1998 Winter Olympics
Preliminary Round, Feb 8.

Slovakia - Italy 4-3 (1-2, 3-1, 0-0)

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring:
1-0 Slovakia, Plavucha 1 (Sekeras), 6:41
1-1 Italy, Figliuzzi 1 (power play) (Insam), 8:50
1-2 Italy, Felicetti 2 (Mansi, DeAngelis), 11:56
Penalties:
Ciger, Svk (slashing), 8:00
Plavucha, Svk (interference), 9:52
Nardella, Ita (slashing), 13:48
Chitaroni, Ita (hooking), 14:59

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring:
2-2 Slovakia, Plavucha 2 (Dano), 1:23
3-2 Slovakia, Petrovicky 2 (unassisted), 2:00
4-2 Slovakia, Plavucha 3 (Sekeras, Ciger), 3:36
4-3 Italy, Chitaroni 1 (Ramoser), 19:13
Penalties: Felicetti, Ita (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:46
Figliuzzi, Ita (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:46
Sekeras, Svk (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:46
Visnovsky, Svk (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:46
Zarrillo, Ita (tripping), 4:56
Mosnar, Svk (holding stick), 14:06
Busillo, Ita (kneeing), 16:37
Dano, Svk (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:13
Ramoser, Ita (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:13

THIRD PERIOD
Scoring:
None
Penalties:
DeAngelis, Ita (hooking), 5:05
Orlando, Ita (tripping), 14:47
Chitaroni, Ita (roughing), 20:00

Shots on goal
Slovakia 5+13+4=22
Italy 11+9+8=28

Power play: Svk - 0 of 10, Ita - 1 of 6

Goalies:
Slovakia, Murin (28 shots, 25 saves; record: 1-0-1)
Italy, Mario Brunetta (8, 4; record: 0-1-0)

Referee: Andersson. Linesmen: Schurr, Takahashi.
A: 8,620