GDT: May 17 • Latvia 1, Russia 4

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2014 IIHF World Championship
Preliminary Round
Group B

May 17
5:45 AM ET • 11:45 CET • 12:45 EET

Latvia
Coonfirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

91 Ronalds Ķēniņš​

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16 Kaspars Daugaviņš

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24 Miķelis Rēdlihs​

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70 Miks Indrašis​

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28 Zemgus Girgensons​

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3 Juris Štāls​

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47 Mārtiņš Cipulis​

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12 Herberts Vasiļjevs

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17 Aleksandrs Ņiživijs​

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90 Koba Jass​

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25 Andris Džeriņš​

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87 Gints Meija​

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-​

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21 Armands Bērziņš​

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-​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

81 Georgijs Pujacs​

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13 Guntis Galviņš​

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2 Rodrigo Laviņš

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11 Kristaps Sotnieks​

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22 Māris Jass​

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14 Jēkabs Rēdlihs​

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-​

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52 Jānis Jaks​

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Starter​

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Backup​

50 Kristers Gudļevskis​

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31 Edgars Masaļskis​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 33 Ivars Punnenovs​

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Healthy​

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D 32 Artūrs Kulda​

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-​

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F 29 Roberts Lipsbergs​

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-​

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Russia
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

8 Alexander Ovechkin

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10 Viktor Tikhonov​

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16 Sergei Plotnikov​

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52 Sergei Shirokov​

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42 Artyom Anisimov​

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41 Nikolai Kulyomin

25 Danis Zaripov

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-​

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40 Sergei Kalinin​

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63 Yevgeniy Dadonov​

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69 Alexander Burmistrov​

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92 Yevgeniy Kuznetsov​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

6 Denis Denisov​

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73 Maxim Chudinov​

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82 Yevgeniy Medvedev​

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14 Alexander Kutuzov​

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77 Anton Belov​

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44 Yegor Yakovlev​

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Starter​

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Backup​

72 Sergei Bobrovskiy​

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35 Andrei Vasilevskiy​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 1 Anton Khudobin​

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Healthy​

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D 3 Andrei Zubarev​

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Arm laceration​

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D 23 Dmitriy Orlov​

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Broken arm, out for tournament​

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F 11 Yevgeniy Malkin​

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Healthy​

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F 87 Vadim Shipachyov​

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1-game suspension​

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F 90 Andrei Loktionov​

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Shoulder injury, out for tournament​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Lars Brüggemann | -

Referee​

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Aleksi Rantala | -

Linesman​

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Paul Carnathan | -

Linesman​

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Jon Kilian | -

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[Namejs]

Malkin won't play vs. Latvia.

Jaks will be in the lineup for Latvia and I'm getting a certain vibe from our coaches that we're going to give more playing time to players who haven't played that much in the previous games in an attempt to not overwork our key players before the deciding matches vs. Belarus and Switzerland.

That's just a hunch at this point though.

Also, I really wouldn't be surprised if the 19-year-old Latvian goalie Punnenovs (NLA) would get the start tomorrow. He's been very solid in Switzerland this season and he had some brilliant starts with the national team in exhibition games, including a shutout vs. Russia.

So overall I'm hoping we can keep it close, but not really expecting a shot at getting any points, especially considering the circumstances.

 

[ViD]

There's a chance we might lose this one

 

[nabby12]

Khudobin in net!

 

[cska78]

go, Russia...this will be a battle

 

[alce*]

There's a chance we might lose this one

If only very small chance. Latvia isn't looking as a team that could keep their goal safe and in the game who will score more, Russia have very strong advantage. I would be very surprised if Latvia takes any points from this game.

 

[v-man]

Latvia can't lose in this one:

1)They win outright (the preferred option).

2)Russia wins, with two ex Latvian national team members as coaches, and a top scorer (and the tournament's for that matter) who was born in Riga.

Not knowing who the LV coaches will put on the ice, I'll refrain from making a prediction, but Russia seems to be on a roll, so it will most definitely be tough, but hopefully they will keep it respectable. Who knows? perhaps Punnenovs will shut them out again

 

[RobertR]

Anything but a close loss, please.

 

[RobertR]

Gudlevskis in the net. (It can't be 3 shaky game in a row, right? )

Kulda (small injury) and Lipsbergs scratched.

Kulda is a big loss.

 

[Namejs]

Gudlevskis in the net. (It can't be 3 shaky game in a row, right? )

Kulda (small injury) and Lipsbergs scratched.

Kulda is a big loss.

We need Kulda vs. Belarus/Switzerland. I wouldn't mind resting DaugaviņÅ¡ either who's got a couple of minor injuries at this point as well.

Just lower your expectations and brace for a 5-6 goal loss. GD with Russia won't matter anyway.

 

[King EK65]

I really hope Latvia wins this one.. It would be great. Really bad that Kulda couldn't play..

 

[DrStrangelife]

PP for Russia.
Indrašis with a beautiful chance before.

 

[m4tt145]

Intense.

 

[DrStrangelife]

IndraŠisss!!!!!! 1:0 LATVIA

 

[Namejs]

Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Exarz]

Latvija!!!!!!!

 

[m4tt145]

Yeeeees! 1-0 Indrasis!

 

[King EK65]

YES! Nice goal there, Indrasis!

 

[Urbanskog]

Latvia takes the lead

 

[DrStrangelife]

1:1.... Didn't take long

 

[QnebO]

Some one tell Latvia they cant just beat every body and win the Championship.. They aren't one of the big 6/7

 

[King EK65]

There you go..

 

[m4tt145]

Tikhonov is such a beast.

 

[Exarz]

This game is intense! Russia and Latvia has had the best fans during the World Championship! Must feel like a derby

 

[DrStrangelife]

Cmmon Gudļevski... Rus takes the lead.. 1:2