US women beat Canada 2-1 in shootout to set up decisive Game 5 in Rivalry Series

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Hilary Knight, Hannah Bilka and Kelly Pannek scored in a shootout, goalie Gwyneth Philips was perfect in the tiebreaker and the United States beat Canada 2-1 on Thursday night to set up a decisive Game 5 in the Rivalry Series.

The deciding game in the women's hockey series is Saturday night in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

With Canadian star Marie-Philip Poulin off for tripping, Knight opened the scoring for the United States at 8:13 of the first period. Blayre Turnbull tied it with 2:20 left in regulation.

Philips made 31 saves in regulation and overtime.

Knight opened the shootout by beating Ann-Renée Desbiens to the glove side with a low wrist shot. Bilka slipped a backhander through Desbiens' legs on the Americans' third attempt, and Pannek scored on a high shot on the fourth to end it.

Taylor Heise was the only one of the four American shooters to miss. Brianne Jenner, Poulin and Jamie Lee Rattray failed on their shootout attempts for Canada.

The United States opened the series Nov. 6 with a 7-2 victory in San Jose, California. Canada took the next two games, winning 5-4 in a shootout in Salt Lake City on Nov. 8 and 4-1 in Boise, Idaho, on Nov. 10.

While fans at some NHL and NBA games in Canada have booed the American anthem over the past week, there was no audible booing during the anthem at Scotiabank Centre.

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Fans stand for Canada's national anthem before a women's Rivalry Series hockey game against the United States in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada head coach Troy Ryan speaks to his players on the bench during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Blayre Turnbull, left, and Sarah Fillier celebrate Turnbull's game-tying goal during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Laura Stacey, top left, tries to tip the puck in front of USA's goaltender Gwyneth Philips, right, and Sydney Bard during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin, right, and Laura Stacey, left, celebrate a game-tying goal by teammate Blayre Turnbull during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

United States players celebrate after a shootout win over Team Canada in a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, right, makes a save as United States' Maureen Murphy, left, looks for a rebound during the third period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

United States goaltender Gwyneth Philips, right, makes a save against Canada's Jamie Lee Rattray, left, during a shootout in a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Members of USA celebrate a shootout win over Team Canada during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

United States players celebrate after a shootout win over Team Canada in a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Laura Stacey, top left, tries to tip the puck in front of United States goaltender Gwyneth Philips, right, and Sydney Bard during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Claire Thompson, left, knocks down USA's Britta Curl-Salemme during the first period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team USA goaltender Gwyneth Philips, center, makes a save in front of teammate Taylor Heise, left, as Team Canada's Sarah Fillier looks for a rebound during the second period of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team USA goaltender Gwyneth Philips makes a save in front of teammates Taylor Heise, left, and Megan Keller as Team Canada's Sarah Fillier, right, looks for a rebound during the second period of of a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

United States players celebrate after Hilary Knight's first-period goal against Canada during a women's Rivalry Series hockey game in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Codey, a former acting governor of New Jersey and the longest serving legislator in the state's history, died Sunday. He was 79.

Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, confirmed her husband’s death to The Associated Press.

“Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully this morning at home, surrounded by family, after a brief illness,” Codey's family wrote in a Facebook post on Codey's official page.

"Our family has lost a beloved husband, father and grandfather -- and New Jersey lost a remarkable public servant who touched the lives of all who knew him," the family said.

Known for his feisty, regular-guy persona, Codey was a staunch advocate of mental health awareness and care issues. The Democrat also championed legislation to ban smoking from indoor areas and sought more money for stem cell research.

Codey, the son of a northern New Jersey funeral home owner, entered the state Assembly in 1974 and served there until he was elected to the state Senate in 1982. He served as Senate president from 2002 to 2010.

Codey first served as acting governor for a brief time in 2002, after Christine Todd Whitman’s resignation to join President George W. Bush’s administration. He held the post again for 14 months after Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004.

At that time, New Jersey law mandated that the Senate president assume the governor’s role if a vacancy occurred, and that person would serve until the next election.

Codey routinely drew strong praise from residents in polls, and he gave serious consideration to seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2005. But he ultimately chose not to run when party leaders opted to back wealthy Wall Street executive Jon Corzine, who went on to win the office.

Codey would again become acting governor after Corzine was incapacitated in April 2007 due to serious injuries he suffered in a car accident. He held the post for nearly a month before Corzine resumed his duties.

After leaving the governor’s office, Codey returned to the Senate and also published a memoir that detailed his decades of public service, along with stories about his personal and family life.

“He lived his life with humility, compassion and a deep sense of responsibility to others,” his family wrote. “He made friends as easily with Presidents as he did with strangers in all-night diners.”

Codey and his wife often spoke candidly about her past struggles with postpartum depression, and that led to controversy in early 2005, when a talk radio host jokingly criticized Mary Jo and her mental health on the air.

Codey, who was at the radio station for something else, confronted the host and said he told him that he wished he could “take him outside.” But the host claimed Codey actually threatened to “take him out,” which Codey denied.

His wife told The Associated Press that Codey was willing to support her speaking out about postpartum depression, even if it cost him elected office.

“He was a really, really good guy,” Mary Jo Codey said. “He said, ‘If you want to do it, I don’t care if I get elected again.’”

Jack Brook contributed reporting from New Orleans.

FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)