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US women rally to beat Finland 3-1 in Olympics opener

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Goaltender Noora Raty saw Hilary Knight with the puck on her stick and moved to defend against the dangerous American.

Knight passed the puck, Kendall Coyne scored the go-ahead goal at 11:29 of the second period on a one-timer and the United States rallied to beat Finland 3-1 to remain perfect when opening an Olympic tournament.

"Knighter got there out of the corner, I need to commit to her because she's the best shot in the world," Raty said. "So for once she actually passed, and hats off to Coyner.