Ice Hockey World Championship
Germany was narrowly beaten by a top team for the third time at the Ice Hockey World Championships. After defeats in Austria’s group A against the title favorites Sweden (0:1) and Finland (3:4), the team of head coach Harold Kreis also lost 2:3 to the USA in Tampere on Monday.
Goals from Samuel Soramies (31st) from the Augsburg Panthers outnumbered and Justin Schütz (40th) from the German champions EHC Red Bull Munich were not enough. AHL pro Ronnie Attard (26th), Sean Farrell of the Montreal Canadiens (46th) and Matt Coronato of the Calgary Flames (55th) scored for the favored US team.
Like Hungary, the Germans are still pointless and are under a lot of pressure in the fight for a place in the quarter-finals. “It hurts,” said NHL defender Moritz Seider. “Now we must not lose the thread. Now we have to find a way to get in a bit dirty.” For captain Moritz Müller, the match against the Americans was “perhaps the best” of the title fights in Finland and Latvia. But his team “unfortunately didn’t reward themselves again”.
Coronato shoots the 3: 2 for the USA
The United States beat Germany 3-2 at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Tampere.
After the tough opening program and two days without a game, Germany must now win against Denmark on Thursday (7:20 p.m.) to keep the chance of the play-off. The next opponent for the USA, who have won all three previous games, is Austria on Wednesday (3.20 p.m., live on ORF1). Already on Tuesday (3.20 p.m., live on ORF1) the team of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association (ÖEHV) will face Denmark.
Sweden beats Finland in penalty shootout
In the Scandinavian duel, Sweden defeated Finland 2-1 after a penalty shootout. Oscar Lindberg (18) for Sweden and Juho Lammikko (27) for the co-hosts scored in regulation time. Lucas Raymond scored the decisive penalty. The Swedes celebrated a comfortable 5-0 win against Austria on Sunday and, like the USA, are still undefeated after three games.
Sweden wins penalty shootout
At the Ice Hockey World Championships in Tampere, Sweden beat Finland 2-1 after a penalty shootout.
In Group B in Riga, Canada only beat Slovakia 2-1 after a penalty shoot-out. Jake Neighbors from the Saint Louis Blues put the North Americans ahead in the eighth minute, Peter Cehlarik (17) equalized on the power play. The rest of regular and overtime remained goalless. Jack Quinn of the Buffalo Sabers scored the winning goal in the penalty shootout.
Latvia surprises against the Czech Republic
Latvia celebrated a surprising success with a 4:3 after extra time against the Czech Republic. For the Latvians it was the first win in the third match, for the Czechs it was their first defeat. As expected, David Nemecek (9th) gave the favorites the lead. In the second third, KAC players Rihards Bukarts (23′) and Martins Dzierkals (24′) gave Latvia the lead, which Dominik Kubalik (30′) equalised.
Oskars Cibulskis (46th) brought the Latvians back in front in the final section. Michal Kempny (57th) saved the Czechs in overtime. Latvia had the happier end there, however, Oskars Batna (65th) scored the 4: 3 win for the outsider.