It's just one of those things that happen in hockey. But we have a nice streak going against them, and I don't know why. You don't try to explain things like this.

This is the greatest thing to happen to women's hockey in Sweden and everywhere around. We knew we were getting better and better all the time. We needed to beat the U.S. or Canada to show it.

After a tough streak like that, you're just hoping for something to happen.

We went to Paris and Pisa and Venice and Florence, all over Europe. The first few months were hard, but it was a good experience for the kids.

He's had a nice (hitting) streak. Has he been hotter? Yes,

It was nice to keep the hitting streak alive. But I would have been happy going 0-for-3 and getting a 4-1 win.