Canada beats US 3-1 in Game 5 to win the Rivalry Series women's hockey showcase

SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island (AP) — Jennifer Gardiner broke a tie with 6:44 left and Canada beat the United States 3-1 on Saturday night to win the Rivalry Series women's hockey showcase for the third straight time.

Gardiner took a pass between the faceoff circles and fired a wrist shot that got past Aerin Frankel through a crowd.

Canada won the five-game series 3-2, two nights after the United States tied it with a 2-1 shootout victory in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

“It is pretty incredible. Just to put the jersey on is a huge honor, but to get on the scoreboard just felt like one of the most incredible feelings,” Gardiner said. “I couldn’t even explain it really. It felt like I blacked out for a second.”

In Game 5 at Credit Union Place, Brianne Jenner opened the scoring for Canada at 6:48 of the second period. Kelly Pannek tied it at 3:03 of the third, and Laura Stacey iced it with empty-netter with 1:19 remaining.

Emerance Maschmeyer made 28 saves for Canada. Frankel stopped 40 shots.

“It’s never easy to lose a game like this. Our team played hard,” U.S. coach John Wroblewski said. “We’ll continue to evaluate and make sure we’re ready heading into women’s worlds in April.”

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Team Canada's Claire Thompson, center, tries to jump out of the way of the puck while battling with Team USA's Hilary Knight, left, and goaltender Aerin Frankel during the first period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team Canada goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, left, makes a save against United States' Taylor Heise, right, during the third period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Members of Team USA celebrate a goal behind Team Canada goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer during the third period of Rivalry Series hockey action in Summerside, Canada, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Laura Stacey, left, celebrates her empty-net goal while falling into Team USA's Kelly Pannek during the third period of Rivalry Series hockey action in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Laura Stacey (7) celebrates after her empty-net goal with teammate Kristin O'Neill (43) near United States' Kelly Pannek (12) during the third period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Members of Team USA react following their 3-1 loss to Team Canada in the final game of Rivalry Series hockey action in Summerside, Canada, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada players celebrate after their victory over the United States in the final game of a Rivalry Series in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada players celebrate after their victory over the United States in the final game of a Rivalry Series in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team USA goaltender Aerin Frankel, right, makes a save as Team Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin looks for a rebound during the first period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team Canada goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, center, makes a save during the first period of Rivalry Series hockey game against Team USA in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team Canada goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, right, makes a save on Team USA's Hilary Knight during the first period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Team Canada goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, right, makes a save in front of Team USA's Kendall Coyne Schofield during the second period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Members of Team Canada celebrate a goal against the United States during the second period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Members of Team Canada celebrate a goal against the United States during the second period of a Rivalry Series hockey game in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic as an ongoing crackdown on demonstrators has led to hundreds of deaths.

Trump said late Sunday that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports mount of increasing deaths and the government continues to arrest protesters.

“The meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up. Iran called, they want to negotiate,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night.

Iran did not acknowledge Trump’s comments immediately. It has previously warned the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect demonstrators.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has accurately reported on past unrest in Iran, gave the death toll. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said at least 544 people have been killed so far, including 496 protesters and 48 people from the security forces. It said more than 10,600 people also have been detained over the two weeks of protests.

With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures.

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The semiofficial Fars news agency in Iran, which is close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, on Monday began calling out Iranian celebrities and leaders on social media who have expressed support for the protests over the past two weeks, especially before the internet was shut down.

The threat comes as writers and other cultural leaders were targeted even before protests. The news agency highlighted specific celebrities who posted in solidarity with the protesters and scolded them for not condemning vandalism and destruction to public property or the deaths of security forces killed during clashes. The news agency accused those celebrities and leaders of inciting riots by expressing their support.

Canada said it “stands with the brave people of Iran” in a statement on social media that strongly condemned the killing of protesters during widespread protests that have rocked the country over the past two weeks.

“The Iranian regime must halt its horrific repression and intimidation and respect the human rights of its citizens,” Canada’s government said on Monday.

Iran’s foreign minister claimed Monday that “the situation has come under total control” after a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests in the country.

Abbas Araghchi offered no evidence for his claim.

Araghchi spoke to foreign diplomats in Tehran. The Qatar-funded Al Jazeera satellite news network, which has been allowed to work despite the internet being cut off in the country, carried his remarks.

Associated Press writer Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed.

Iran’s foreign minister alleged Monday that nationwide protests in his nation “turned violent and bloody to give an excuse” for U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene.

Abbas Araghchi offered no evidence for his claim, which comes after over 500 have been reported killed by activists -- the vast majority coming from demonstrators.

Araghchi spoke to foreign diplomats in Tehran. The Qatar-funded Al Jazeera satellite news network, which has been allowed to work despite the internet being cut off in the country, carried his remarks.

Associated Press writer Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed.

Iran has summoned the British ambassador over protesters twice taking down the Iranian flag at their embassy in London.

Iranian state television also said Monday that it complained about “certain terrorist organization that, under the guise of media, spread lies and promote violence and terrorism.” The United Kingdom is home to offices of the BBC’s Persian service and Iran International, both which long have been targeted by Iran.

Associated Press writer Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed.

A huge crowd of demonstrators, some waving the flag of Iran, gathered Sunday afternoon along Veteran Avenue in LA’s Westwood neighborhood to protest against the Iranian government. Police eventually issued a dispersal order, and by early evening only about a hundred protesters were still in the area, ABC7 reported.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran.

Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with the the demonstrators, causing protesters to scramble out of the way and then run after the speeding vehicle to try to attack the driver. A police statement said one person was hit by the truck but nobody was seriously hurt.

The driver, a man who was not identified, was detained “pending further investigation,” police said in a statement Sunday evening.

Protesters burn the Iranian national flag during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)