Ovechkin scores 2 as Russia rips Latvia (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Alex Ovechkin scored late in the first period to give the Russians a three-goal lead and early in the third to restore a four-goal cushion to set up an 8-2 rout against Latvia on Tuesday night. The Latvians avoided a shutout when Herberts Vasiljevs scored in the opening seconds of the final period. The Russians responded with two goals -- including Danis Zaripov's second -- in less than a...

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