The USA opened their campaign at the 4 Nations Face-Off with an emphatic victory over Finland. The game turned into a showcase for the Tkachuk brothers — Matthew and Brady — playing together on the same team at the professional level for the first time. Both seized the opportunity, each scoring twice.

“I think it was better than all those dreams we had,” Brady Tkachuk said. “It’s amazing. Honestly, I don’t really have words to describe it right now.”

The pivotal moment came early in the third period when it took the Americans just 26 seconds to score twice and extend their lead. Finland couldn’t recover from the shock, and the game ended with a dominant 6-1 victory for Team USA.

4 Nations Face-Off

Finland - USA 1:6 (1:1, 0:1, 0:4)

• Goals: Jokiharju (Granlund, Määtä) 07:31 (1:0), B. Tkachuk (Boldy, Werenski) 10:21 (1:1), Boldy (Faber, Connor) 37:04 (1:2), M. Tkachuk (Werenski, Guentzel) 40:15-pp (1:3), Guentzel (Matthews, D. Hughes) 40:26 (1:4), B. Tkachuk (Eichel, M. Tkachuk) 43:00 (1:5), M. Tkachuk (Werenski, Eichel) 51:13-pp (1:6).