CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Veronika Korzhakova and Oxana Bratisheva scored in a 3:08 span early in the third period and Russia beat short-handed Germany 3-2 on Sunday to advance to the fifth-place game in the women’s world hockey championship. We rebooted and had a fresh mind, fresh legs, fresh everything.”Russia will face Japan on Tuesday, with the winner getting a spot in Group A next year. Japan beat the Czech Republic 3-2. In the quarterfinals Saturday, the United States beat Japan 10-2, Canada topped Germany 7-0, Finland edged the Czech Republic 3-0 and Switzerland beat Russia 3-2 in overtime. Tanja Eisenschmid and Kerstin Spielberger scored for Germany, limited to 15 skaters because of injuries.

Source: thestar August 30, 2021 00:11 UTC