EDMONTON – Canada improved, but not enough to beat the United States in the fourth and final game of their women’s hockey Rivalry Series.

The U.S. downed the hosts 4-1 in Edmonton on Saturday to sweep the four-game series and outscore the Canadian 24-7 overall.

The Canadian women competed harder and were more connected than in a 10-4 debacle three nights earlier in Edmonton, but lost their final game to their archrivals before February’s Olympic Games.

“Nothing awesome comes easy,” said Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin. “We know there’s work to be done. I don’t think we can take those four games and get down on ourselves.”

U.S. captain Hilary Knight, who has said she’ll retire from international hockey after her fifth Olympic Games, scored twice, including an empty-net goal in fron

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