PLAYED AT: PSG Arena
Date: Jan 5, 2017
GAME NOTES: CANADA BLANKS SWEDEN TO FINISH PRE-WORLDS SCHEDULE
JASON LA ROSE
ZLIN, Czech Republic – Edith D’Astous-Moreau (Laval, Que./Nepean, PWHL) stopped all 17 shots directed her way to record the shutout, pacing Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team to a 3-0 win over Sweden on Thursday in its second and final pre-IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship game.
It was the first of two meetings between the teams in a span of three days; the Canadians and Swedes face off Saturday in the Group A opener for both in Zlin (1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT).
Amy Potomak (Aldergrove, B.C./Pacific, JWHL) led the Canadian charge with a goal and an assist, while Sarah Fillier (Georgetown, Ont./Oakville, PWHL) and Gabrielle David (Drummondville, Que./Limoilou, CEGEP) added goals to the offensive output.
Canada controlled the play in the first period, outshooting Sweden 14-3, but couldn’t manage to get a puck past goaltender Sofia Reid Born, who finished the game with 28 saves.
Fillier broke through early in the second, redirecting in a feed from Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ont./Mississauga, PWHL) to put the Canadians up 1-0 just 1:54 into the middle frame.
Born went back to work after that, keeping Canada off the scoreboard for almost 26 minutes before Potomak picked off a pass at the Swedish blue-line and snuck a shot past the goaltender to double the lead at 7:49 of the third period.
She did most of the work on the third goal, spinning away from a Swedish forward to keep the play alive and carrying the puck behind the net before centering for David, who hammered a one-timer past Born to finish the scoring with less than three minutes left.
Sweden had most of its offensive chances in the third period, outshooting Canada 11-8 in the final 20 minutes, but D’Astous-Moreau stopped them all to finish her shutout.
The Canadians finished pre-tournament play with two wins in as many games, including a 4-3 overtime victory over HC Slavoj Velké Popovice, a Czech boys team, on Tuesday.
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Visiting Team: Canada
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Home Team: Sweden
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CANADA LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 29 | Ranger, Danika | G | 30 | D’Astous-Moreau, Édith | | 2 | Beres, Maegan | | 4 | Wood, Shelby | | 6 | Elia, Nara | | 7 | Veillette, Audrey-Anne | | 8 | Shirley, Sophie | | 9 | Pettet, Brette | | 10 | Hobson, Brooke | | 11 | Vasko, Alexa | | 13 | Vorster, Courtney | | 14 | Mitchell, Avery | | 15 | Watts, Daryl | | 16 | Potomak, Amy | | 17 | Maltais, Emma | | 18 | Hector, Meaghan | | 19 | Fillier, Sarah | | 22 | McQuigge, Brooke | | 24 | Buckles, Emma | | 26 | Bell, Ashton | | 27 | Knowles, Olivia | | 28 | David, Gabrielle |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 24 | 2:00 | Slashing | 7:56 | 1 | | 7:56 | 9:56 | 2nd | 16 | 2:00 | Hooking | 10:49 | 1 | | 10:49 | 12:49 | 2nd | 2 | 2:00 | Hooking | 17:29 | 1 | | 17:29 | 19:29 | 3rd | 2 | 2:00 | Tripping | 5:46 | 1 | | 5:46 | 7:46 | 3rd | 16 | 2:00 | Hooking | 8:05 | 1 | | 8:05 | 10:05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SWEDEN LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 1 | Reid Born , Sofia | G | 30 | Amholt , Anna | | 2 | Bergstrom , Paula | | 3 | Aho , Selma | | 4 | Wang Germundsson , Wilma | | 5 | Persson , Nyhlén-Maja | | 6 | Forsgren, Pernilla | | 7 | Fia , Larsson | | 9 | Bouveng , Josefin | | 12 | Ljungblom , Lina | | 14 | Antonsson , Jenny | | 15 | Tedenby , Celine | | 16 | af Bjur , Matilda | | 17 | Lundin , Sofie | | 18 | Wilhelmsson , Ethel | | 19 | Carlsson , Jennifer | | 20 | Wiknersgatan-Zienkiewicz , Felizia | | 21 | Johnsson , Alva | | 24 | Olovsson , Elin | | 27 | Neunzert , Solveig | | 28 | Press , Ida | | | |
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SWEDEN PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 14 | 2:00 | Slashing | 4:58 | 1 | | 4:58 | 6:58 | 1st | 2 | 2:00 | Body-Checking | 13:05 | 1 | | 13:05 | 15:05 | 2nd | 24 | 2:00 | Tripping | 2:49 | 1 | | 2:49 | 4:49 | 3rd | 3 | 2:00 | Hooking | 11:47 | 1 | | 11:47 | 13:47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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