WinterSports2002.com - Canada 7, Belarus 1

WinterSports2002.com, Friday, February 22, 2002

Canada 7, Belarus 1

Canada 2 2 3 — 7

Belarus1 0 0 — 1

First Period—1, Canada, S. Yzerman (J. Sakic, R. Blake), 6:05. 2, Belarus, R. Salei, 13:24. 3, Canada, E. Brewer (S. Yzerman), 17:25. Penalties—V. Kopat, Belarus (high-sticking), 1:52; O. Mikulchik, Belarus (roughing), 16:05; T. Fleury, Canada (roughing), 16:05.

Second Period—4, Canada, S. Niedermayer (M. Lemieux, P. Kariya), 2:09 (pp). 5, Canada, P. Kariya (S. Yzerman, M. Lemieux), 13:28. Penalties—A. Kovalev, Belarus (holding), 1:10; E. Jovanovski, Canada (tripping), 2:38; M. Peca, Canada (cross-checking), 5:11; O. Mikulchik, Belarus (boarding), 9:59.

Third Period—6, Canada, S. Gagne (M. Peca), 5:21 (sh). 7, Canada, E. Lindros (R. Smyth, O. Nolan), 12:24 (pp). 8, Canada, J. Iginla (B. Shanahan), 16:15. Penalties—S. Niedermayer, Canada (high-sticking), 3:31; T. Fleury, Canada (hooking), 6:56; O. Nolan, Canada (roughing), 8:43; Belarus (too many players on the ice), 10:52; V. Tsyplakov, Belarus (roughing), 17:43; E. Lindros, Canada (slashing), 17:43; V. Tsyplakov, Belarus (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:54; E. Lindros, Canada (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:54.

Shots on Goal—Belarus 3-6-5—14. Canada 17-15-19—51.

Goalies—Belarus, Andrei Mezin (27-23), Sergei Shabanov (0:00 third, 24-21). Canada, Martin Brodeur (14-13).

Referees—Serguei Koulakov; Stephen Walkom; Tim Nowak.

A—8,599