good chance off the right wing that handcuffs Desbiens. Kelly Pannek follows up but shoots it high.6:32 p.m.   Natalie Spooner a sisted on the Daoust tally and now has 100 points.6:31 p.m.  GOAL.  Renata Fast hits the puck and it goes up Mikko Rantanen Jersey  and over a sprawled-out C