| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Dates | November 6–10 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 United States of America (9th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Canada |
Third place  |
 Finland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 43 (5.38 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Hilary Knight(7 points) |
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The 2018 4 Nations Cup was a women's ice hockey tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was the 23rd edition of the 4 Nations Cup.
Results[]
Preliminary round[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Gold medal game |
| 2 | Canada (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Finland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Sweden
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Canada
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
All times are local (UTC−6).
| November 6, 2018 12:00 |
Finland
|
1–5 (1–0, 0–5, 0–0) |
United States of America
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noora Räty | Goalies | Maddie Rooney | ||
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 10 | Shots | 49 | ||
| November 6, 2018 19:00 |
Canada
|
6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1) |
Sweden
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Lovisa Selander | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 52 | Shots | 18 | ||
| November 7, 2018 15:00 |
Sweden
|
2–3 (0–3, 0–0, 2–0) |
Finland
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Omberg | Goalies | Jenna Silvonen | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | ||
| November 7, 2018 19:00 |
United States of America
|
2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) |
Canada
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rigsby | Goalies | Shannon Szabados | ||
| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 24 | ||
| November 8, 2018 15:00 |
Sweden
|
1–5 (0–3, 1–1, 0–1) |
United States of America
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Söderberg | Goalies | Emma Polusny | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 20 | Shots | 40 | ||
| November 8, 2018 19:30 |
Finland
|
0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) |
Canada
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noora Räty | Goalies | Emerance Maschmeyer | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 48 | ||
Bronze medal game[]
| November 10, 2018 15:00 |
Sweden
|
2–4 (1–0, 1–1, 0–3) |
Finland
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Omberg | Goalies | Noora Räty | ||
| Winberg (Nylén Persson, Ljungblom) – 10:31 / Winberg (Ljungblom, Grahm) – 31:07 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 | 30:08 – Hiirikoski / 45:01 – Hakala (Tulus, Hiirikoski) (PP) / 48:36 – Rajahuhta (Niskanen, Tuominen) / 49:05 – Nieminen (Rahunen, Tulus) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 34 | ||
Gold medal game[]
| November 10, 2018 20:00 |
Canada
|
2–5 (1–2, 0–2, 1–1) |
United States of America
|
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Szabados Emerance Maschmeyer |
Goalies | Alex Rigsby | ||
| Fortino – 03:49 / Bourbonnais (Gabel) (PP) – 49:57 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5 | 01:28 – Knight (Cameranesi) / 16:31 – Samoskevich (Pannek, Flanagan) / 31:37 – Decker (Brodt, Coyne Schofield) / 32:01 – Knight (Morin, Cameranesi) / 40:41 – Coyne Schofield (Decker, Bellamy) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 25 | ||
Statistics[]
Final standings[]
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United States of America
|
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Canada
|
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Finland
|
| 4 | Sweden
|
Scoring leaders[]
Only the top ten skaters, sorted by points, then goals, are included in this list.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary Knight |
4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | F |
| Brianna Decker |
4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | F |
| Dani Cameranesi |
4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | F |
| Sydney Brodt |
4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | F |
| Rebecca Johnston |
4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | F |
| Kendall Coyne Schofield |
4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | F |
| Mélodie Daoust |
4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | F |
| Marie-Philip Poulin |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | F |
| Hannah Brandt |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | F |
 Lina Ljungblom |
4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: Hockey Canada
Goaltending leaders[]
Only the top four goaltenders, based on save percentage, who played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rigsby |
120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 49 | .939 | 0 |
 Noora Räty |
180:00 | 9 | 3.00 | 129 | .930 | 0 |
| Shannon Szabados |
160:00 | 8 | 3.00 | 74 | .892 | 0 |
| Maria Omberg |
116:00 | 7 | 3.62 | 65 | .892 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: Hockey Canada