Detroit Red Wings forward Teemu Pulkkinen picked up an assist Monday in Finland's 3-2 victory over the U.S. at the World Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Pulkkinen assisted on Antti Pihlstrom's first-period goal that gave Finland a 2-0 lead. The U.S. scored twice to tie it -- the Red Wings' Dylan Larkin assisted on Connor Murphy's equalizer 53 seconds into the third period.

But Leo Komarov's power-play goal at 4:16 of the third snapped the tie and stood as the game-winner as the Finns improved to 3-0, tying Canada for the top spot in Group B with nine points.

Pulkkinen has no goals, two assists and three shots on goal in three games.

Larkin has three points (goal, two assists) and a team-high 11 shots on goals in three games. The U.S. is 1-2.

In other games involving Red Wings:

Russia 4, Latvia 0: Pavel Datsyuk had one assist and one shot on goal in 13:16. Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks had two goals and two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets made 33 saves. The Russians are 2-1.

Czech Republic 4, Sweden 2: Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist had no points, no shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in 16:05 for Sweden, which dropped to 2-1.



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