Canada scored twice on the power play en route to a comfortable 4-0 win over Switzerland in its opening game at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship on Wednesday.
The defending champion Canadians, who have never missed a worlds podium, are looking for a 13th world title. The Swiss, who won bronze in 2012, are hoping to improve on fourth-place finishes at the last two tournaments.
Canada came out flying but soon found itself on the back foot, having to kill off three early penalties including a 65-second sequence when it was down two players. Canada struck again on the power play at 1:44 of the second with Johnston facing a gaping goal with Braendli out of position after making a stop on Jamie Lee Rattray.
Fillier made it 4-0 with Canada's 19th shot of the period, slotting the puck home from in close at 14:07.In the earlier Group A game Wednesday, the U.S. defeated Japan 7-1. That meant listening to Smash Mouth's cover of the Monkees' “I'm a Believer” seven times during the goal celebrations.“It was a crazy atmosphere on the bench. We were just so happy for each other and the program and how far we've come,” said forward Chihiro Suzuki, who plays for the University of Guelph.
It marked the most goals Finland has ever scored in a game, beating its previous mark of 13 against Switzerland in both 1992 and 1994. Finnish captain Jenni Hiirikoski has now played in 83 games at 15 world championships.
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