Game Report 2329

IIHF Women's World Championship

PLAYED AT: Metro Areena
Date: Apr 4, 2019
GAME NOTES: CANADA BLANKS SWISS TO OPEN WOMEN’S WORLDS JASON LA ROSE ESPOO, Finland – Emily Clark (Saskatoon, Sask./University of Wisconsin, WCHA) scored two of the four Canadian goals in the third period, helping Canada’s National Women’s Team to a 6-0 win over Switzerland in the opening game Thursday at the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The Canadians improved to 6-0 all-time against the Swiss at women’s worlds, and have never allowed a goal, outscoring the European side 56-0. Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) added a goal and an assist for Canada, while Renata Fast (Burlington, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) and Laura Fortino (Hamilton, Ont./Markham, CWHL) chipped in with two helpers apiece. Shannon Szabados (Edmonton, Alta./Buffalo, NWHL) needed to make just six saves to record the shutout and earn her 50th career win with Team Canada. Loren Gabel (Kitchener, Ont./Clarkson University, ECAC) got the scoring started just past the nine-minute mark of the first period, taking a drop pass from Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) and snapping a quick shot under the glove of Swiss goaltender Andrea Brandli, and Spooner went upstairs on Brandli just seconds later to double the advantage. The Swiss netminder was the story in the second period, turning aside all 18 shots she faced to keep it a two-goal game after 40 minutes, but the Canadians pulled away in the third; they held Switzerland without a shot on goal while directing 21 at an under-siege Brandli. Clark potted her first just 95 seconds into the final frame, crashing the net off a set-up from Spooner, and she redirected in a Jocelyne Larocque (Ste. Anne, Man./Markham, CWHL) shot six minutes later to make it 4-0. Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont./Markham, CWHL) tipped in a blast from Fortino at 12:54 for the 5-0 goal, and Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, N.S./Calgary, CWHL) beat Brandli upstairs with a gorgeous redirection from the high slot at 18:03 to cap the scoring. Canada finished with a 53-6 advantage in shots, including 39-2 over the final two periods. Preliminary-round action continues Saturday (12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT) when the Canadians face the United States in the marquee match-up of the group stage.

Visiting Team: Canada

Home Team: Switzerland

CANADA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Szabados, Shannon
G	31	Lacasse, Geneviève
	3	Larocque, Jocelyne
	4	Lacquette, Brigette
	6	Johnston, Rebecca
	7	Stacey, Laura
	8	Fortino, Laura
	11	Saulnier, Jill
	14	Fast, Renata
	15	Daoust, Melodie
	19	Jenner, Brianne
	20	Nurse, Sarah
	23	Ambrose, Erin
	24	Spooner, Natalie
	25	Bourbonnais, Jaime
	26	Clark, Emily
	28	Zandee-Hart, Micah
	29	Poulin, Marie-Philip
	36	Gabel, Loren
	39	Bettez, Ann-Sophie
	40	Turnbull, Blayre
	47	Rattray, Jamie Lee

CANADA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	14	2:00	Tripping	17:52	1		17:52	19:52
1st	15	2:00	Tripping	19:32	1		19:33	1:33
2nd	11	2:00	Slashing	4:16	1		4:16	6:16

SWITZERLAND LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Alder, Janine
G	20	Brändli, Andrea
	3	Forster, Sarah
	6	Christen, Lara
	8	Quennec, Kaleigh
	9	Sigrist, Shannon
	10	Zollinger, Sabrina
	11	Leemann, Sinja
	12	Ruedi, Lisa
	14	Raselli, Evelina
	16	Vallario, Nicole
	17	Schlegel, Jessica
	18	Wetli, Stefanie
	21	Enzler, Rahel
	22	Altmann, Livia
	23	Bullo, Nicole
	24	Waidacher, Isabel
	25	Müller, Alina
	26	Ruegg, Dominique
	87	Ryhner, Noemi
	88	Staenz, Phoebe

SWITZERLAND PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st		2:00	Too Many Players	19:30	1		19:30	1:30
2nd	14	2:00	Tripping	18:22	1		18:22	0:22
3rd	25	2:00	Slashing	15:58	1		15:58	17:58

CANADA Goals

CANADA PLAYERS (plus)

SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus)

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Time

G-As1-As2

1st