Canada fries Finns, will meet USA in Saturday's gold medal game at IIHF world championship
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BURLINGTON, VT -- Catherine Ward, a McGill graduate from TMR, Que., set up the opening goal at 3:32 of the first period as Canada skated to a 5-1 win over Finland in a semifinal at the IIHF women's world hockey championship at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday. Canada, which had a 43-15 edge in shots on net, will play the United States for the gold medal on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Shannon Szabados earned the victory between the pipes for Canada, while Noora R盲ty took the loss for Finland.
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It was the second helper of the tourney for Ward, the former all-Canadian rearguard for McGill. She also set up Canada's second marker in a 14-1 blitzkrieg over the Russians on April 10. In that game, McGill netminder Charline 尝补产辞苍迟茅 needed only six saves to collect the win as Canada held a lopsided 41-7 margin in shots. 尝补产辞苍迟茅, a native of Boisbriand, Que., improved to 1-1 in her two starts.
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Canada has a 3-1 overall record in the tourney, opening with a 9-2 loss to the USA on April 7, followed by a 3-2 win over Finland the next night.
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| Game Information | |||
| Game Number | 6 | Round | Preliminary |
| Arena | Gutterson Fieldhouse | City, Country | Burlington, VT |
| Month / Day / Year | 04/08/2012 | Time | 03:00 PM ET |
| Attendance | Game Status | Final | |
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| Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Goals/Penalties |
| First Period |
| Goals: 14:12听CAN听8 Laura Fortino听(6 Rebecca Johnston, 22 Hayley Wickenheiser) Penalties: |
| Second Period |
| Goals: 00:13听CAN听13 Caroline Ouellette听(16 Jayna Hefford, 29 Marie-Philip Poulin) 13:50听FIN听9 Venla Hovi听(21 Michelle Karvinen) SH Penalties: |
| Third Period |
| Goals: 09:14听CAN听10 Gillian Apps听(12 Meaghan Mikkelson, 2 Meghan Agosta) 10:28听FIN听29 Karoliina Rantam盲ki听(21 Michelle Karvinen, 6 Jenni Hiirikoski) PP Penalties: |
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| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Canada | 14 | 16 | 13 | 43 |
| Finland | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
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