Sweden didn’t practice, but did stay in town. Canada, meanwhile, took the 25-minute bus ride out to Brossard to practice. Our man Mike Zeisberger also battled the elements to get out there.

Of course, everyone was still buzzing about the incredible opening to the tournament on Wednesday, Canada defeating Sweden 4-3 in overtime on a goal by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner (yes, that’s right, a Maple Leafs player was a hero in Montreal).

Now, the U.S. and Finland will try to deliver the encore. That could be tough for Finland, which is very thin at defense with three original players on the roster – Miro Heiskanen, Jani Hakanpaa and Rasmus Ristolainen – out because of injuries.

Still, Finland has Aleksander Barkov leading an impressive forward group that includes Sebastian Aho, Patrik Laine, Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz.

Here is Tom Guiltti’s story from Finland today.

The U.S. is led by goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who some feel could be the difference-maker in this tournament.

Read what Amalie Benjamin had to say about him here.

It’s almost time for warmups, so we will see which players will be scratches for the U.S. and Finland. Stay tuned.

One more link: Here are Dan Rosen’s three keys for the Finland-United States.