Box Score: Austria at Japan Posted: Thur February 12, 1998 at 2:45 a.m EST

Austria              2 0 1 0 0--3	 
Japan                1 1 1 0 1--4	 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Austria, Lavoie 4 (power play) (Ulrich,
Wheeldon), 2:35. 2, Japan, Yahata 1 (power play) (Sugisawa), 9:22. 3,
Austria, Ressmann 2 (A Puschnig, Kalt), 18:17. Penalties: Sakurai, Jpn
(hooking), 2:03; Lavoie, Aut (cross checking), 8:05; Otomo, Jpn
(roughing), 15:53; A Puschnig, Aut (roughing), 15:53; Tsujiura, Jpn
(interference), 16:16.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Japan, Sugisawa 2 (power play) (Yamanaka,
Yahata), 8:34. Penalties: Lampert, Aut (interference), 1:56; Sakai, Jpn
(high sticking), 2:39; Unterluggauer, Aut (roughing), 2:39; Austria bench,
served by Kromp (too many men on the ice), 4:07; G Puschnik, Aut
(tripping), 7:40; Otomo, Jpn (charging), 9:19; M Hohenberger, Aut
(elbowing), 11:28; Lavoie, Aut (hooking), 14:57; Otomo, Jpn
(interference), 17:39.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Austria, Lavoie 5 (power play) (Ulrich),
3:04. 6, Japan, Otomo 1 (unassisted), 6:35. Penalties: H Miura, Jpn
(tripping), 2:54; Kromp, Aut (roughing), 3:40; Schaden, Aut
(interference), 7:13; Yahata, Jpn (hooking), 11:27; Austria bench, served
by G Puschnik (too many men on the ice), 12:17.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: H Miura, Jpn (roughing), 1:17;
Ressmann, Aut (roughing), 1:17; G Puschnik, Aut (checking from behind,
misconduct), 7:49.

SECOND OVERTIME -- Scoring: 7, Japan, Yahata 2 (unassisted), 0:00. 

Shots on goal:
Austria              13  7 12  8  0--40
Japan                 6 13  9  2  1--31

Power-play Conversions: Aut - 2 of 9, Jpn - 2 of 13.  Goalies: Austria,
Divis (31 shots, 27 saves; record: 0-1-0). Japan, Imoo (40, 37; record:
1-2-1).  A: 9,495.  Referee: Meier. Linesmen: Cesky, Lauff.