Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The lone rematch in the qualification round of the men’s hockey tournament will feature Latvia and Switzerland.<\/p>\n
The two met in the Group C opener last Wednesday and Switzerland claimed a 1-0 win on Simon Moser’s goal with 7.9 seconds remaining in regulation.<\/p>\n
Switzerland went on to finish second in round-robin play, adding a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic after a 1-0 loss to Sweden. Latvia failed to earn a point in the preliminary round with additional losses to the Czechs and Swedes.<\/p>\n
The Swiss are led by the goaltending tandem of Jonas Hiller and Reto Berra. Hiller has yet to surrender a goal in his two starts, stopping all 47 shots he faced in wins over Latvia and the Czech Republic. Berra was nearly as good in his lone outing, yielding a goal on 31 shots against Sweden.<\/p>\n
Hiller made 21 saves in the victory over Latvia, which got 38 saves from Edgars Masalskis in defeat.<\/p>\n
Janis Sprukts has led Latvia’s offense with a pair of goals and an assist in three games.<\/p>\n
Canada will square off against the winner in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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