Players from different teams test their Latvian language skills.

Germany scored two goals early and hung on to defeat Latvia 2-1 in the final game of the preliminary round.

Finland defeated Latvia 3-2 tonight in Riga in a game which had several key ramifications to the tangle that is the Group B standings. Anton Lundell got the winner with four seconds left in the overtime.

Michael Haga scored in the shootout as Norway beat Latvia 4-3 in Group B action on Friday at Arena Riga.

The oldest player on the U.S. team, 36-year-old Brian Boyle, and the youngest, 18-year-old Matty Beniers, scored key goals to lead the Americans to a crucial 4-2 win over Latvia this afternoon in Riga.

In a game featuring three disallowed goals and Italian netminder's Justin Fazio's 41 saves, Latvia earned a much-needed three points in Group B by blanking Italy 3-0.