USA 5:3 FIN | USA - Finland (Women's World Championship)

Women's World Championship

U20 5 Teams Tournament

Sweden – Czech Republic	3:1 (end)	\|	USA – Finland	5:3 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Czech Republic	2:4 (end)
Finland – Sweden	4:0 (end)

final

USA

5:3 (1:1, 2:1, 2:1)

Finland

Tuesday 04.04.2017, 01:38 • USA Hockey Arena 1, Plymouth, Michigan • Women's World Championship • Group A

FINAL \| #TeamUSA tops Finland, 5-3, to finish preliminary-round play at the #2017WWC! ???????? Full recap to follow: https://t.co/evFC9m4H2H pic.twitter.com/ROXFfvVuv4 — USA Hockey (@usahockey) 4. dubna 2017
		Game over. (03:46:41)
59:00 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (USA) - 5:3
	59:00	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is JOCELYNE LAMOUREUX-DAVIDSON.
	54:01	Penalty for USA (Alex Carpenter – 2 min., tripping).
	53:35	Penalty for USA (Kacey Bellamy – 2 min., too many men).
52:25 Hannah Brandt (USA) - 4:3
	52:25	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is HANNAH BRANDT. Assisted by Marvin Gigi.
	49:38	Penalty for USA (Brianna Decker – 2 min., throwing a stick or object).
49:04 Michelle Karvinen (FIN) - 3:3
	49:04	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is MICHELLE KARVINEN.
This is why Finland's PK and Noora Räty have been the story of this game. Look at the USA bodies around Finland's net. #2017WWC pic.twitter.com/PRa3g6Myzb — Mike Murphy ???? (@DigDeepBSB) 4. dubna 2017
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
39:37 Michelle Karvinen (FIN) - 3:2
	39:37	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is MICHELLE KARVINEN. Assisted by Jenni Hiirikoski, Linda Valimaki.
35:43 Hilary Knight (USA) - 3:1
	35:43	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is HILARY KNIGHT. Assisted by Brianna Decker, Kendall Coyne.
	34:56	Penalty for Finland (Sanni Hakala – 2 min., boarding).
	31:07	Penalty for Finland (Ronja Savolainen – 2 min., high-sticking).
	30:13	Penalty for Finland (Rosa Lindstedt – 2 min., tripping).
	25:29	Penalty for Finland (Tanja Niskanen – 2 min., interference).
23:33 Kendall Coyne (USA) - 2:1
	23:33	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is KENDALL COYNE. Assisted by Kelli Stack, Amanda Kessel.
	22:11	Penalty for Finland (Petra Nieminen – 2 min., tripping).
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	17:31	Penalty for Finland (Venla Hovi – 2 min., slashing).
	16:16	Penalty for USA (Brianna Decker – 2 min., hooking).
12:21 Hilary Knight (USA) - 1:1
	12:21	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is HILARY KNIGHT. Assisted by Amanda Kessel, Brianna Decker.
	12:04	Penalty for Finland (Riikka Valila – 2 min., hooking).
	10:42	Penalty for Finland (Sanni Hakala – 2 min., tripping).
Erm...is that Räty on the left? pic.twitter.com/A9dXu7FNRj — Kate Cimini (@k_cimini) 3. dubna 2017
04:47 Susanna Tapani (FIN) - 0:1
	04:47	Goal for Team Finland! Scorer is SUSANNA TAPANI. Assisted by Tanja Niskanen.
Game on! Watch #TeamUSA take on Finland in #2017WWC preliminary-round play here: https://t.co/hQr2mXc5KG pic.twitter.com/LCgvPToxWd — USA Hockey (@usahockey) 3. dubna 2017
	00:01	Game started.
#TeamUSA has hit the ice for warmups before facing Finland at 7:30pmET to close out #2017WWC preliminary-round play. ???????? Stream: @NHL.com pic.twitter.com/5bq0X2oc9T — USA Hockey (@usahockey) 3. dubna 2017
		Welcome. Game starts at 01:38.

State changes info

Full live blog in the Czech language on onlajny.com

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 13. Knight (Kessel, Decker), 24. Coyne (Stack, Kessel), 36. Knight (Decker, Coyne), 53. Brandt (Gigi), 59. Lamoureux-Davidson – 5. Tapani (Niskanen), 40. Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Valimaki), 50. Karvinen

USA: Rigsby (Hensley) – Lamoureux-Morando (A), Bellamy (A), Keller, Pfalzer, Stecklein, Flanagan, Bozek – Decker, Knight, Coyne – Pannek, Kessel, Pelkey – Duggan (C), Brandt, Carpenter – Skarupa, Stack, Lamoureux-Davidson – Gigi.

Finland: Raty (Suonpaa) – Hiirikoski (C), Savolainen, Kilponen, Tuominen, Lindstedt, Jalosuo, Rahunen – Tapani, Valila (A), Karvinen (A) – Hovi, Valimaki, Nieminen – Niskanen, Karna, Tulus – Nuutinen, Valkama, Hakala – Sakkinen.

Referees: Drahomíra Fialová (SUI), Mijuki Nakajamová (JPN) – Bettina Angererová (AUT), Michaela Kudělová (SVK)

1st period
	04:47	FIN	0:1	Tapani (Niskanen)
	10:42	FIN	2	Hakala, tripping
	12:04	FIN	2	Valila, hooking
	12:21	USA	1:1	Knight (Kessel, Decker)
	16:16	USA	2	Decker, hooking
	17:31	FIN	2	Hovi, slashing
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:11	FIN	2	Nieminen, tripping
	23:33	USA	2:1	Coyne (Stack, Kessel)
	25:29	FIN	2	Niskanen, interference
	30:13	FIN	2	Lindstedt, tripping
	31:07	FIN	2	Savolainen, high-sticking
	34:56	FIN	2	Hakala, boarding
	35:43	USA	3:1	Knight (Decker, Coyne)
	39:37	FIN	3:2	Karvinen (Hiirikoski, Valimaki)
2nd intermission
3rd period
	49:04	FIN	3:3	Karvinen
	49:38	USA	2	Decker, throwing a stick or object
	52:25	USA	4:3	Brandt (Gigi)
	53:35	USA	2	Bellamy, too many men
	54:01	USA	2	Carpenter, tripping
	59:00	USA	5:3	Lamoureux-Davidson
Final