Dennis Mende
Goals and assists:
1. Knight, 28. Stack (Knight, Bozek), 36. Carpenter (Schleper) – 56. Tapani (Karvinen)
Referees: Hertrich (GER) – Björkman (SWE), Gagnon (CAN).
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Penalty missed:
USA:
Vetter (Schaus) – Marvin, Bellamy, Bozek, Schleper, Picard, Puccio, Stecklein – Stack, Knight, Carpenter – Decker, Coyne, Kessel – M. Lamoureux, Duggan "C", J. Lamoureux – Chuo, Fry. Coach: Katey Stone.
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Finland: Räty (Räisänen) – Hiirikoski "C", Jalosu, Terho, Tarkki, Lindstedt, Kilponen, Villila – Tuominen, Karvinen, Tapani – Hovi, Välimäki, Tikkinen – Välilä, Rantamäki, Nuutinen – Rajahuhta, Tanskanen. Coach: Mika Pieniniemi.
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Finland: Räty (Räisänen) – Hiirikoski "C", Jalosu, Terho, Tarkki, Lindstedt, Kilponen, Villila – Tuominen, Karvinen, Tapani – Hovi, Välimäki, Tikkinen – Välilä, Rantamäki, Nuutinen – Rajahuhta, Tanskanen. Coach: Mika Pieniniemi.
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Referees: Hertrich (GER) – Björkman (SWE), Gagnon (CAN).
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Shots on goal: USA 10 (43) – Finland 8 (15)
Very early in their power play the Fins are able to score their first goal during this Olympic tournament! After a long cross-pass by Nina Tikkinen it is SUSANNA TAPANI who appears alone in front of the net and beats Vetter with a well-placed shot from a sharp angle to make it 3-1!!!
Assisted by Michelle Karvinen.