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Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Nicole Hertrich Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Veronica Lovensno Justine Todd | |||||
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Kessel Pankowski Carpenter Knight | Shootout | Karvinen Savolainen Tuominen Nieminen Tapani | ||||||
8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
52 | Shots | 27 |
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