Canada aims to bounce back against the USA in the Rivalry Series on TSN

Canada and the USA clash for the second time this week when the Rivalry Series resumes on Friday night.

The teams take to the ice in Salt Lake City, Utah, for Game 2 of the five-game set.

Watch Game 2 of the Rivalry Series LIVE at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on TSN1, TSN.ca and the TSN app.

The USA claimed a 7-2 victory in the opener of the 2024-25 edition in San Jose, California, on Wednesday.

Lacey Eden, a senior forward at Wisconsin, scored two of five goals for the USA in the first period on the road against Canada.

Canada’s Blayre Turnbull and Sarah Nurse scored in the second period.

After Friday’s contest, the series will shift to Boise, Idaho, on Sunday. Game 4 will take place in Halifax on February 6, while the final is set for February 8 in Summerside, PEI

The last two Rivalry series have seen Canada pull off the reverse sweep of the USA, erasing a 3-0 series deficit before taking Game 7.

Prior to the meeting earlier this week, the two countries last faced off at the 2024 Women’s World Championships in Utica, NY, in a back-and-forth gold medal game that ended with Canada winning 6-5 in overtime on a goal from 1 p.m. Danielle Serdachny.

Canada has two players making their senior team debuts in Toronto. Scepters attack Daryl Watts and teenage phenom Chloe Primerano.

On the other hand, the Americans bring a young and high-scoring roster to the Rivalry Series. With 10 of their 27 players playing college hockey this season, the USA has the top three scorers in the NCAA with the Wisconsin trio of Casey O’Brien (26 points), Caroline Harvey (23) and Laila Edwards (22).