Russian team players Evgeny Medvedev, Yevgeny Kuznetsov and goalkeeper Semen Varlamov (left to right) celebrate after scoring in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112999
Russian national team players Alexander Popov and Yevgeny Malkin (left to right) celebrate after scoring in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112927
Russian goalie Simeon Varlamov misses the puck in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112926
Russian team players in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112925
Russian national team player Alexander Svitov, Latvian team player Janis Sprukts and Russian goaltender Semeon Varlamov (left to right) in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112924
Russian team players celebrate after scoring in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112923
Latvian goalkeeper Edgars Masalskis misses the puck in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112922
Russian team players Alexander Perezhogin (foreground), Alexander Popov and Yevgeny Malkin (left to right background) rejoice after scoring a goal in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112921
Latvian goalkeeper Edgars Masalskis (center) misses the puck in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112919
Head coach of the Latvian hockey team Ted Nolan in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112903
Russian national team players celebrate after scoring a goal in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112901
Russian national team goalie Semeon Varlamov and Latvian team players Alexei Shirokov and Martins Tsipulis (left to right) in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112900
Latvian team player Mikelis Redlihs and Russian national team player Alexander Perezhogin (left to right) in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112899
Head coach of the Latvian hockey team Ted Nolan in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112875
Goalie of the Russian team Simeon Varlamov and Latvian national team player Janis Sprukts (right) in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112866
Head coach of Russian national ice hockey Zinetula Bilyaletdinov in a group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112865
Latvian team goalkeeper Edgars Masalskis in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112862
Russian national team goalkeeper Konstantin Barulin during the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112861
Russian national team players Alexander Popov and Yevgeny Malkin (left to right) in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112859
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and chairman of the Latvian Saeima, Solvita Aboltina (in background) attending the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112851
Russian team player Sergei Shirokov in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112849
Latvian team players Kaspars Daugavinsh, Oscar Bartulis (left to right in white) and Russian national team players Yevgeny Kuznetsov and Pavel Datsyuk (left to right in red) in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112848
Russian players congratulate their teammate Ilya Nikulin (foreground) after he sent the puck into the Latvian gate during the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112847
Latvia's national team player Miks Indrashis and Russian team player Alexander Svitov (left to right) in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112844
Russian national team players Alexander Popov, Evgeny Malkin, Nikita Nikitin, Ilya Nikulin and Alexander Perezhogin (left to right) celebrate after scoring a goal in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112843
Russian team player Evgeny Malkin during the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112841
Russian team player Evgeny Malkin rejoice after scoring a goal in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112840
Russian team players rejoice after scoring a goal in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112839
Russian team goalkeeper Semeon Varlamov in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112835
Russian goalie Simeon Varlamov and Lavian national team player Oscar Bartulis (left to right) in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112823
Latvian team players Edgars Masalskis, Kristaps Sotnieks and Russian team player Nikolai Kulemin (left to right) in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112818
Latvian team players Guntis Galvinsh and Janis Sprukts (left to right) celebrate after scoring a goal in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112817
Russian team goalkeeper Semeon Varlamov misses the puck in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112816
Latvia team players Kristaps Sotnieks (left), Andris Dzherinsh (right) and Russian national team player Nikolai Kulemin in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112814
Head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112802
Latvian team goalkeeper Edgars Masalskis in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112801
Russian national team player Alexander Perezhogin in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112800
Latvian team player Georgi Puyats and Russian team player Pavel Datsyuk (left to right) in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia.05.05.2012#1112784