EDMONTON - The Canadian women's hockey team regrouped ahead of its last Rivalry Series game against United States, and after a rough outing against its archrival.

The U.S. claimed the four-game series by winning the first three by a combined scored of 20-6, including a 10-4 thumping of the hosts in Wednesday's Game 3 in Edmonton.

Saturday's finale at Rogers Place is the last meeting of the two countries before February's Olympic Games, and a chance for the Canadians to wrest some momentum back.

"We're not happy with what the game was," said Canadian goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens, who will get a second straight start Saturday.

"We know this group can do so much better and play with so much more pride than we did."

Canada didn't skate Thursday, but sandwiched a Christmas dinner and gift exc

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