Box Score: Japan at France Posted: Mon February 9, 1998 at 8:05 a.m EST

Japan                2 0 0--2	 
France               1 1 3--5	 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Japan, Fujita 1 (Sakai, Kudo), 7:36. 2,
France, Bozon 1 (shorthanded) (unassisted), 14:42. 3, Japan, Kuwabara 1
(power play) (Sugisawa, Yahata), 15:32. Penalties: Otomo, Jpn (roughing),
4:36; C Pouget, Fra (abuse of officials), 4:36; Briand, Fra (charging),
5:33; Otomo, Jpn (roughing), 6:36; Iga, Jpn (hooking), 8:16; Dube, Fra
(slashing, game misconduct), 10:46; Gravel, Fra (Delay of game), 12:12;
Lemoine, Fra (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:53; Kobori, Jpn (interference),
17:36.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, France, Barin 1 (Mortas, Ouellet), 11:51.
Penalties: Katayama, Jpn (hooking), 1:28; Sugisawa, Jpn (hooking), 4:16;
Allard, Fra (interference), 4:49; Yamanaka, Jpn (holding), 11:59;
Katayama, Jpn (tripping), 15:22; Allard, Fra (high sticking), 16:08.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, France, C Pouget 1 (power play) (S Poudrier,
Bozon), 17:05. 6, France, Bozon 2 (shorthanded empty net) (S Poudrier),
19:08. 7, France, S Poudrier 1 (shorthanded empty net) (Lemoine), 19:37.
Penalties: M Rozenthal, Fra (boarding), 14:31; Yamanaka, Jpn
(interference), 15:57.

Shots on goal:
Japan                 9  4  8--21
France                6 11  8--25

Power-play Conversions: Jpn - 1 of 9, Fra - 1 of 9.  Goalies: Japan,
Imoo (23 shots, 20 saves; record: 0-1-0). France, Gravel (21, 19; record:
1-0-0).  A: 9,930.  Referee: Mueller. Linesmen: Cesky, Lauff.