WASHINGTON --
But Patrik Laine, who easily was Team Finland's best forward Tuesday, scored a power-play goal 11:22 into the third period, and forward Jussi Jokinen scored at even strength 4:05 later.
Suddenly, Team USA was on its heels. And when defenseman Ryan Suter shot the puck over the glass with 2:02 remaining, his teammates scrambled to protect a one-goal lead with Team Finland goalie Pekka Rinne pulled for an extra attacker.
It may have been the perfect test in its pretournament finale leading into the World Cup of Hockey 2016, which Team USA will start for real against Team Europe at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Saturday (3:30 p.