The 4 Nations Face-Off continued on Thursday evening as the United States romped over Finland in their first game of the round-robin tournament. Following a slow start, the Americans exploded with a four-goal third period en route to a dominant 6-1 win.

Brady and Matthew Tkachuk each scored twice, and the brothers had a handful of big hits to help the United States beat Finland 6-1 to open the 4 Nations Face-Off, a physical showdown played with edge throughout.

Late last night, they said we were going to get 40 centimeters (that’s 16 inches for my friends in the U.S.), but it looks more like 20 cms, so the U.S. and Finland got in their morning skates at Bell Centre without incident.