Game Report 2156		IIHF World Championship
PLAYED AT: Jyske Bank Boxen Date: May 14, 2018 GAME NOTES: CANADA EDGES LATVIA IN OVERTIME THRILLER JESSICA GOWANS HERNING, Denmark – Connor McDavid (Newmarket, Ont./Edmonton, NHL) scored the overtime winner 46 seconds into the extra frame to lead Canada to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Latvia on Monday at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. After dancing through the defence, McDavid’s initial shot in overtime was stopped by Latvian netminder Kristers Gudslevskis with a desperation kick save. McDavid corralled his own rebound in midair and batted it into the net for the winner. With the goal, McDavid has 11 points in six games, which leads Team Canada and puts him in a tie for fourth in tournament scoring with Sweden’s Rickard Rakell. With the win, Canada locked up a spot in the quarter-finals on Thursday. Canada currently sits third in Groups B with 12 points and can move into second place with a win against Germany on Tuesday (10:15 a.m. ET/7:15 a.m. PT), and a Finnish loss to the United States. Darcy Kuemper (Saskatoon, Sask. Arizona, NHL) got the start in net for Canada, and bounced back nicely after allowing two goals on thirteen shots against Finland by stopping 14 of the 15 shots that he faced. He was especially sharp in the second, standing tall and able to hold the lead with Latvia pushing hard to find the equalizer. Canada opened the scoring early in the first on a goal from Anthony Beauvillier (Sorel-Tracy, Que./New York Islanders, NHL). Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa, NHL) took the initial, and Beauvillier swept the puck in from where it was loose behind Gudslevskis. Kristians Rubins broke the shutout and pulled Latvia even 1:50 into the third period with a shot from the point that found the back of the net through a maze of bodies in front. The two teams played to a stalemate through the rest of the third, both pushing for the game winner in regulation before McDavid’s winner ended it in overtime. Visiting Team: Latvia Home Team: Canada
LATVIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Merzlikins, Elvis G 35   Kivlenieks, Matiss G 50   Gudlevskis, Kristers   10   Bukarts, Rihards   11   Sotnieks, Kristaps   15   Karsums, Martins   18   Abols, Rodrigo   21   Balcers, Rudolfs   23   Blugers, Teodors   24   Redlihs, Mikelis   25   Dzerins, Andris   26   Balinskis, Uvis   27   Cibulskis, Oskars   29   Freibergs, Ralfs   41   Razgals, Frenks   58   Galvins , Guntis   70   Indrasis, Miks   71   Bukarts, Roberts   77   Zile, Kristaps   79   Pavlovs, Vitalijs   87   Meija, Gints   89   Jevpalovs, Nikita   91   Kenins, Ronalds   94   Rubins, Kristians	LATVIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 3rd 25  2:00  Holding 3:24 1   3:24 5:24 3rd 29  2:00  Roughing 9:35 1   9:35 11:35	CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 0   DiPietro, Michael G 30   McElhinney, Curtis G 35   Kuemper, Darcy   3   Edmundson, Joel   5   Ekblad, Aaron   6   Pulock, Ryan   7   Eberle, Jordan   10   Schenn, Brayden   11   Pageau, Jean-Gabriel   12   Bailey, Josh   13   Barzal, Mathew   17   Schwartz, Jaden   18   Dubois, Pierre-Luc   21   Jost, Tyson   25   Nurse, Darnell   27   Murray, Ryan   44   Vlasic, Marc-Edouard   52   Chabot, Thomas   53   Horvat, Bo   55   Parayko, Colton   72   Beauvillier, Anthony   90   O'Reilly, Ryan   93   Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan   97   McDavid, Connor	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 55  2:00  Tripping 1:03 1   1:03 3:03 2nd 7  2:00  Holding 13:01 1   13:01 15:01

LATVIA Goals LATVIA PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 1:50   94-71-23

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) LATVIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 2:51   72-13-55                         1st OT :46   97-93

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES LATVIA 0 / 2 CANADA 0 / 2 PENALTY SUMMARY LATVIA 4 min / 2 inf CANADA 4 min / 2 inf POINT SUMMARY LATVIA 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts CANADA 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total LATVIA 0 0 1 0 1 CANADA 1 0 0 1 2 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off LAT - Gudlevskis (60:46) (OTL) 9 12 9 1 31 /0:00 1st OT/0:46 CAN - Kuemper (60:46) (W) 4 9 1 0 14 /0:00 1st OT/0:46 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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