| Date | 12 February 1998 — 16:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Big Hat, Nagano | |
| Referee | Gerhard Müller |  GER |
| Linesman | Thomas Schurr | GER |
| Linesman | Hirokazu Takahashi |  JPN |
| Attendance | 8,854 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | France |  FRA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| – | Italy |  ITA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
France| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Plus/Minus | Saves | Save% | Shift # | Shots on Goal | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 36 | Richard Aimonetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Pierre Allard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Stéphane Barin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Philippe Bozon | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Arnaud Briand | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 28 | Roger Dubé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 40 | Laurent Gras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Anthony Mortas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Robert Ouellet | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 26 | Christian Pouget | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | François Rozenthal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Maurice Rozenthal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 42 | Jonathan Zwikel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 13 | Karl DeWolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Serge Djelloul | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 43 | Gregory Dubois | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 34 | Jean-Christophe Filippin | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 16 | Jean-Philippe Lemoine | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 24 | Denis Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 27 | Serge Poudrier | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Christobal Huet | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 96.8% | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 5 | – | – | – | 30 | 96.8% | – | – | – | |||||
| Coach | James Tibbetts | |||||||||||||
Italy| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Plus/Minus | Saves | Save% | Shift # | Shots on Goal | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19 | Patrick Brugnoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 77 | Markus Brunner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Joe Busillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Mario Chitarroni | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Dino Felicetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 91 | Stefan Figliuzzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Maurizio Mansi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Stefano Margoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Gaetano Orlando | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 28 | Martin Pavlu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Roland Ramoser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 27 | Lucio Topatigh | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Bruno Zarrillo | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | |||
| Defense | 29 | Christopher Bartolone | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | – | |||
| Defense | 25 | Chad Biafore | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 37 | Mike De Angelis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Leo Insam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Bob Nardella | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | – | – | 1 | 7 | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Robert Oberrauch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 26 | Larry Rucchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 34 | Mike Rosati | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 77.3% | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 77.3% | – | – | – | |||||
| Coach | Adolf Insam | |||||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:39 (1) | Philippe Bozon (Gregory Dubois) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 40:56 (3) | Philippe Bozon (Serge Poudrier, Christian Pouget) | | 2-0 | EQ | |
| 47:31 (3) | Philippe Bozon (Christian Pouget) | | 3-0 | EQ | |
| 50:03 (3) | Arnaud Briand (Philippe Bozon, Serge Poudrier) | | 4-0 | PP1 | |
| 53:21 (3) | Gaetano Orlando (Lucio Topatigh, Christopher Bartolone) | | 4-1 | PP2 | |
| 56:43 (3) | Serge Poudrier | | 5-1 | PP1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Christobal Huet | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Mike Rosati | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Christobal Huet | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Mike Rosati | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:32 (2) | Christian Pouget | | 2 | Interference | |
| 26:47 (2) | Mario Chitarroni | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 33:32 (2) | Serge Djelloul | | 2 | Holding | |
| 35:19 (2) | Gaetano Orlando | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 45:29 (3) | Arnaud Briand | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 49:35 (3) | Christopher Bartolone | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 50:31 (3) | Bruno Zarrillo | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 51:22 (3) | Maurice Rozenthal | | 2 | Delay of game | |
| 52:39 (3) | Robert Ouellet | | 2 | Holding the stick | |
| 54:55 (3) | Lucio Topatigh | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 58:05 (3) | Jean-Christophe Filippin | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 58:05 (3) | Maurice Rozenthal | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 58:05 (3) | Chad Biafore | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 58:05 (3) | Chad Biafore | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 58:05 (3) | Bob Nardella | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:15 (3) | Mario Chitarroni | | 2 | Slashing |
