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Devils Silenced By Sound Tigers + Matteau, Pietila Ready For World Juniors

December 20, 2012, 11:49 AM ET [6 Comments]
Todd Cordell
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The Albany Devils didn't start off their extended road trip on a positive note last night as they failed to pick up at least a point in a 4-3 loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Here ares some notes on the loss as well as Stefan Matteau, Blake Pietila and Team USA as they get set for a 12:30 ET game against Sweden.

- Keith Kinkaid stopped 26-of-30 last night in what was his first loss in December. He's now 5-1-0 with a 2.17 goals against average and .925 save percentage this month.

- Albany is back in action Friday night against the Norfolk Admirals. I expected Jeff Frazee will be between the pipes.

- Adam Larsson picked up two assists in the loss. He has three assists in his last two games and 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) and a plus-1 rating in 24 games on the year.

- Mattias Tedenby scored and had two shots last night. He is starting to pick it up a notch as he now has three points in his last three games. Quick fact regarding Tedenby: Wednesday night marked the first time all season Tedenby has scored in a game he had less than three shots in.

- Bobby Butler's six-game point streak was snapped in the loss. Butler was minus-2 and had two PIMs.

- Stefan Matteau and Blake Pietila will both be in the lineup for Team USA in their game against Sweden. USA will reportedly go with 11 forwards and seven defenseman in the game. The game can be seen on TSN in Canada and the NHL Network in the United States.

- Myself and five other credentialed CHL writers published our collaborated top-30 NHL Draft rankings for December recently. You can view them at TheHockeyGuys.

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