After Thursday's 10-1 thrashing by Team Russia, the Danes had a much better game against Latvia, as was expected. The return of Sebastian Dahm to the Danish net helped greatly, as did the fact that there was no comical mismatch beyond the top lines.
Both goalies played well, and the Eller line had a few dangerous chances. At the eight-minute mark, Vitalijs Pavlovs took a tripping penalty on Lars Eller. On the ensuing power play, a shot from Nicklas Jensen went in and out of the net so quickly that play continued until the end of the power play before they reviewed the play and awarded the goal.