| Date | 10 February 1998 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Big Hat, Nagano | |
| Referee | Donald Adam |  USA |
| Linesman | Timothy Kotyra | USA |
| Linesman | Kenneth Sartison |  CAN |
| Attendance | 9,688 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Belarus |  BLR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | Japan |  JPN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Belarus| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | +/- | Saves | Save % | Shift # | Shots-on-Goal | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Aliaksandr Andriyeuski | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Vadzim Bekbulatau | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 55 | Аlex Halcheniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Aliaksei Kaliuzhny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Viktar Karachun | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Andrei Kavaliou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Aliaksei Lozhkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Vasil Pankou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Yauhen Roshchyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Andrei Skabielka | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | |||
| Forward | 29 | Uladzimir Tsyplakou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | – | |||
| Defense | 15 | Aliaksandr Aliakseyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Siarhei Yerkovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Aleh Khmyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Ihar Matushkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Aleh Romanou | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | |||
| Defense | 23 | Ruslan Salei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | – | |||
| Defense | 93 | Siarhei Stas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Defense | 25 | Aliaksandr Zhuryk | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Aliaksandr Shumidub | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 89.5% | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | – | – | – | 17 | 89.5% | – | – | – | |||||
| Coach | Anatol Varyvonchyk | |||||||||||||
Japan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | +/- | Saves | Save % | Shift # | Shots-on-Goal | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 40 | Kiyoshi Fujita | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 23 | Yuji Iga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 47 | Matthew Kabayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Makoto Kawahira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 71 | Ryan Kuwabara | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 31 | Hiroshi Matsuura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Akihito Sugisawa | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Tsutsumi Otomo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Toshiyuki Sakai | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Kunihiko Sakurai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Steven Tsujiura | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | 30 | Shin Yahata | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | 75 | Chris Yule | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 9 | Tatsuki Katayama | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 11 | Yutaka Kawaguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Takayuki Kobori | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Atsuo Kudo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Hiroyuki Miura | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | 36 | Takayuki Miura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Takeshi Yamanaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 70 | Dusty Imoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 42 | 95.5% | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | – | – | – | 42 | 95.5% | – | – | – | |||||
| Coach | Björn Kinding | |||||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:36 (1) | Aleh Romanou (Aliaksandr Andriyeuski, Andrei Skabielka) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 19:02 (1) | Matthew Kabayama (Kiyoshi Fujita, Toshiyuki Sakai) | | 1-1 | PP1 | |
| 30:32 (2) | Vadzim Bekbulatau (Ihar Matushkin) | | 2-1 | EQ | |
| 34:23 (2) | Ryan Kuwabara (Shin Yahata, Akihito Sugisawa) | | 2-2 | PP1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Aliaksandr Shumidub | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Dusty Imoo | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Aliaksandr Shumidub | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Dusty Imoo | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:19 (1) | Akihito Sugisawa | | 2 | Too many players | |
| 14:22 (1) | Steven Tsujiura | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 17:52 (1) | Aliaksandr Zhuryk | | 2 | Interference | |
| 19:42 (1) | Tsutsumi Otomo | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 25:00 (2) | Takayuki Kobori | | 2 | Holding | |
| 32:52 (2) | Aleh Romanou | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 34:45 (2) | Ruslan Salei | | 2 | Boarding | |
| 35:29 (2) | Toshiyuki Sakai | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 35:29 (2) | Aliaksandr Zhuryk | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 39:29 (2) | Kiyoshi Fujita | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 43:13 (3) | Aliaksandr Zhuryk | | 2 | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 43:13 (3) | Toshiyuki Sakai | | 2 | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 46:34 (3) | Viktar Karachun | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 50:43 (3) | Steven Tsujiura | | 2 | Too many players |
