Canada out of the gates with a 4-1 win over Finland in women's world hockey
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Canada opened the women's world hockey championship with a 4-1 win over Finland on Thursday.
Canada opened the women's world hockey championship with a 4-1 win over Finland on Thursday.
Defender Ella Shelton led Canada with a goal and two assists. Brianne Jenner, Emma Maltais and Julia Gosling also scored at the Adirondack Back Center.
Ann-Renee Desbiens made 33 saves to improve to a career 36-7 with the national women's team.
Petra Nieminen scored Finland's lone goal.
St. Cloud State University goaltender Sanni Ahola stopped 32 shots for the Finns after a 29-save performance in a 4-0 loss to Czechia the previous day.
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin was in Canada's lineup Thursday after sitting out an 8-2 pre-tournament win over Finland in Kingston, Ont.
Poulin missed PWHL Montreal's last three games before the international break with an undisclosed injury.
