Nurse, Jenner hat tricks propel Canada to another rout at 2022 Winter Olympics - NBC Olympics

Finland's Minttu Tuominen managed to cut the Canada lead in half just before the first intermission, but it was all Canada beyond the middle stanza. A little over three minutes into the second period, it was Fillier again who found the back of the net with an incredible backhander on the rush, giving her back-to-back two-goal performances in the first two games of her Olympic career. Nurse then scored a second goal of her own just after the game's halfway mark, and if the two Sarahs having multi-goal games wasn't enough, Brianne Jenner then netted a pair of goals as well.

At the second intermission, the Canadians led 7-1 and never even considered looking back. Canada potted four more goals in the third period to put a bow on the drubbing, including markers from Nurse and Jenner, who both registered the first Olympic hat tricks for Canada since 2010. After this 11-goal outburst, Canada has a grand total of 23 (!) goals in just 120 minutes of play at these Olympics.

While she didn't find the back of the net against Finland, Natalie Spooner was outstanding yet again for the Canadians. She finished the game with a trio of assists, bringing her point total to nine (two goals, seven assists) in 28:30 of total ice time.

The Canadians' next game comes against the ROC Sunday night at 11:10 p.m. ET, which is followed by the big one — their showdown against the United States — Monday night at 11:10 p.m. ET.

Click here to view all the stats from Canada's win over Finland, and click here to watch the full event replay from start to finish.

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