Game Report 1492

IIHF Women's World Championship

PLAYED AT: Sandman Centre
Date: Apr 3, 2016
GAME NOTES: SPOONER’S HAT TRICK SENDS CANADA TO WOMEN’S WORLDS FINAL JASON LA ROSE KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) had a hat trick and finished with four points, leading Canada’s National Women’s Team into the gold medal game at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship with a 5-3 semifinal win over Finland on Sunday night. The Canadians will face the United States in the final for the 17th time in as many women’s worlds; the puck drops Monday at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT, live on TSN. Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ont.) and Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, N.S./Calgary, CWHL) had the other goals for Canada, while captain Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./Montreal, CWHL) added three assists. Despite being outshot 13-5 in the first period, it was the Finns who struck first; Saana Valkama kept on a two-on-one and snapped a shot past Canadian goaltender Charline Labonté (Boisbriand, Que./Montreal, CWHL) at the seven-minute mark. But Spooner answered on the power play six minutes later and got the 4,007 at the Sandman Centre back into the game, redirecting a Brigette Lacquette (Mallard, Man./Calgary, CWHL) point shot up and over Finnish netminder Meeri Raisanen to send the game to the first intermission tied 1-1. The Canadians turned up the offence in the second period, outshooting Finland 17-4, but it took until the final three minutes of the middle frame for Agosta to bang in a loose puck at the side of the net for a 2-1 lead. Spooner doubled the advantage 5:38 into the third period, racing away from a Finnish defenceman and going to the backhand to beat Raisanen on a shorthanded breakaway to make it 3-1. Finland tried an unconventional strategy in the final 10 minutes, pulling Raisanen on every power play for a six-on-four advantage. It worked when Karvinen tapped the 3-2 goal past Labonté with 4:18 left, but Turnbull scored the game-winner, and Spooner finished her hat trick, both into an empty net on the same penalty kill. Saila Saari got a consolation goal for the Finns with 33 seconds left to finish the scoring. Finland outshot Canada 10-9 in the third period, helped by four power plays, but the Canadians held a lopsided 39-19 advantage overall.

Visiting Team: Finland

Home Team: Canada

FINLAND LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	18	Raisanen, Meeri
G	31	Keisala, Anni
	4	Lindstedt, Rosa
	5	Kilponen, Anna
	6	Hiirikoski, Jenni
	7	Jalosuo, Mira
	8	Savolainen, Ronja
	9	Hovi, Venla
	10	Viitasuo, Ella
	11	Nieminen, Petra
	13	Välilä, Riikka
	14	Hakala, Sanni
	15	Tuominen, Minttu
	16	Tanskanen, Vilma
	19	Niskanen, Tanja
	20	Kärnä, Sari
	21	Karvinen, Michelle
	23	Säkkinen, Sara
	24	Tulus, Noora
	25	Ollikainen, Suvi
	26	Valkama, Saana
	27	Saari, Saila

FINLAND PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	21	2:00	(auto) Body Checking minor	12:04	1		12:04	9:56
1st	9	2:00	(auto) Holding minor	17:42	1		17:42	4:18
2nd	6	2:00	Tripping minor	15:26	1		15:26	6:34

CANADA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	30	Maschmeyer, Emerance
G	32	Labonté, Charline
	2	Agosta, Meghan
	4	Lacquette, Brigette
	5	Rougeau, Lauriane
	6	Johnston, Rebecca
	8	Fortino, Laura
	9	Wakefield, Jennifer
	11	Saulnier, Jill
	12	Mikkelson, Meaghan
	17	Bram, Bailey
	19	Jenner, Brianne
	22	Wickenheiser, Hayley
	24	Spooner, Natalie
	27	Watchorn, Tara
	29	Poulin, Marie-Philip
	37	Davis, Sarah
	38	Krzyzaniak, Halli
	39	Clark, Emily
	40	Turnbull, Blayre

CANADA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	29	2:00	(auto) Body Checking minor	10:59	1		10:59	11:01
3rd	40	2:00	Tripping minor	3:43	1		3:43	18:17
3rd	9	2:00	(auto) Body Checking minor	11:22	1		11:22	10:38
3rd	37	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	14:49	1		14:49	7:11
3rd	19	2:00	(auto) Goaltender Interference minor	16:50	1		16:50	5:10

FINLAND Goals

FINLAND PLAYERS (plus)

CANADA PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st

7:00

3rd

15:42

21-13-11

3rd

19:27

27-8

CANADA Goals

CANADA PLAYERS (plus)

FINLAND PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st