Brianne Jenner, Emily Clark and Marie-Philip Poulin each scored, and Canada outshot Finland 23-19 to post a 3-1 win on Saturday in exhibition women’s hockey action at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Renata Fast chipped in with two assists for Team Canada, which is focused on winning the women’s world hockey championship, scheduled April 5-16 in Brampton, Ont.
The teams, getting ready for worlds, missed a number of scoring opportunities and the power-play units looked like they might need some additional work, too, as Canada went 0-for-5 and Finland was 0-for-3.
The teams were scoreless after the first period and Canada led 1-0 heading into the third period.
Emilia Vesa scored for Finland.
Canada will open its quest for a third straight women’s world hockey championship gold medal against Switzerland on Wednesday at the CAA Centre.
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