Canada tops Switzerland to meet U.S. in gold-medal final of women's world hockey
Posted: Apr. 16, 2023 11:18AMCanada forward Sarah Fillier is congratulated by teammates forward Sarah Nurse and defender Renata Fast after scoring on Switzerland during second period IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship semifinal hockey action in Brampton, Ont., on Saturday April 15, 2023.
“It’s really special,” the 22-year-old Fillier said. “To score a hat trick on Canadian soil, 15 minutes away from my hometown, tons of friends and family and then sharing that moment with my teammates … it’s really special.” “I said the same thing to her tonight and the next shift, she scored, so looks like I have to say that every game. She’s a goal-scorer. She’s always in the right spots, she’s got a wicked shot, so she does what she does best and it showed tonight.”. Ann-Renee Desbiens made eight saves.has defeated the Americans at the last two worlds and the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and also won their preliminary matchup 4-3 in a shootout on Monday.
Alina Muller scored the lone goal, while Andrea Braendli stopped 54-of-59 shots for Switzerland. The Swiss will take on Czechia in Sunday’s bronze-medal game. Swiss captain and leading scorer Lara Stalder was handed a game misconduct penalty for checking Sarah Nurse from behind with 1:33 remaining in the first. It was initially ruled a five-minute penalty before officials reviewed the play and altered the call.
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