Ice Hockey – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women Preliminary Round Match - Finland v U.S. - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea – February 11, 2018 - Emma Nuutinen of Finland and goalkeeper Maddie Rooney of the U.S. in action. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Kendall Coyne scored a powerplay goal as the U.S. women's hockey team came from behind to beat Finland 3-1 in their Olympic tournament opener on Sunday, surviving a scare from a team that has never beaten them in Olympic play.
Coyne, a veteran forward, struck the winner with Finland's Linda Valimaki off for tripping just past the halfway point of the second period, one-timing a feed from Hilary Knight past goaltender Noora Raty.
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