Canada tops Russia 4-0 at women's world hockey championship

The Canadian Press
Published Sunday, March 29, 2015 1:46PM EDT

Canada's Emily Clark, left, vies with Russia's Svetlana Tkachyova in front of Russia's goalkeeper Maria Sorokina during the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship group A match between Canada and Russia at Malmo Isstadion in Malmo, southern Sweden, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/TT, Claudio Bresciani)

MALMO, Sweden -- Canada bounced back from a loss to start the women's world hockey championship with a 4-0 victory over Russia on Sunday.

Courtney Birchard and Caroline Ouellette each had a goal and an assist to pace Canada, who fell 4-2 to defending champion United States to open the tournament Saturday.

Captain Marie-Philip Poulin and defender Laura Fortino also scored for Canada. Ann-Renee Desbiens earned the 19-save shutout in her first career start for the national team.

The Russian tandem of Yulia Leskina and Maria Sorokina stopped a combined 38 shots in the loss.

Canada wraps up pool play Tuesday against Finland. The championship game is Saturday.

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