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BRAMPTON, Ontario — Sarah Fillier and two goals and an assist, Emerance Maschmeyer made 11 saves and Canada beat Japan 5-0 on Saturday night in the women's world hockey championship. Sarah Nurse had a goal and an assist and Natalie Spooner and Brianne Jenner also scored as two-time defending champion Canada improved to 3-0 in Group A. The United States, 2-0 in Group A, will return to action Sunday against the Czech Republic, then close group play against Canada on Monday night. In the early game, Lina Ljungblom scored four goals in Sweden's 6-2 victory over Hungary in Group B. Linnea Andersson and Hilda Svensson also scored and Sara Grahn made 27 saves to help Sweden (1-1) rebound from an opening loss to Germany.
