2018 4 Nations Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | November 6–10 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (9th title) |
Runners-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 43 (5.38 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Hilary Knight (7 points) |
The 2018 4 Nations Cup was a women's ice hockey tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was the 23rd edition of the 4 Nations Cup.
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Gold medal game |
| 2 | Canada (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Finland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Sweden
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Canada
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC−6).
| November 6, 2018 12:00 | Finland | 1–5 (1–0, 0–5, 0–0) | United States | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noora Räty | Goalies | Maddie Rooney | ||
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 10 | Shots | 49 | ||
| November 6, 2018 19:00 | Canada | 6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Sweden | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Lovisa Selander | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 52 | Shots | 18 | ||
| November 7, 2018 15:00 | Sweden | 2–3 (0–3, 0–0, 2–0) | Finland | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Omberg | Goalies | Jenna Silvonen | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | ||
| November 7, 2018 19:00 | United States | 2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Canada | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Shannon Szabados | ||
| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 24 | ||
| November 8, 2018 15:00 | Sweden | 1–5 (0–3, 1–1, 0–1) | United States | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Söderberg | Goalies | Emma Polusny | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 20 | Shots | 40 | ||
| November 8, 2018 19:30 | Finland | 0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Canada | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noora Räty | Goalies | Emerance Maschmeyer | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 48 | ||
Bronze medal game
| November 10, 2018 15:00 | Sweden | 2–4 (1–0, 1–1, 0–3) | Finland | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Omberg | Goalies | Noora Räty | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| November 10, 2018 20:00 | Canada | 2–5 (1–2, 0–2, 1–1) | United States | SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Szabados Emerance Maschmeyer | Goalies | Alex Rigsby | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Final standings
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United States
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Canada
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Finland
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| 4 | Sweden
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Scoring leaders
Only the top ten skaters, sorted by points, then goals, are included in this list.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary Knight |
4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | F |
| Brianna Decker |
4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | F |
| Dani Cameranesi |
4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | F |
| Sydney Brodt |
4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | F |
| Rebecca Johnston |
4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | F |
| Kendall Coyne Schofield |
4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | F |
| Mélodie Daoust |
4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | F |
| Marie-Philip Poulin |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | F |
| Hannah Brandt |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | F |
| Lina Ljungblom |
4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: Hockey Canada
Goaltending leaders
Only the top four goaltenders, based on save percentage, who played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rigsby |
120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 49 | .939 | 0 |
| Noora Räty |
180:00 | 9 | 3.00 | 129 | .930 | 0 |
| Shannon Szabados |
160:00 | 8 | 3.00 | 74 | .892 | 0 |
| Maria Omberg |
116:00 | 7 | 3.62 | 65 | .892 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: Hockey Canada