Team Canada secured a 4-1 victory in the U18 contest, while the U.S. Collegiate squad won 4-1 over their northern rivals.

In the U18 contest at the Olympic Center’s 1932 Jack Shea Arena, Canada opened a 1-0 lead when Adriana Milani netted a shot with 13:24 remaining in the first period. Sofia Ismael and Caileigh Tiller collected assists.

Team USA responded just 32 seconds into the second period when Lindsay Stepnowski buried a tap-in from Emily Pohl. Talla Hansen also assisted on the play.

With the game evened at 1-1, Canada pulled away in the middle of the third period with back-to-back goals from Rachel Piggott and Aubrey Morrison within two minutes of each other. Canada’s Megan Mossey later added her team’s fourth goal with 5:40 remaining. Rosalie Tremblay, Alida Korte and Kendall Doiron recorded one assist each during the final period.

Team USA’s Chyna Taylor skates with the puck during Wednesday’s U18 Women’s Rivalry Series against Canada at the Olympic Center’s 1932 Jack Shea Arena in Lake Placid. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Team USA’s goaltender, Morgan Stickney, made 25 saves in net, while Canada’s Lea-Rose Charrois also stopped 25.

In complete contrast to the U18 game, Team USA’s Collegiate squad opened its game by scoring early in the first period when Ava Lindsay rebounded a shot from teammate Rose Dwyer.

Team USA’s Sydney Morrow and Laney Potter pushed the score to 3-0 in the second period with back-to-back goals. Morrow ripped a shot from just inside the blue line that bounced past the Canadian netminder to open a 2-0 lead on the power play, before Potter jumped on a rebound from the high slot, picking the top corner for Team USA’s third goal. Bella Fanale, Cassie Hall and Elyssa Biederman added assists during that stretch.

Canada scored its first goal of the contest late in the second after Claire Murdoch cleaned up a rebound right outside the crease. Mackenzie Alexander and Sara Manness assisted on the goal.

Late in the final period, Hall scored on an empty net to secure the victory for the U.S.

Team USA’s goalie Annelies Bergmann made 21 saves in the winning effort. Canada’s Hannah Clark stopped 17 shots.

Both the U18 and Collegiate squads competed again on Thursday. They’ll wrap up the three-game series on Saturday.

The final U18 series games will take place at the Olympic Center’s 1932 Jack Shea Arena and the Collegiate contest will be at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. Admission is required for those games and can be purchased at tinyurl.com/y7m939mt.