Olympic Hockey Results 2018: Switzerland, Sweden Win on Monday

The favorites had no trouble in women's hockey competition Monday, with Switzerland and Sweden each pulling off easy victories in pool play. 

Switzerland scored the first three goals of its 3-1 triumph over Japan, while Sweden unleashed an 8-0 onslaught on hosts Korea. 

Here is a look at how both matchups played out.

Switzerland 3, Japan 1

Sara Benz scored two second-period goals and Alina Muller added another in the third period, leading Switzerland to a 3-1 win over Japan.

The Swiss were also led by goaltender Florence Schelling, who allowed just one goal despite 38 shot attempts from Japan. The Japanese attack was highly aggressive throughout playing for their tournament lives and put up 20 shots in a four-minute span after pulling their goalie late in the third period.

Schelling was undeterred, making a series of saves, some easy against hapless shots and others far more difficult.

Japan's loss assures it will not advance to the quarterfinals. Only the top two teams in each pool advance, and the Japanese have lost each of their first two matches.

Switzerland, which defeated Korea in its opening match, will advance. The Swiss will next play Sweden in a matchup that will determine the winner of Group B.

Sweden 8, Korea 0

For the second time in as many games, the Korean crowd had to watch on as their women's hockey team quickly dug itself an unrecoverable hole.

Sweden scored four first-period goals and never looked back, earning an 8-0 win over the hosts Monday.

The Koreans have been outscored 16-0 through their first two games and will look to avoid going scoreless for the entirety of their Olympic experience in their final Group B matchup with Japan.

Pernilla Winberg scored two goals and added an assist for Sweden, which moved to 2-0 in group play. Elin Lundberg added a goal and two assists as one of 12 different Swedish women who had at least one point in the blowout. Seven different women scored a goal.

Sara Grahn stopped all 19 Korean shots sent her way. 

Sweden will advance to the quarterfinals but will have its seeding determined by a group finale game against Switzerland.