Team Canada opened their Women’s World Championships with a 4-1 win over Team Finland on Thursday evening in Denmark. Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin, Meaghan Mikkelson, and Blayre Turnbull scored for Canada, while Julia Liikala scored for the Finns. Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 16 of 17 shots in the win, while Canada scored three goals on 42 shots on Anni Keisala in net for Finland.
The game was very physical, and the score close in the first period with Finland tying the game once and nearly again a second time on a penalty shot to Kiira Yrjänen, but Desbiens made a ridiculous toe save to stop her.