CALGARY - Japan scored once per period and withstood a late third-period push to beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in a placement game Sunday at the women’s world hockey championship in Calgary. Japan will face Russia in the fifth-place game on Tuesday, with the winner getting a spot in Group A next year. Alena Mills and Daniela Pejsova scored for the Czech Republic, which fired 17 shots in the third period. Germany’s Nicola Eisenschmid opened the scoring 3:49 into the second period and Kerstin Spielberger added a goal 17:22 into the frame. Russia’s Nadezhda Marozova allowed two goals on 15 shots before she was replaced midway through the second period.

Source: thestar August 29, 2021 21:45 UTC