Poulin had a goal and an assist in a 2-plus minute span of second period, helping Canada pull away and beat the Finns 4-0 on Thursday night in the women's hockey world championship semifinals. Finland handed Canada a stunning setback in group play with a 4-3 win, but couldn't come close to duplicating the result. "We were lucky the score was as close as it was early in the game," Finland coach Pasi Mustonen said. Just after winning an off-ice fight for better wages, the U.S. women's hockey team beat Canada 2-0 in the world championship opener for both teams. It's the women's world championship and every team, they're here to win that gold medal."

Source: New Zealand Herald April 06, 2017 21:45 UTC