Team Sweden’s men’s team kicks off their Olympic run with a test against Latvia. The Latvians are back in the Olympics after missing out in 2018. The two sides did meet in 2014, with Sweden winning 5-3 thanks to multi-point games from Daniel Sedin, Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson, and Alex Edler.
Germany beat Latvia 2-1 two reach the quarter-finals of the
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Riga,
eliminating the host nation in the process.