Espoo 2019 day four: USA rolls over Switzerland

Another quiet day in Espoo with just two games to cover - a predictable blowout and a battle that no one was expecting.

The IIHF has video highlights up for each game (just Sweden vs France at time of posting but USA vs Switzerland should be up eventually).

Group A

USA 3 9 3 0 0 0 17 4 13 CAN 2 3 1 0 0 1 8 3 5 FIN 2 3 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 RUS 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 SUI 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 16 -15 Group B

CZE 2 6 2 0 0 0 8 4 4 GER 2 5 1 1 0 1 5 3 2 SWE 3 4 1 0 1 1 6 8 -2 JPN 2 3 1 0 0 1 5 3 2 FRA 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 -6 Sweden 2 vs France 1

First Period

France has some real trouble getting it out of their zone early, but fortunately their goalie is up to the task. Caroline Baldin makes a good save on a fluttering shot…