The puck hit the back of the net with eight minutes left in overtime and the Finnish women’s hockey team tossed its helmets and gloves on the ice to celebrate its first-ever world championship, dogpiling along the boards in the biggest celebration of their lives.
And then the rejoicing came to a sudden halt when they learned the goal was under review. The officials were checking to see if captain Jenni Hiirikoski had interfered with American goalie Alex Rigsby before Petra Nieminen’s apparent game-winner. The review determined that Rigsby was interfered with, the goal didn’t count and the game would keep going.