Canada's national football team has won the Summer Series against USA in a thrilling shootout. The team, led by head coach Vicky Sunohara, took the opening game in the series 1-0 before beating USA 2-1 in a shootout Thursday. The winning goal was scored by Abby Stonehouse, who pounced on a turnover at Canada's blueline and took the puck the length of the ice, beating Uma Corniea blocker side. USA outshot Canada throughout the game, firing 38 shots on Canada's Eve Gascon. It wasn't until the third period when Ava Lindsay scored the equalizer with only 9:36 remaining. After the game ended tied 1-1 and overtime solved nothing, the teams headed to a shootout where Eve Gascon stopped all four American attempts, and Caitlin Kraemer and Chloe Primerano scored in the shootout, Canada earned the 2-1 win. ## Gascon Shines Again After stopping all 23 shots she faced in game one posting a 23-save shutout, Gascon turned aside 37 and four in the shootout to lead Canada to a 2-1 win. Gascon is considered Canada's goalie of the future, and her presence in the net has been a difference maker. "She's just, on and off the ice, she's great. She's a calming presence. It's pretty nice when you have that confidence playing in front of her," said Sunohara. "She makes the right save. She plays the puck well. She's pretty impressive. ## Primerano and Kraemer Step Up Perhaps the biggest difference from last year's Summer Series between Canada's National Development team and USA's Collegiate Select team is that Canada's best players are now returning as veterans, rather than untested youth against USA's veteran collegiate players. In recent seasons, USA's roster has been heavy with future PWHL stars. This year, Canada's youth movement has shown they've taken a collective step forward, particularly Chloe Primerano and Caitlin Kraemer. Both have spent time with Canada's senior national team, and that experience was on full display through their impactful play amongst their peers in this series. Sunohara, who also called Primerano passionate about the game having watched her grow from the U-18 national team where Sunohara coached the University of Minnesota blueliner to now. "It's fun to watch and to see her growth and development since the U-18s, said Sunohara. "Obviously, having her there for two years, just really privileged to watch her play, and she continues to want to get better one day at a time. So I really like that. She's in a leadership role in our group, so you know she's earned that, and I think she's setting a great example for others." The pair have played big minutes this series in key situations, including both stepping forward and scoring in the shootout. League standing: 2nd in World Cup, 4 pts, 1W-1D-1L from 3 games, recent form LWLWD. Goals this season: 8 scored, 3 conceded (+5 goal difference). Title race: 3 points behind leaders Switzerland. Last result: Canada 0-3 Morocco (2026-07-04). Recent form (last 5): 2W-1D-2L (LWLWD, most recent first). Next fixture: vs Chile (at home, 2026-09-26). Currently sidelined: I. Koné.