The United States defeated Finland, 6-1, on Thursday in the teams' opening game of the 4 Nations Face-off, securing a key three points for Team USA in the competition.After a back and forth two periods that saw Team USA enter the third with a 2-1 lead,

MONTREAL — Team Finland was in good shape. The Finns started Thursday’s third period down 2-1. But Team USA promptly turned a one-goal game into a 6-1 rout. Fifteen seconds into the third, during a power play that carried over from the previous period because of an Olli Määttä hooking penalty,