Captain Hilary Knight<\/a> had two assists to increase her Olympic career point total to 31 \u2014 one short of matching the U.S. record set by Jenny Potter.<\/p>\nIf not for Swiss goalie Andrea Braendli stopping 35 of the first 37 shots she faced, and 45 overall, the game could well have been an early rout.<\/p>\n
\u201cSwitzerland\u2019s goalie was awesome. She had some kind of force field going back there, I don\u2019t know what,\u201d Wroblewski said. \u201cI think we just needed take a deep breath.\u201d<\/p>\n
Switzerland dropped to 1-2 and was shut out for the second straight outing following a 4-0 loss to Canada on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt takes it\u2019s toll after a while, they just keep on coming at you,\u201d Swiss coach Colin Muller said. \u201cI thought we did a great job defensively and better offensively today. We had more courage than we had last game. It\u2019s great to see. Every game we get better. If it ended up 3-1, I would\u2019ve been happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though Switzerland tested the Americans early, Philips stood firm.<\/p>\n
The second-year PWHL Ottawa Charge goalie kicked out her left skate just in time to stop a shot from Ivana Wey in the opening minute. Some 12 1\/2 minutes in, Philips got her glove up to foil Rahel Enzler, who was set up on the doorstep.<\/p>\n
Philips said the early action helped settle her nerves. And she was more than happy to share the shutout.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ecstatic. I\u2019m so happy with Ava,\u201d Philips said. \u201cShe\u2019s one heck of a goalie and she deserves to be here and get some ice time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then it was Harvey\u2019s turn to take over. The offensive-minded defender drove up the left boards and sent a pass into the middle for Winn to redirect for the opening goal 6:04 in. Harvey capped the scoring by driving in from the left point and beating Braendli by jamming in the puck on the short side.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great game. Super fired up for the girls,\u201d Harvey said, deflecting the credit. \u201cJust driving my feet. Teammates were getting open and they were making stuff happen and it was a lot of fun with the girls tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
After having limited playing time at the 2022 Beijing Games, the Wisconsin senior has been spurred by Wroblewski to use her speed and playmaking abilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe amount of times that she drove was insane. I loved the initiatives that she takes,\u201d the coach said. \u201cI hope it keeps rolling, not only for her, but for her teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Poulin\u2019s exit overshadows Canada win<\/p>\n
After Poulin exited, her team responded with a rush of goals.<\/p>\n
Canada was leading 1-0 on Kristin O\u2019Neill\u2019s goal when Poulin left the game after being rocked by an illegal hit from Kristyna Kaltounkova. Poulin then seemed to be keeping weight off her right leg as she left the ice seconds into her next shift.<\/p>\n
The Canadians scored twice in a minute soon after, with goals by Laura Stacey and Sarah Fillier prompting the Czechs to pull starting goalie Julie Pejsova for Michaela Hesova. Canada moved to 2-0 for the tournament but was denied a second shutout when Natalie Mlynkova scored for the Czechs.<\/p>\n
Italy, Germany advance<\/p>\n
Host nation Italy secured a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women\u2019s hockey tournament for the first time by beating Japan 3-2 on Monday.<\/p>\n
Germany followed by claiming its spot in the next round with a 2-1 overtime win over France.<\/p>\n
Both Italy and Germany improved to 2-1 and joined Sweden (3-0) in completing the three Group B nations to clinch a quarterfinal berth. Japan and France were eliminated from contention.<\/p>\n
Italy advanced in just its second Olympic appearance, both as the host, after going 0-4 at the 2006 Turin Games and finishing last among the eight-team field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is everybody\u2019s dream coming true,\u201d Italy\u2019s Canada-born goalie Gabriella Durante said. \u201cHopefully this just grows hockey in Italia that much more for little girls all over the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matilde Fantin scored twice, and Kristen Della Rovere\u2019s third period goal stood up as the game winner. <\/p>\n
Jobst-Smith scores in OT<\/p>\n
Katarina Jobst-Smith scored for Germany 1:17 into overtime by snapping in a shot from the high slot just inside the left post. Laura Kluge also scored and Sandra Abstreiter stopped 13 shots.<\/p>\n
Estelle Duvin forced OT by scoring 8:21 into the third period, and Alice Philbert stopped 44 shots. France finished 0-4 in its Olympic debut, and was outscored by a combined margin of 13-4.<\/p>\n
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AP Sports Writer James Ellingworth contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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