Canada’s Milano Cortina 2026 debut was worth the wait.
With a goal and an assist from Sarah Fillier, the Canadian women’s hockey team defeated Switzerland 4-0 in its first game of preliminary round action.
After controlling a rebound off the boards, Fillier made a dish into the empty side of the net to notch a power-play goal early in the third period.
Natalie Spooner opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the second. She was added to the team as the 13th forward, specifically there to flex her power-play skills.
Julia Gosling added a third power-play goal for Canada.
Daryl Watts scored in her Olympic debut to increase Canada’s lead to 4-0 late in the third.
Emerance Maschmeyer recorded a shutout with the win.
