Ben Scrivens earns shutout as Canada beats Latvia in pre-Olympics play
RIGA, Latvia — Ben Scrivens stopped all 27 shots he faced as Canada shut out Latvia 2-0 on Sunday in pre-Olympic action.
Marc-Andre Gragnani and Mat Robinson scored for the Canadians.
Elvis Merzlikins turned aside 21-of-23 shots for Latvia.
“A lot of guys were tired tonight, but it’s one of those things where you have to play through and get some conditioning in and work with your teammates (to) get some cohesiveness between the guys,” Canada forward Derek Roy said.