Canada-Latvia notes, quotes, tweets

Canada 2, Latvia 1
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BULLET POINTS: Shea Weber’s third period goal gave Canada a 2-1 win over Latvia on Wednesday. Patrick Sharp scored the other Canadian goal in the first period. Carey Price stopped 15-of-16 shots in net for Canada. Latvian netminder Kristers Gudlevskis turned aside 55-of-57 shots. Latvia’s lone goal came from Lauris Darzins after he jumped onto the ice as part of a trick play off of a faceoff win. With the win, Canada advances to face the United States on Friday.

DOUGHTY: Drew Doughty recorded the primary assist on Weber’s game-winning goal. The defenseman finished the game with three shots on goal with 19:55 of ice time over 27 shifts. Doughty now has four goals, two assists and a plus-three rating over four games in the tournament.

CARTER: Jeff Carter finished the game with a game-high six shots on goal with 17:23 of ice time over 22 shifts. Carter again skated on a line with Patrick Marleau and Jonathan Toews and had many memorable scoring chances that were turned away by Latvian goalie Kristers Gudlevskis.

NEXT GAME: United States vs Canada semifinal, Friday, February 21, 9:00 a.m. PT, NBCSN

LAKings.com recap
IIHF game sheet
Photos of the game

Tweets and Notes

Hey now, Lauris Darzins with a breakaway goal for Latvia. His 3rd goal in 2 games. Where did Canada’s defense wander off to?

— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) February 19, 2014

 

Babcock: “The team we’re playing (next) seems to score easy. We don’t score easy.” But he also said happy tonight with chances they had

— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) February 19, 2014

 

Tavares out for tournament with leg injury.

— Tim Wharnsby (@WharnsbyCBC) February 19, 2014

 

Latvian journalists applauding from their seats as Kristers Gudlevskis skates off from his 55-save performance in Canada’s 2-1 victory.

— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) February 19, 2014