Box Score: France at Italy Posted: Thur February 12, 1998 at 4:57 a.m EST

France               1 0 4--5	 
Italy                0 0 1--1	 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, France, Bozon 3 (Dube), 9:39. 

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: C Pouget, Fra (interference),
0:32; Chitaroni, Ita (slashing), 6:47; Djelloul, Fra (holding), 13:32;
Orlando, Ita (slashing), 15:19.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, France, Bozon 4 (S Poudrier, C Pouget),
0:56. 3, France, Bozon 5 (C Pouget), 7:31. 4, France, Briand 1 (power
play) (Bozon, S Poudrier), 10:03. 5, Italy, Orlando 1 (power play)
(Topatigh, Bartolone), 13:21. 6, France, S Poudrier 2 (power play)
(unassisted), 16:43. Penalties: Briand, Fra (hooking), 5:29; Bartolone,
Ita (tripping), 9:35; Zarrillo, Ita (high sticking), 10:31; M Rozenthal,
Fra (Delay of game), 11:22; Ouellet, Fra (holding stick), 12:39; Topatigh,
Ita (roughing), 14:55; Biafore, Ita ( double roughing minor), 18:05;
Filippin, Fra (roughing), 18:05; Nardella, Ita (roughing), 18:05; M
Rozenthal, Fra (roughing), 18:05; Chitaroni, Ita (slashing), 19:15.

Shots on goal:
France                6  4 12--22
Italy                 9 13  9--31

Power-play Conversions: Fra - 2 of 9, Ita - 1 of 7.  Goalies: France,
Huet (31 shots, 30 saves; record: 1-1-0). Italy, Rosati (22, 17; record:
1-2-0).  A: 8,854.  Referee: Mueller. Linesmen: Schurr, Takahashi.