Game Report 2102		Olympic Winter Games Men - Pre-tourn
PLAYED AT: Arena Riga Date: Feb 4, 2018 GAME NOTES: SCRIVENS LEADS CANADA TO PRE-OLYMPIC WIN JASON LA ROSE RIGA, Latvia - Ben Scrivens (Spruce Grove, Alta./Salavat Yulaev Ufa, KHL) stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout, backstopping Canada's Men's Olympic Team to a 2-0 win over Latvia in its pre-PyeongChang opener Sunday. Marc-André Gragnani (L'Île-Bizard, Que./HC Dinamo Minsk, KHL) and Mat Robinson (Calgary, Alta./CSKA Moscow, KHL) provided the offence for the Canadians, who started their three-game exhibition schedule on a winning note. Gragnani gave Canada all the offence it would need early on, letting go a harmless-looking wrist shot from the point that found its way through traffic and through Latvian goaltender Elvis Merzlikins for an early 1-0 lead at 2:13. Robinson added insurance just past the midway mark of the second period, jumping into the rush and taking a feed from Derek Roy (Rockland, Ont./Linköping HC, SHL) before going to the backhand to beat Merzlikins. Scrivens did the rest, keeping the Latvians at bay on a pair of power plays in the third period and surviving a late flurry with Merzlikins on the bench to preserve the clean sheet. The Canadians are back on the ice at Arena Riga on Tuesday when they face off against Belarus (5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT) before departing for South Korea later in the week. Canada closes out its pre-tournament schedule in Incheon against Sweden on Feb. 11 (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT). Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: Latvia
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Scrivens, Ben G 31   Poulin, Kevin   2   Gragnani, Marc-Andre   3   Stollery, Karl   4   Genoway, Chay   5   Lee, Chris   6   Noreau, Maxim   7   Goloubef, Cody   8   Wolski, Wojtek   9   Raymond, Mason   10   Roy, Derek   11   Kelly, Chris   12   Elliott, Stefan   15   O’Dell, Eric   16   Kozun, Brandon   18   Vey, Linden   19   Brulé, Gilbert   21   Howden, Quinton   22   Thomas, Christian   23   Ebbett, Andrew   25   Lapierre, Maxim   28   Robinson, Mat   29   Klinkhammer, Rob	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 29  2:00  Roughing 5:12     5:12 7:12 2nd 12  2:00  Slashing 19:12 1   19:12 1:12 3rd 3  2:00  Interference 19:32 1   19:32 20:00	LATVIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Merzlikins, Elvis G 98   Kalnins, Janis   4   Kalkis, Roberts   5   Tambijevs, Kirils   9   Svars, Pauls   10   Darzins, Lauris   11   Batna, Oskars   13   Skvorcovs, Gunars   15   Karsums, Martins   16   Daugavins, Kaspars   24   Redlihs, Mikelis   26   Balinskis, Uvis Janis   28   Gegeris, Emils   29   Pujacs, Georgijs   32   Kulda, Arturs   41   Razgals, Frenks   58   Galvins , Guntis   70   Indrasis, Miks   77   Zile, Kristaps   79   Pavlovs, Vitalijs   84   Jevpalovs, Nikita   87   Meija, Gints   91   Kenins, Ronalds   96   Bicevskis, Maris	LATVIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 91  2:00  Roughing 5:12     5:12 7:12

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) LATVIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 2:13   2-8                         2nd 10:30   28-10-19

LATVIA Goals LATVIA PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 0 / 0 LATVIA 0 / 2 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 6 min / 3 inf LATVIA 2 min / 1 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts LATVIA 0 G + A = 0 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 1 1 0 2 LATVIA 0 0 0 0 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Scrivens (60:00) (W) 11 7 9 27 /0:00 3rd/20:00 LAT - Merzlikins (59:18) (L) 7 8 6 21 /0:00 3rd/19:18 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official Olympic Winter Games Men - Pre-tourn Game Report.

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