American players qualifications: Tkachuk Brothers steals the show

When you enter a tournament with very little time to practice together with your new teammates, chemistry can be difficult to get.

Matthew and Brady Tkachuk stole the show on Thursday night, separately, at first, with older brother Matthew pacing a blow to the upper line, while young Brady opened scores in the third and brought his exclusive physical advantage. But when the US coach. Uu. Mike Sullivan made a half of the game to unite both above? Well, that changed this story completely.

During the first 40 minutes of the confrontation of Thursday against Finland, the Finns won the battle of Puck, giving their enemies in stars and stripes very little space to play. They were also the first to turn on the lamp, surprising the US with an early score in the first painting. But once the Americans finally began to score, the result of this game was not questioned.

Prepared by a couple of goals with only 11 seconds of difference at the beginning of the third period, the United States defeated Finland 6-1 in what was a physical matter.

The Americans entered this tournament as favorites, the assembly of players of the most deep American list that the nation has gathered. Taking into account how Finland took place, it is easy to see why. Here is a look at the American American team and how each player worked on Thursday night.

Jack Eichel: 9/10
Eichel started the game next to a Tkachuk and ended up interlected between the two as the perfect configuration man for the frontline brothers. His rapid entries in the area and his strong configuration skills were on display all night, both brothers established in the third period, and that chemistry should continue against Canada on Saturday.

Kyle Connor: 6.5/10
Connor’s quiet night was a surprise, considering that he entered the tournament as the American best scored in the NHL and began the game on Thursday that adapted to the top line of the team with Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk. His degradation to the third line to the last period reflects that the slow beginning, but once there, Connor quickly contributed to his new line line: his assistant in the winning goal of the Matt Boldy game shortly after being beaten reflects his versatility in this star. Alignment with studs.

Matthew Tkachuk: 10/10
The heart and soul of the Stanley Cup champions in Florida brought that same area and goals to the upper line of the US team, leading the Membership with two goals and one assistance, including one to help establish the third period of brother Brady . Marker, and was appointed the best player of the game for his efforts. Seeing him play with his younger brother was a joy.

Brady Tkachuk: 10/10
From a first sandy goal to bring the Americans to a nice butt to help close things in a declaration game, Brady Tkachuk’s night reads like a storybook. After winning a mid -game promotion from the third line to the first, Brady took the energy of the verification line to the upper trio, finishing the confrontation with eight leading hits in the team to go with his pair of goals.

Jake Guentzel: 8/10
On Thursday he scored Guentzel’s first game on behalf of his nation at any level, and took the most of the opportunity, reaching his step, along with the rest of his team, in the third period. Only 11 seconds after helping Matthew Tkachuk’s power game score to open the third painting, Guentzel achieved his own goal with a five-hole shot to give Americans a solid 4-1 advantage.

Auston Matthews: 8/10
The chemistry and style of the Tkachuk brothers made the biggest story of the game, but Matthews’s instant chemistry with the Linler Jack Hughes also seemed quite pure, not to mention, really fun. The boos that rained from the beginning of the crowd of Montreal cooled, but their game was heated, and although not prolific period in the statistics layer, with only an assistance, the leading ice time in the Matthews team between the strikers of the United States. What a happy chief coach Mike Sullivan is with the tournament opening efforts of his captain.

Jack Hughes: 8/10
With three shots in the Pink but none that turned on the lamp, Hughes’ strong game with his captain and Guentzel did not really reflect on the score sheet, but considering his rapid chemistry with his captain, Matthughes, can we call them like that? – It seems that an advance is due soon.

JT Miller: 7/10
The early topic for the US team in this tournament? Physicality Miller, known for being a vocal teammate and a physical presence, did not waste time sending that message and establish the tone with a fight in the Finland area in the first minute of the game. He could also have achieved the salvation of the confrontation, blocking a shot of Teuvo Teravaine who would have seen the Finns recover their advantage of the first period.

Matthew Boldy: 8/10
After establishing the target of Brady Tkachuk to tie 1-1 in the first period, Boldy scored one of his in the second when he gave the wild teammate Brock Faber that finally served as the winner of the game. During an interview after the game, Matthew Tkachuk accredited Boldy’s score for giving the team a very necessary energy shake in what had been a tight game for much of the first 40 minutes.

Vincent Trophack: 7/10
Known for its solid percentage of confrontation in the League game, Trochack once again provided a reliable presence at the point. He delivered some very labeled hits early and also reached the clutch with some blocked shots.

Brock Nelson: 6/10
Nelson pounced on an album at the beginning of the first painting and surprised Saros by surprise with an acute shot that hit him, but not in the crossbar, in what was a night without incident for the front depth, whose 9:42 of time of time Ice was classified lower in the team.

Dylan Larkin: 7/10
It is difficult to highlight when you are playing in the fourth line of a membership full of stars, but Larkin’s role in this team is well defined, and played it accordingly. Larkin, who played only at 11:14 on Thursday night, was retained by the score sheet, but still had an impact with a solid PK game and a trio of successes in what was a physical game.

Zach Werenski: 9/10
With Quinn Hughes unable to play due to an injury, all eyes noticed if Werenski, who is co -owner of the league leadership in annotations between the defenders next to Hughes, could pick up the slack. The answer was a resounding yes: number 8 was a great Thursday night, contributing three assists to the maximum of the team while registering the main minutes with a 21:45 leader.

Charlie Mcavoy: 7/10
Like Matthews, Mcavoy did not obtain exactly the warmest reception in Montreal. His game also took a bit to warm up. Made with Werenski, Mcavoy did not stand out and, in fact, led the US defenders in gifts, with three.

Jaccob Slavin: 7/10
Sullivan resorted to Slavin early and, often, in this confrontation, the defense of hurricanes recorded the second more minutes in the team. Two blocked shots occurred to him in what else periodically solid solid effort for the veteran rear.

Adam Fox: 7/10
It was not the best defender on the ice on Thursday night, but consider that this period a chemistry builder. Having a buzzed fox next to another soft skater in Slavin is an attractive duo, and was demonstrated.

Noah Hanifin: 6/10
The only defender of the USA. With a negative rating and an ice time below 15 minutes, the night of Hanifin Public journal Saros.

Brock Faber: 8/10
Faber’s head game from the blue line to the last period, which saw him shoot an album in the Pink for his wild teammate Matt Boldy to give tip, was a beautiful view for those who observed in the state of hockey . The youngest player of the US team. UU. It fits directly into the blue line loaded from the membership, obtaining many opportunities following the absence of Quinn Hughes.

CONNOR HELLEBUYCK: 8/10
The best NHL goalkeeper in almost all the statistics that matter, Hellebuyck did not rob exactly the program on Thursday night, but did not do so have to. Apart from a knuckle chinete that cheated him next to the early stick in the first painting, giving the Finns the game opening score, Hellebuyck kept strong with a 20 -year performance.