Japan at Austria

Thursday, February 12, 1998, 10:00 PM ET The Big Hat, Nagano Olympic Games Final/2OT

Final score

The Japan beat the Austria 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, February 12, 1998 on the road.

Final score, Japan at Austria
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Japan	4
at Austria	3

Goals by period, Japan at Austria
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Japan	1	1	1	0	4
Austria	2	0	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Japan at Austria
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Japan	6	13	9	2	30
Austria	13	7	12	8	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Japan at Austria. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:35	Austria	Dominic Lavoie (4)	Martin Ulrich (2), Simon Wheeldon (1)	Power play	JPN 0, AUT 1
1st	09:22	Japan	Shin Larsson (1)	Takeshi Yamanaka (1)	Power play	JPN 1, AUT 1
1st	18:17	Austria	Gerald Ressmann (2)	Andreas Pusnik (2), Dieter Kalt (1)	Even strength	JPN 1, AUT 2
2nd	08:34	Japan	Akihito Sugisawa (2)	Takeshi Yamanaka (2), Shin Larsson (3)	Power play	JPN 2, AUT 2
3rd	03:04	Austria	Dominic Lavoie (5)	Martin Ulrich (3)	Power play	JPN 2, AUT 3
3rd	06:35	Japan	Tsutsumi Otomo (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	JPN 3, AUT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout attempts in order
Team	Shooter	Result
Austria	Wolfgang Kromp	Saved
Japan	Akihito Sugisawa	Goal
Austria	Dieter Kalt	Goal
Japan	Shin Larsson	Saved
Austria	Rick Nasheim	Saved
Japan	Steve Tsujiura	Saved
Austria	Dominic Lavoie	Saved
Japan	Ryan Fujita	Saved
Austria	Simon Wheeldon	Saved
Japan	Toshiyuki Sakai	Saved
Austria	Dieter Kalt	Saved
Japan	Akihito Sugisawa	Saved
Austria	Rick Nasheim	Goal
Japan	Matt Kabayama	Goal
Austria	Simon Wheeldon	Saved
Japan	Shin Larsson	Goal (winner)

Japan skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 12 S. Tsujiura	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 13 A. Sugisawa	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Number 15 T. Otomo	L	1	0	1	0	6	3	0
Number 16 T. Sakai	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 22 M. Kawahira	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 23 Y. Iga	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 K. Sakurai	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 30 S. Larsson	C	1	1	2	0	2	5	1
Number 31 H. Matsuura	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 40 R. Fujita	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 47 M. Kabayama	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 71 R. Kuwabara	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 75 C. Yule	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 2 H. Miura	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 3 A. Kudo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 6 T. Yamanaka	D	0	2	2	0	0	4	0
Number 7 T. Kobori	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 9 T. Katayama	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 11 Y. Kawaguchi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 36 T. Miura	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Japan goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 D. Imoo	40	3	.925	70:00	Win

Austria skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 A. Pusnik	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0
Number 10 C. Brandner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 11 G. Ressmann	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Number 12 G. Puschnik	R	0	0	0	0	9	1	0
Number 16 R. Nasheim	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Number 19 N. Krumpschmid	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 P. Pilloni	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 21 M. Schaden	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 22 M. Hohenberger	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 26 S. Wheeldon	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0
Number 27 W. Kromp	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 29 C. Perthaler	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 74 D. Kalt	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 2 M. Lampert	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 5 G. Unterluggauer	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 6 D. Lavoie	D	2	0	2	-1	4	7	2
Number 9 T. Searle	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 14 E. Linder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 30 H. Hohenberger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0
Number 47 M. Ulrich	D	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0

Austria goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 25 R. Divis	31	3	.903	70:00	Loss

Penalties, Japan at Austria
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:03	Japan	Kunihiko Sakurai	Hooking	2
1st	08:05	Austria	Dominic Lavoie	Cross checking	2
1st	15:53	Austria	Andreas Pusnik	Roughing	2
1st	15:53	Japan	Tsutsumi Otomo	Roughing	2
1st	16:16	Japan	Steve Tsujiura	Interference	2
2nd	01:56	Austria	Michael Lampert	Interference	2
2nd	02:39	Austria	Gerhard Unterluggauer	Roughing	2
2nd	02:39	Japan	Toshiyuki Sakai	High sticking	2
2nd	04:07	Austria	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	07:40	Austria	Gerhard Puschnik	Tripping	2
2nd	09:19	Japan	Tsutsumi Otomo	Charging	2
2nd	11:28	Austria	Martin Hohenberger	Elbowing	2
2nd	14:57	Austria	Dominic Lavoie	Hooking	2
2nd	17:39	Japan	Tsutsumi Otomo	Interference	2
3rd	02:54	Japan	Hiroyuki Miura	Tripping	2
3rd	03:40	Austria	Wolfgang Kromp	Roughing	2
3rd	07:13	Austria	Mario Schaden	Interference	2
3rd	11:27	Japan	Shin Larsson	Hooking	2
3rd	12:17	Austria	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
OT	01:17	Japan	Hiroyuki Miura	Roughing	2
OT	01:17	Austria	Gerald Ressmann	Roughing	2
OT	07:49	Austria	Gerhard Puschnik	20 minute game misconduct (game misconduct)	20
OT	07:49	Austria	Gerhard Puschnik	2 minute checking from behind	2

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 12, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
France 5 at Italy 1	Final Olympics	Game page: France at Italy, Thu, Feb 12, 1998
Germany 4 at Slovakia 2	Final Olympics	Game page: Germany at Slovakia, Thu, Feb 12, 1998