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Pietila assists twice in U.S. rout of Germany

Thursday, 12.27.2012 / 12:07 PM / News

By Eric Marin

Blake Pietila recorded two assists Thursday in Team USA's 8-0 win over Germany at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.

Pietila, the Devils' 2011 fifth-round pick, set up Jacob Trouba's goal that gave the U.S. a 2-0 lead in the first period. A Pietila rebound led to Ryan Hartman's tally that made it 6-0 in the second.

The line of Pietila, Hartman and Cole Bardreau combined for one goal and three helpers.

Alex Galchenyuk and Riley Barber each had a goal and two assists for the Americans, who saw eight different players light the lamp.

Galchenyuk, the third overall pick by Montreal in 2012, plays for the OHL's Sarnia Sting, where he's a teammate of Devils prospect Reid Boucher (4th round, 2011). Barber skates at Miami (CCHA), where he's a teammate of Devils prospect Blake Coleman (3rd round, 2011).

The U.S. faces a tougher test Friday when it takes on Russia at 9 a.m. ET.

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	TEAM		GP	W	L	OT	GF	GA	PTS
1		z - PIT	48	36	12	0	165	119	72
2		y - MTL	48	29	14	5	149	126	63
3		y - WSH	48	27	18	3	149	130	57
4		x - BOS	48	28	14	6	131	109	62
5		x - TOR	48	26	17	5	145	133	57
6		x - NYR	48	26	18	4	130	112	56
7		x - OTT	48	25	17	6	116	104	56
8		x - NYI	48	24	17	7	139	139	55
9		WPG	48	24	21	3	128	144	51
10		PHI	48	23	22	3	133	141	49
11		NJD	48	19	19	10	112	129	48
12		BUF	48	21	21	6	125	143	48
13		CAR	48	19	25	4	128	160	42
14		TBL	48	18	26	4	148	150	40
15		FLA	48	15	27	6	112	171	36

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SKATERS:	GP	G	A	+/-	Pts
P. Elias	48	14	22	5	36
I. Kovalchuk	37	11	20	-6	31
D. Clarkson	48	15	9	-6	24
T. Zajac	48	7	13	-5	20
M. Zidlicky	48	4	15	-12	19
S. Sullivan	42	7	10	-12	17
A. Henrique	42	11	5	-3	16
A. Greene	48	4	12	12	16
S. Bernier	47	8	7	-7	15
R. Carter	44	6	9	-2	15