Germany, Finland get 1st win at women's ice hockey world championship

The Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 12, 2025 4:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Finland came from a extremity down to rebound from 2 opening losses astatine the women's crystal hockey satellite title with a 4-2 triumph implicit big Czech Republic connected Saturday.

Ronja Savolainen had a extremity and an assist, and Elli Suoranta, Julia Schalin and Elisa Holopainen besides scored for Finland, past year's bronze medalist.

Trailing 1-0, the Finns turned things astir with 2 goals successful the span of little than 3 minutes successful the mediate period.

Elli Suoranta equalized with a changeable from the bluish enactment that went done dense postulation successful beforehand of Czech goalie Klara Peslarova 6:29 into the framework and Savolainen enactment the Finns 2-1 up connected a rebound 2:54 later.

Schalin and Holopainen added 2 much successful the 3rd earlier Kristyna Kaltounkova scored the 2nd Czech extremity connected a powerfulness play.

Tereza Vanisova gave the Czechs the pb midway done the opening play connected a powerfulness play with a slap changeable successful betwixt the pads of Finland goalie Sanni Ahola.

The Finns and the Czechs some person 3 points successful Group A, 3 down Canada and the United States, who look each different connected Sunday.

1st triumph for Germany

Earlier, Germany bushed Norway 5-2 for its archetypal win.

Jule Schiefer, Franciska Feldmeier and Lilli Welcke had a extremity and assistance each and Celina Haider and Katarina Obst-Smith besides scored for Germany to retrieve from a 5-2 nonaccomplishment to Sweden successful Group B.

Mathea Fischer and Andrea Dalen had a extremity apiece for Norway, which has mislaid its archetypal 2 games aft returning to the top-tier tourney pursuing a 27-year absence.

The teams are divided into 2 groups for the preliminary round. All 5 teams from Group A and the apical 3 from Group B suffice for the playoffs.

The bottommost 2 from Group B, which besides features Japan and Hungary, are relegated.