The United States beat Finland 6-3 Tuesday. Jack Skille deflected a shot from Erik Johnson on a power play 23 seconds into the third period to give the Americans a 3-2 lead, but Finland's Oskar Osala tied it a minute later.
The U.S. then capitalized on three 5-on-3 power plays, starting with Peter Mueller's winner nearly eight minutes into the period. Trevor Lewis and Jack Johnson closed the scoring for the Americans.
The Americans led 2-0 after Pat Kane's goal two minutes into the second period. Finland tied it eight minutes later with goals from Jesse Joensuu and Osala.