Marie-Philip Poulin paces Canada over Finland in women's hockey worlds opener

Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Nurse each had goal and an assist for Canada in a 4-1 win over Finland to open the women's world hockey championship Thursday.

Julia Likala countered for the Finns, who were bronze medallists in February's Olympic Games and in last year's world championship in Calgary.

Finnish goaltender Anni Keisala, who was named the tournament's top goalie in 2021, made 39 saves in the loss.

Canada faces Switzerland on Saturday and Japan on Sunday in Pool A games. Japan fell 10-0 to the United States on Thursday.