(Brampton) Sarah Nurse scored her second goal of the game 4:26 into overtime as Canada snatched a narrow 3-2 victory over Sweden on Thursday to claim the semi-finals of the Championship. women’s hockey world.
Blayre Turnbull completed the scoring for the maple leaf representatives.
Emerance Maschmeyer scored the victory after Ann-Renée Desbiens made 26 saves in Monday night’s 4-3 shootout win over the United States — a result that helped the Canadians secure the top spot of group A.
In three-on-three overtime, Nurse accepted a pass from Sarah Fillier and fired a shot that beat Emma Soderberg into the top corner. The Swedish goalkeeper had nothing to reproach herself for, since her teammates barely touched the disc in overtime.
Canada improved to 11-0 against Sweden at the Women’s Worlds. But it hasn’t been easy. Far from there.
Lina Ljunblom and Hilda Svensson blacked out the scoresheet for Sweden. Soderberg — the only reason the Swedes stayed in the game — took the loss despite being riddled with shots for 60 minutes.
Canada will now face either Switzerland or Japan in the semifinals on Saturday. This duel will take place a little later, Thursday.
Sweden trailed 2-1 late in the third period and almost never had possession of the puck during the engagement. However, she stunned the crowd at the CAA Center in Brampton by taking advantage of a scrum in front of the net to tie the game with 9.2 seconds left on the clock. The goal was confirmed after a video replay.
Canada continued to apply pressure in overtime, but Soderberg was watching. She finally caved on Nurse’s unstoppable shot.
The Canadians are chasing their third world title in less than 20 months, after ending the Americans’ five-game title streak in 2021.
They also had their eternal North American rivals in the final of the tournament at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.
