The players who made the most impact (literally) for the victorious United States squad weren’t necessarily the high-skill guys like Auston Matthews and Jack Hughes. Rather, they were the Tkachuk brothers, Brady and Matthew, who combined for four goals, five points, a whopping 13 shots on goal and 10 hits!
“That’s their game,” teammate J.T. Miller said. “They play that old-school brand and they can do everything.”
Indeed, the rugged pair was virtually a two-man wrecking crew, crashing in on the forecheck and wreaking havoc around the Finns’ net and poor Juuse Saros.