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Bryan Murphy
The first night of the 4 Nations Face-Off resulted in a thriller. The USA and Finland are aiming to do the same in their opener.
The Americans and Finns square off on Day 2 of the 4 Nations Face-Off, following up on the Canadians’ dramatic 4-3 overtime win over Sweden on Wednesday.
There’s no doubt about it: This is the best USA team fielded in hockey history. During the time in between international best-on-best competition, the United States has produced a plethora of elite talent that dominate in the league today, including Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Hughes.
Even with the loss of Quinn Hughes before the tournament, the back end for the Americans is stacked, with plenty of creators who can produce offensively from the back end. In the crease, Mike Sullivan’s team boasts the best goalie on the planet right now in Connor Hellebuyck.
WATCH:USA vs. Finland at 4 Nations Face-Off LIVE on Fubo
Finland is incredibly top heavy at forward, with a collection of stars including Aleksander Barkov, Sebastian Aho and Mikko Rantanen headlining the top-six group. The blue line is a concern, as Finland lost three defenders to injury before the start of the tournament, and it is an incredibly weak position in terms of depth for the country.
The Americans are viewed as the favorite, while everyone is starting to already count out the Finns. Thursday night will prove if those are valid opinions.
The Sporting News is providing updates and highlights from the USA vs. Finland round-robin game at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
4 NATIONS FACE-OFF HQ
(All times Eastern)
8:50 p.m.: Noah Hanifin exits the box and gets a breakaway chance, but the USA defenseman is denied by Juuse Saros on the backhand attempt. No success for Finland on the power play, and it remains 1-1 with six minutes left.
Juuse Saros makes the stop ❌
📺: Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/3YoXJv0P8F
8:50 p.m.: With a mass of bodies in the crease, the puck found its way to Teuvo Teravainen at the side of the net, but the Finnish forward could not hit the open net. He followed hat miss with another shot that wouldn’t find twine.
A few high quality chances for Finland on the power play but nothing in the net#4Nations pic.twitter.com/YK6BBaJMBM
8:46 p.m.: Noah Hanifin trips Patrik laine, and Finland goes to its first power play with 8:16 to go. With no Miro Heiskanen at the tournament Finland’s top PP unit boasts five forwards — Aleksander Barkov, Patrik Laine, Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Aho and Roope Hintz.
Finland 1, USA 1
8:43 p.m.: GOAL! USA strikes back as Brady Tkachuk banks a puck off Juuse Saros for the equalizer. Tkachuk was left alone cutting the net and after a couple of whacks, he finally shot it off Saros and into the net. The puck barely got over the goal line before it was swept out by Finland, but it fully crossed the goal line, marking a good goal. Tue game with 9:39 remaining.
BRADY TKACHUK DRIVES IT HOME FOR USA! 🇺🇸
It’s tied on ESPN/ESPN+‼️ pic.twitter.com/Ump3GaqpnI
8:39 p.m.: The USA hit the second crossbar of the night, this time courtesy of Auston Matthews.
Another post hit by Team USA, this time by Auston Matthews#4Nations pic.twitter.com/mMF8193UOr
Finland 1, USA 0
8:36 p.m.: GOAL! Finland gets on the board first thanks to a tally by Henri Jokiharju. The defenseman jumps up in the play, takes a saucer pass from Mikael Granlund and beats Connor Hellebuyck over his right shoulder for the score. Jokiharju was one of the three replacements for injured Finnish defensemen before the tournament, and he opens the scoring for his nation at the tournament. 1-0 Finland 7:31 into the contest.
FINLAND GETS THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME 😳 pic.twitter.com/QioOvMDIDS
8:32 p.m.: Brock Nelson came inches away from opening the scoring, but his shot rang off the crossbar and stayed out. That was bad turnover by Finland in their own one that almost resulted in the puck in the back of the net.
Brock Nelson was inches away from opening up the scoring for Team USA#4Nations pic.twitter.com/4milOrRvnV
8:30 p.m.: Finland kills off the Armia penalty. Both power play units for the USA struggled to set up and create chances, with no shots on goal in the two minutes of PP time.
8:27 p.m.: The USA get the first power play of the game, as Joel Armia is called for cross-checking 2:43 into the game. It’s the first look at the high-powered first PP unit that consists of Auston Matthews, Jack Hughes, Jack Eichel, Matthew Tkachuk and Adam Fox.
8:23 p.m.: Matthew Tkachuk wastes no time making his presence felt, as he lays a big hit on Olli Maatta while on the forecheck.
8:21 p.m.: The puck is down and USA vs. Finland is underway.
8:05 p.m.: Both teams enter the skating surface, and it’s clearly a pro-Finland crowd in Canada. If Montreal can’t root for their home team tonight, than it will gladly root against the USA.
7:48 p.m.: Neither side have any members remaining from their teams at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. A handful of players on the USA side did play for Team North America, the group of youngsters from the USA and Canada. That includes Connor Hellebuyck, Auston Matthews, Dylan Larkin, Jack Eichel, J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck.
7:25 p.m.: Here are the lines for Finland for the opener. Saros is in net, while Kaapo Kakko and Juuso Valimaki are the two scratches.
Lines in warmup for Finland vs USA
Lehkonen-Barkov-Rantanen
Hintz-Aho-Laine
Luostarainen-Lundell-Granlund
Teräväinen-Haula-Armia
Mikkola-Lindell
Määttä-Jokiharju
Vaakanainen-Matinpalo
Saros
Lankinen
7:06 p.m.: Here is how the United States is lining up tonight. As mentioned, Hellebuyck is in net. Chris Kreider and Jake Sanderson are the scratches for Mike Sullivan.
Heads up, lines just dropped 🇺🇸 #4Nations | @WinmarkResale pic.twitter.com/1EPN7ZzSz6
6:58 p.m.: The creases will be occupied by two goalies in the NHL’s Central Division — Connor Hellebuyck and Juuse Saros tonight. Hellebuyck is well on his way to earning a second consecutive Vezina Trophy, as the Jets netminder has been far and beyond the best goalie in hockey this year. The American is 34-7-2 this year with a dazzling 2.06 GAA and .925 save percentage. Meanwhile, Saros is backstopping an incredibly disappointing Predators team, owning a record of 11-23-6 with a 2.95 GAA and a .899 save percentage.
6:42 p.m.: While the last matchup between the national teams was in 2010, the USA and Finland recently met in the gold medal game of the 2025 World Juniors. At that contest in Ottawa, it was Teddy Stiga who potted the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Americans to their second consecutive gold medal, forcing Finland to settle for silver. No players from either squad are at the 4 Nations Face-Off, but it’s still fresh in the minds of both nations.
6:35 p.m.: It’s been quite some time since the USA and Finland met in true international best-on-best competition. The two nations did not match up against one another at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, nor the 2014 Sochi Olympics. You have to go back to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics to find the last time the U.S. and Finland played each other.
The Americans bested the Finns 6-1 in the Olympic semifinals to advance to the gold-medal game, where Sidney Crosby infamously lifted Canada to an overtime win over the USA. Finland went on to win bronze with a victory over Slovakia in the third-palce game.
*= injury replacement for Quinn Hughes, Canucks
*= injury replacement for Rasmus Ristolainen, Flyers
**= injury replacement for Jani Hakanpaa, Maple Leafs
***= injury replacement for Miro Heiskanen, Stars
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Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.
