| PLAYED AT: Sasktel Centre Date: Nov 9, 2018 GAME NOTES: EARLY GOALS HELP CANADA BLANK FINNS, EARN SPOT IN FINAL ALI WILSON SASKATOON, Sask. – Mélodie Daoust (Valleyfield, Que./Montreal, CWHL) and Rebecca Johnston (Sudbury, Ont./Calgary, CWHL) scored in the first five minutes, helping Canada shut out Finland 3-0 on Friday night and earn a spot in the gold medal game at the 2018 4 Nations Cup. Canada will renew its rivalry with the United States in the final on Saturday (8 p.m. CT, TSN). Emerance Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, Alta./Montreal, CWHL) celebrated her first start of the tournament in the Canadian goal with a 14-save shutout. The Canadians got the home crowd at SaskTel Place into the game early; Daoust rocketed a pass from Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./Montreal, CWHL) past Finnish goaltender Noora Räty just 25 seconds after the puck dropped, and Johnston finished a two-on-one with Kristin O’Neill (Oakville, Ont./Cornell University, ECAC) for the 2-0 goal at 4:55. Despite chances at both ends, Maschmeyer and Räty held down the fort for most of the final 55 minutes. Räty was by far the busier of the two – the Canadians finished with a one-sided 48-14 advantage in shots on goal. With Räty on the bench, Laura Stacey (Kleinburg, Ont./Markham, CWHL) hit the empty net with 35 seconds left to seal the deal for Canada. The Finns will play for bronze on Saturday afternoon, facing off against Sweden (3 p.m. CT). |
Visiting Team: Finland Head Coach: Pasi Mustonen Assistant Coach: Kari Eloranta Assistant Coach: Juuso Toivola |
Home Team: Canada Head Coach: Perry Pearn Assistant Coach: Doug Derraugh Assistant Coach: Caroline Ouellette Assistant Coach: Troy Ryan |
| FINLAND LINEUP | ||
| Pos | No. | Name |
| G | 30 | Silvonen, Jenna |
| G | 31 | Raty, Noora |
| 2 | Rahunen, Isa | |
| 4 | Lindstedt, Rosa | |
| C | 6 | Hiirikoski, Jenni |
| 9 | Hovi, Venla | |
| 11 | Rajahuhta, Annina | |
| 12 | Holopainen, Elisa | |
| 14 | Laitinen, Nelli | |
| A | 15 | Tuominen, Minnamari |
| 18 | Nieminen, Petra | |
| 19 | Niskanen, Tanja | |
| 20 | Nilsson, Matilda | |
| 22 | Nuutinen, Emma | |
| 23 | Hakala, Sanni | |
| 24 | Tulus, Noora | |
| 27 | Vainikka, Viivi | |
| 28 | Viitasuo, Ella | |
| FINLAND PENALTIES | ||||||||
| Per. | No. | Min | Offence | Off | PP | PS | Start | On |
| 2nd | 4 | Body-Checking | 7:56 | 1 | * | 7:56 | 9:56 | |
| 2nd | 22 | Delay of Game | 11:00 | 1 | * | 11:00 | 13:00 | |
| 3rd | 24 | Hooking | 6:45 | 1 | * | 6:45 | 8:45 | |
| 3rd | 15 | Holding | 10:59 | 1 | * | 10:59 | 12:59 | |
| 3rd | 22 | Body-Checking | 15:45 | 1 | * | 15:45 | 17:45 | |
| CANADA LINEUP | ||
| Pos | No. | Name |
| G | 1 | Szabados, Shannon |
| G | 38 | Maschmeyer, Emerance |
| A | 3 | Larocque, Jocelyne |
| 6 | Johnston, Rebecca | |
| 7 | Stacey, Laura | |
| 8 | Fortino, Laura | |
| 10 | Fillier, Sarah | |
| 11 | Saulnier, Jill | |
| 14 | Fast, Renata | |
| A | 15 | Daoust, Melodie |
| 18 | Krzyzaniak, Halli | |
| A | 19 | Jenner, Brianne |
| 20 | Nurse, Sarah | |
| 24 | Spooner, Natalie | |
| 25 | Bourbonnais, Jaime | |
| 28 | Zandee-Hart, Micah | |
| C | 29 | Poulin, Marie-Philip |
| 36 | Gabel, Loren | |
| 40 | Turnbull, Blayre | |
| 43 | O’Neill, Kristin | |
| 45 | Gosling, Katelyn | |
| 47 | Rattray, Jamie Lee | |
| 51 | Bach, Victoria | |
| CANADA PENALTIES | ||||||||
| Per. | No. | Min | Offence | Off | PP | PS | Start | On |
| 1st | 19 | 2:00 | Interference | 7:26 | 1 | 7:26 | 9:26 | |
| 1st | 29 | 2:00 | Body-Checking | 9:31 | 1 | 9:31 | 7:31 | |
| 1st | 43 | 2:00 | High-Sticking | 17:08 | 1 | 17:08 | 19:08 | |
| 2nd | 29 | 2:00 | Body-Checking | 3:38 | 1 | 3:38 | 5:38 | |
