Canada celebrates its win over Sweden following third period quarter final hockey action at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship in Utica, N.Y., Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne MuschiDefender Renata Fast scored twice in Canada's 5-1 win over Sweden in a heavy Thursday quarterfinal of collisions and grinding checks along the boards.
Laura Stacey, Natalie Spooner and Jaime Bourbonnais also scored for Canada, which has goal production from a dozen different players in the tournament. Defender Jocelyne Larocque had two assists. "We lost the special teams battle that I don't like to lose, but we definitely lost them tonight," Canadian head coach Troy Ryan said. "Too many penalties to kill.
The Swedes had two solid chances to pull even early in the second period. Lina Ljungblom took off on a breakaway stepping out of the penalty box, and Sofie Lundin put a shot off Maschmeyer's left post. The 1979 pop hit became the team's goal anthem during this winter's Rivalry Series against the United States.
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