Box Score: United States at Sweden Posted: Mon February 9, 1998 at 4:48 a.m EST

United States        1 4 2--7	 
Sweden               1 0 0--1	 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Sweden, Morelius 1 (power play) (Sjoelander,
Holst), 10:02. 2, United States, Baker 1 (Merz), 16:27. Penalties: Ulion,
Usa (Body checking), 5:07; Movsessian, Usa (cross checking), 9:41; J
Elfsberg, Swe (slashing), 11:57; Baker, Usa (hooking), 19:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, United States, Bye 2 (power play) (Merz,
Mounsey), 12:39. 4, United States, King 1 (Blahoski), 14:26. 5, United
States, Merz 1 (unassisted), 16:20. 6, United States, Bye 3 (shorthanded)
(unassisted), 18:39. Penalties: Sjoelander, Swe (interference), 0:20;
Burholm, Swe (slashing), 11:24; Edstrand, Swe (slashing), 12:14; Bailey,
Usa (interference), 17:02.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, United States, Ulion 1 (power play)
(Granato), 14:28. 8, United States, Looney 1 (shorthanded) (unassisted),
15:30. Penalties: Ulion, Usa (roughing), 6:00; Burholm, Swe (hooking),
9:06; Morelius, Swe (checking from behind, misconduct), 9:45; Baker, Usa
(hooking), 9:49; Sweden bench, (Delay of game), 13:44; Movsessian, Usa
(slashing), 14:42.

Shots on goal:
United States        13 25  9--47
Sweden                1  1  1--3

Power-play Conversions: Usa - 2 of 7, Swe - 1 of 7.  Goalies: United
States, Decosta (3 shots, 2 saves; record: 1-0-0). Sweden, Ahlen (47, 40;
record: 0-2-0).  A: 3,607.  Referee: Groeger. Linesmen: Giguere, Zenk.