2010 Olympic Live Blogging: Russia v. Latvia

I Barely Recognized Ovechkin Minus The Tinted Shield

PRE-GAME

• Latvia's jerseys= Harry Potter?
• My Prediction: Russia 10 Latvia 0

FIRST PERIOD

• Fedorov assists on Zaripov's PP Goal.  Russia 1 Latvia 0
• Latvia takes another penalty; this could get ugly quick
• I think Ovechkin just took a five minute shift
• Radulov nets the rebound from his knees.  Russia 2 Latvia 0
• Scramble in front of Russia's net on the PP.
• It's a shooting gallery here tonight for the Russians.
• Semin steals the puck and Ovechkin nets one from the slot with his skates on fire.  Russia 3 Latvia 0

SECOND PERIOD

• Russians are dominating the puck.  It's like watching the Red Wings x10.
• Huge Russian turnover; BIGGER save from Nabokov point blank.

THIRD PERIOD

• KOGI Taco Truck
• Need Food...Too much hockey...
• Russia 8 Latvia 2

MY THREE STARS

1. Alexsei Morozov

2. Alexander Semin

3. Andrei Markov