'We’ve been very successful this tournament, we’ve won hockey games and so now it comes down to one more win.' Sarah Fillier led the way for Canada in their win over Switzerland. Next up in their quest for a three-peat, Team USA. (By allychesham)
BRAMPTON, Ont. – For the third consecutive year, Team Canada is off to the IIHF Women’s World Championship gold medal game.
Meeting at the CAA Centre 10 days after their first game against one another – the tournament opener for each team, that of which Canada won 4-0 – Switzerland has now lost 11 straight games to Canada at the Women’s Worlds. Fillier currently leads the Women’s Worlds with seven goals, and with 11 points in total, she leads Canada and sits third overall at the tournament.
A quiet opening 20 minutes in regards to scoring, neither Canada or Switzerland managed to get themselves on the scoreboard ahead of the game’s first intermission. The most notable action in the first period was Switzerland’s captain Lara Stalder, who leads her squad with 10 points, receiving a game misconduct for checking from behind. The initial call was a two-minute minor but after a review of the hit, the referees upgraded their punishment.
“Definitely a bit of relief,” said Fillier when asked how that first goal helped start off Canada’s offence. “It’s a lot better playing with a little bit of a lead, especially in a semi-final game. But I think it just brought a ton of energy to our bench and we weren’t satisfied.” A delay of game penalty to Switzerland’s Muller helped Canada earn their third tally just under four minutes into the final 20. As the Canadian power play got going, there was some traffic outside of the goal crease after a shot from Claire Thompson. Spooner, earning her third assist of the night, was able to get the puck loose and over to Jamie Lee Rattray who scored her first of the tournament.
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