This time, however, Canada couldn t find a way to beat Kivlenieks, who plays for the NHL s Columbus Blue Jackets, despite having a sizable advantage in puck possession. We have to give Latvia a lot of credit, Canada forward Brandon Pirri said. We knew they were going to play a good defensive game, and their goalie played really well. I think we generated a lot of chances, but this is first time on the larger ice for some of our guys and that can really make a difference.
Latvia opened the scoring on a power play with 1.5 seconds left in the first period when Miks Indrasis beat Canadian goaltender Darcy Kuemper between the pads.
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