2018 Olympic Winter Games (Women)

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2018 Olympic Winter Games (Women)
Game #1
Final
February 4, 2018 1:40 am EST
Goyang Ice Rink
Goyang, KOR

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
5
4
10
0
0
0
0

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
19
19
10
48
5
5
6
16

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 4
6
0 / 3
8

Game Story

CANADA ROLLS PAST SWISS FOR PRE-OLYMPIC WIN

JASON LA ROSE

GOYANG, South Korea – Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, N.S./Calgary, CWHL), Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) and Brigette Lacquette (Mallard, Man./Calgary, CWHL) scored two goals apiece, pacing Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team to a 10-0 win over Switzerland on Sunday in its final pre-tournament game ahead of the PyeongChang Games.

The Canadians scored early and often, getting goals from seven different players and points from 13.

Spooner and Lacquette led the way with three points each, while Laura Fortino (Hamilton, Ont./Markham, CWHL) and Mélodie Daoust (Valleyfield, Que./Montreal, CWHL) had a goal and assist apiece, and Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ont.), Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./Montreal, CWHL) and Jennifer Wakefield (Pickering, Ont./Linköping HC, SWE) added a pair of helpers each.

Shannon Szabados (Edmonton, Alta.) turned aside all 16 shots she faced for the shutout.

Fortino got the scoring started just 65 seconds into the first period; that would be the lone goal of the opening frame despite Canada holding a one-sided 19-5 advantage in shots on goal.

The floodgates opened in the second period, starting with a no-look marker from Turnbull at 4:14. She added her second just over two minutes later, and Lacquette rocketed home a power-play goal at 13:26 for a 4-0 lead.

Spooner counted twice in the final five minutes of the middle stanza; she finished a feed from Wakefield to make it 5-0, and went glove side on Swiss goaltender Florence Schelling in the final minute to push the advantage to 6-0 after 40 minutes.

Daoust converted the Canadian touchdown at 12:41 of the third period before Jillian Saulnier (Halifax, N.S./Calgary, CWHL) forced a turnover and converted a shorthanded opportunity for the 8-0 goal.

Renata Fast (Burlington, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) netted the ninth goal at 16:33 – her first international marker – and Lacquette capped the festivities with just one second to go, hammering in another point shot.

Canada heads to PyeongChang early next week, and opens its quest for a fifth-consecutive Olympic gold medal against the Olympic Athletes from Russia on Feb. 11 (7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Laura Fortino

Assists: Marie-Philip Poulin, Meghan Agosta
01:05
PENALTY
Penalty: Renata Fast
Tripping (2:00)
10:24
PENALTY
Penalty: Sara Benz
High-Sticking (2:00)
13:40
PENALTY
Penalty: Sara Benz
Hooking (2:00)
17:18
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Blayre Turnbull

Assists: Jennifer Wakefield, Meaghan Mikkelson
04:14
GOAL
Goal: Blayre Turnbull

Assists: Natalie Spooner
06:31
PENALTY
Penalty: Laura Benz
Tripping (2:00)
12:51
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Brigette Lacquette

Assists: Meghan Agosta
13:26
GOAL
Goal: Natalie Spooner

Assists: Jennifer Wakefield, Brigette Lacquette
15:35
GOAL
Goal: Natalie Spooner

Assists: Lauriane Rougeau
19:17
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Sarah Nurse
Kneeing (2:00)
06:41
PENALTY
Penalty: Tess Allemann
Tripping (2:00)
09:12
GOAL
Goal: Melodie Daoust

Assists: Marie-Philip Poulin
12:41
PENALTY
Penalty: Laura Stacey
Body-Checking (2:00)
14:06
GOAL (SHORT HANDED)
Goal: Jill Saulnier

14:39
GOAL
Goal: Renata Fast

Assists: Laura Fortino, Melodie Daoust
16:33
GOAL
Goal: Brigette Lacquette

Assists: Emily Clark
19:59

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GAA SV%
Shannon Szabados CAN 60 16 16 0 1.000
Florence Schelling SUI 60 48 38 10 0.792

Game Leaders

GA 0 - SVS - 16 - SV% - 1.000
GA 10 - SVS - 38 - SV% - 0.792
Goals 2 - Assists 1 - Points 3
G 2 - A 1 - P 3
Goals 2 - Assists 1 - Points 3
G 2 - A 1 - P 3

Previous Games

10 - 0 W @ SwitzerlandSUI
Feb 4, 2018
0 - 10 L vs. CanadaCAN
Feb 4, 2018
Videos
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2024 NWT Rivalry Series: CAN 6 – USA 1 (Game 7)
Spooner and Maltais scored twice to lead Canada to win the series.
2023-24 NWT: CAN 3 – USA 0 (Game 6)
Maschmeyer made 27 saves for the shutout to tie the Rivalry Series.
2023-24 NWT: CAN 4 – USA 2 (Game 5)
Bell, Fast and Stacey scored late to help Canada stay alive.
2023 WWC: USA 6 – CAN 3 (Gold Medal)
Jenner scored twice, but Canada finished with silver in Brampton.
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