Switzerland pulls off the comeback vs Russia
Quarter-final play started with as much drama as you could ask for as Switzerland would knock off Russia 3-2 in overtime – despite trailing 3-2 in the third period.
Russia would get the scoring started early as Yelizaveta Rodnova scored at 1:18 in the first period. Ilona Markova would extend the team’s lead at 8:32 for what appeared to be the difference-maker for most of the contest.
The Russians would keep pressing to make it a 3-0 game, but Saskia Mauer did a good job of shutting the door for Switzerland. In the third, Switzerland would battle back with Evelina Raselli’s goal at 49:30 to jumpstart the comeback.
The door for the Swiss to tie this up would open fully after Russia’s Landysh Falyakhova took a late-game penalty. At 57:44, the Swiss’ push to send the game to overtime would be complete as Phoebe Staenz’s power-play goal would make it a 2-2 game.
Russia started to get desperate, but unfortunately for them, it wasn’t enough. Laura Zimmerman would score at 65:29 to finish things off for Switzerland, moving them into the final four and into medal contention.
Americans dominate against Japan
USA showed once again why they’re one of the favorites with a strong 10-2 win over Japan.
The Americans would get started early as Alex Carpenter would score at 3:10. Just 31 seconds later, Hilary Knight would strike to give the USA a 2-0 lead early. Japan would have an answer thanks to Akane Shiga at 10:58 – Japan’s first…
