USA pours in 14 goals in pre-tournament rout of Belarus

Team USA obliterated Belarus in its first world junior tuneup game, cruising to a 14-0 final.

The defending gold medalists netted six tallies in the first, four in the second, and four in the third, relentlessly dominating the entire contest. The goal-scorers are as follows:

• Reilly Walsh
• Casey Mittelstadt (2)
• Phil Kemp
• Kieffer Bellows (2)
• Riley Tufte (2)
• Mikey Anderson
• Quinn Hughes
• Brady Tkachuk
• Trent Frederic
• Josh Norris
• Max Jones

While the game was smooth-sailing, forward Will Lockwood left the contest in the first period with an injury and didn't return.

USA plays one more pre-tournament game - Friday versus Sweden - and has to finalize its roster before the preliminary round gets underway Dec. 26.