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Latvian hockey league resumes as in-form Liepāja visit Rīgas Prizma
Liepāja are fifth in the table and Rīgas Prizma seventh with six points. Tuesday's game in Riga starts at 19:00, and both teams play again at the weekend.
Mārtiņš Lasmanis· Editor-in-chief
Prepared by the S Ziņas newsroom·· Updated
The OHL, Latvia's domestic hockey championship, resumes on Tuesday after the international break, during which Latvia won the Deutschland Cup. In the first game, Rīgas Prizma host Liepāja at 19:00.
Liepāja went into the break with two wins
Liepāja are fifth with 14 points from 12 games. Before the break they beat Energija twice in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, on 30 and 31 October, 4-0 and 3-1. Rīgas Prizma are seventh with six points from 12 games and lost their last game 4-1 to Mogo on 28 October.
The table
Kyiv Capitals lead with 22 points from 14 games, one point ahead of Mogo, who have three games in hand. HC Panter are third with 16 points and Zemgale fourth with 14. Only HS Rīga and Energija are below Rīgas Prizma.
Both teams have a busy week. Rīgas Prizma travel to Panter on Saturday, while Liepāja host Energija on Saturday and Sunday. The league continues on Wednesday with Zemgale against Panter.
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