Game Thread: Sweden vs Latvia

[Johnnydollaz89]

Hank with a huge save on one end and Latvia takes a penalty on the other. 2nd PP for the Swede's

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Erik Karlsson fires from the point, deflected by Berglund! 1-0 Sweeden

 

[Cobiemonster]

Latvia ties it

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Mistake by Steen leads to a Latvia goal, nice move to tie the game at 1.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Sweeden to the PP, trailing 2-1

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

KARLSSON TIES IT!!

Man, he is sooooo good

 

[Cobiemonster]

This game is getting interesting

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

I can't believe Latvia is still in this. I thought for sure the Swedes would run them out of the building. Guess I should stick to CFB and learn more about hockey.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Sweden takes the lead - 3-2

 

[Cobiemonster]

Sweden starting to pull away

 

[Cobiemonster]

Zemgus! Latvia NOT going away! 4-3

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Latvia just won't go away. Impressive play from a team nobody probably thought would be anywhere near competitive with anybody.

 

[forty_three]

My god, I love watching the Swedes play hockey. So efficient and smooth.

And Latvia is a grinding bunch of mofos, ain't they? This has been fun to watch.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Sweden makes it 5-3

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Hags left early, hopefully it isn't anything serious

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

This Latvian team is a perfect showcase for what an under-talented team can do with good coaching and a solid team work ethic.

Sure they're 0-3, but they were competitive in all 3 games and really pushed the Swedes to the limit for most of this one.