1998 Winter Olympics
13th/14th Placement Game, Feb 12.

Japan - Austria 4-3 (1-2, 1-0, 1-1, 0-0, 1-0)

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring:
0-1 Austria, Lavoie 4 (pp) (Ulrich, Wheeldon), 2:35
1-1 Japan, Yahata 1 (pp) (Sugisawa), 9:22
1-2 Austria, Ressmann 2 (A Puschnig, Kalt), 18:17
Penalties:
Sakurai, Jpn (hooking), 2:03
Lavoie, Aut (cross checking), 8:05
Otomo, Jpn (roughing), 15:53
A Puschnig, Aut (roughing), 15:53
Tsujiura, Jpn (interference), 16:16

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring:
2-2 Japan, Sugisawa 2 (pp) (Yamanaka, Yahata), 8:34
Penalties:
Lampert, Aut (interference), 1:56
Sakai, Jpn (high sticking), 2:39
Unterluggauer, Aut (roughing), 2:39
Austria, served by Kromp (too many men on the ice), 4:07
G Puschnik, Aut (tripping), 7:40
Otomo, Jpn (charging), 9:19
M Hohenberger, Aut (elbowing), 11:28
Lavoie, Aut (hooking), 14:57
Otomo, Jpn (interference), 17:39

THIRD PERIOD
Scoring:
2-3 Austria, Lavoie 5 (pp) (Ulrich), 3:04
3-3 Japan, Otomo 1 (unassisted), 6:35
Penalties:
H Miura, Jpn (tripping), 2:54
Kromp, Aut (roughing), 3:40
Schaden, Aut (interference), 7:13
Yahata, Jpn (hooking), 11:27
Austria, served by G Puschnik (too many men on the ice), 12:17

OVERTIME
Scoring:
None.
Penalties:
H Miura, Jpn (roughing), 1:17
Ressmann, Aut (roughing), 1:17
G Puschnik, Aut (checking from behind, misconduct), 7:49

SHOOTOUT
Scoring:
4-3 Japan, Yahata 2 (unassisted), 0:00.

Shots on goal
Japan 6+13+9+2=30
Austria 13+7+12+8=40

Power play: Aut - 2 of 9, Jpn - 2 of 13
Goalies: Austria, Divis (31 shots, 27 saves; record: 0-1-0)
Japan, Imoo (40, 37; record: 1-2-1)

Referee: Meier. Linesmen: Cesky, Lauff.
A: 9,495