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RIGA, LATVIA – Team Canada played its first third pre-championship game, and its first game on European
soil as they beat Latvia 3-1.
Latvia scored the only goal in the first period, but Canada responded in the second as they scored three
unanswered goals. Canada had three different goal scorers as Patrick Marleau, Simon Gagne, and Dany Heatley
all scored in the middle frame.
After a scoreless third period, Canada’s 3-1 victory gave them their second pre-championship win in three
games. Martin Brodeur played the entire game for Canada and only allowed one goal as he was named player of
the game. Janis Sprukt was named player of the game for Latvia.
Team Canada will travel to Prague, Czech Republic tomorrow as they face the home town Czech’s in their
fourth pre-championship game.
| Box Score |
CAN |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Compte |
LAT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| First Period/Première période |
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Scoring/Buts:
1. Latvia, Janis Sprukts 14:43
Penalties/Pénalités:
Bondarevs, LAT (holding) 5:11
Walker CAN, Cipriss Lat (roughing)
Morrow CAN (interference) 12:11
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| Second Period/Deuxième période |
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Scoring/Buts:
2. CAN, Patrick Marleau (Scott Hannan) 5:28
3. CAN, Simon Gagne (Rick Nash, Joe Thornton) 8:22
4. CAN, Dany Heatley (Brendan Morrison) 17:15
Penalties/Pénalités:
Draper CAN (hooking)
Maltby CAN (roughing)
Tambijevs LAT (interference) 3:54
Ignatijevs LAT (hooking) 9:21
Maltby CAN (boarding) 12:26
Souray CAN (roughing) 14:01
Nash CAN (slashing)
Vasiljevs LAT (holding) 18:15
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| Third Period/Troisième période |
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Scoring/Buts:
None/Aucun
Penalties/Pénalités:
Heatley CAN (interference) 3:03
Heatley CAN (high-sticking) 7:08
Regehr CAN (interference) 8:25
Gagne CAN (interference) 8:25
Sirokovs Lat (roughing, misconduct) 12:21
Regehr CAN (roughing)12:21
Tambijevs Lat (interference) 13:10
Thornton CAN (cross-checking) 17:04
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| Goaltenders |
CAN |
Brodeur |
| Gardiennes de but |
LAT |
Masalskis |
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| Shots on Goal |
Team |
1 p
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2 p
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3 p
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Final
|
| Shots on Goal |
CAN |
11
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11
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9
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31
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| Tirs au but |
LAT |
5
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13
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10
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28
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| Referee/Arbitre |
Maxim Urda |
| Linesmen/Juges des lignes |
Ansis Eglitis, Buris Balodis |
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| Attendance/Assistance |
5,000 (sell-out) |
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HOCKEY CANADA
