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02/19 10:33 CST Muller scores 2nd Olympic women's hockey bronze-clinching goal
in Switzerland's 2-1 win over Sweden
Muller scores 2nd Olympic women's hockey bronze-clinching goal in Switzerland's
2-1 win over Sweden
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Hockey Writer
MILAN (AP) --- Alina Muller scored 9:09 into overtime to clinch Switzerland its
second Olympic women's hockey bronze medal in a 2-1 win over Sweden at the
Milan Cortina Games on Thursday.
It was Muller's second medal-clinching goal after she --- a 15-year-old at the
time --- scored the game-winner in Switzerland's 4-3 win over Sweden in the
bronze matchup at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Sinja Leemann scored for Switzerland and Andrea Braendli stopped 32 shots.
Mira Jungaker scored for Sweden and Ebba Svensson Traff stopped 23 shots,
including Ivana Wey's penalty shot attempt 6:21 into the second period.
Muller set up the play by driving up the ice through the middle and feeding Wey
to her left. Wey returned the pass and Muller drove to the net flipping a shot
over Svensson Traff's outstretched glove.
The teams traded second-period goals four minutes apart. Jungaker scored 11:40
in by snapping a shot from the left point through a crowd to beat Braendli
inside the far post.
Leemann tied the game by scoring from atop the crease on Alina Marti's pass
from behind the net.
The Swedes went 4-0 to finish first in Group B play, and then upset Czechia 2-0
in the quarterfinals before losing 5-0 to the U.S. in the semis on Monday.
Switzerland got a boost in opening the tournament with a 4-3 shootout win over
Czechia. Then, following three losses, the Swiss upset Finland 1-0 in the
quarterfinals, with Braendli stopping 40 shots.
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