Tkachuk brothers lead American rout of Finland at 4 Nations Face-Off

Matthew and Brady Tkachuk each scored twice as the United States thumped Finland 6-1 in the countries' 4 Nations Face-Off opener Thursday in Montreal.

Matt Boldy and Jake Guentzel also added a goal and an assist each for the Americans, who got 20 saves from Connor Hellebuyck. Zach Werenski chipped in three assists, while Jack Eichel had two of his own.

Matthew Tkachuk also registered an assist for a three-point night.

Henri Jokiharju replied for the Finns. Juuse Saros stopped 26 shots.

Canada defeated Sweden 4-3 in overtime in Wednesday's curtain-raiser at the round-robin tournament that's serving as an appetizer ahead of the NHL's return to the Olympics in 2026.

The U.S. tops the standings with three points with the convincing regulation win followed by Canada (two), Sweden (one) and Finland (zero).

The Canadians and Americans will meet Saturday night after the Swedes and Finns play a matinee. The showcase then shifts to Boston for two games Monday before the final Feb. 20.

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Tkachuk brothers shine as U.S. defeats Finland at 4 Nations Face-Off

After his younger brother scored in the first period, Matthew Tkachuk put the U.S. up 3-1 on a power play 15 seconds into the third on a shot Saros should have stopped.

Guentzel then fired home the American's next effort just 11 seconds after that before Brady Tkachuk buried his second of the night at exactly three minutes to put the game to bed.

The Finns opened Thursday's scoring at 7:31 of the first when Jokiharju floated a knuckling shot that fooled Hellebuyck.

Brock Nelson hit the post before that breakthrough and Auston Matthews rattled the crossbar after the Americans fell behind, but Brady Tkachuk banked a shot in off