Sweden – Slovakia 4:2 (end) | Belarus – Norway 4:3 (end) | Russia – USA 3:5 (end)
Czech Republic – Switzerland 1:3 (end) | Germany – Latvia 4:3 (1:0 after SO) | Canada – Finland 5:2 (end)
after shootout (1:0)
Germany
4:3 (0:0, 2:1, 1:2 - 0:0)
Latvia
Tuesday 16.05.2017, 20:15 • LANXESS arena, Kolín nad Rýnem • World Championship • Group A
     
    57:54
    Penalty for Latvia (Arturs Kulda – 2 min., delay of game / freezing the puck unnecessarily).
     
    55:19
    Penalty for Germany (Christian Ehrhoff – 2 min., tripping).
     
    32:13
    Penalty for Germany (David Wolf – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    29:29
    Penalty for Latvia (Arturs Kulda – 2 min., tripping).
     
    27:22
    Penalty for Germany (Moritz Mueller – 2 min., interference).
     
    08:54
    Penalty for Latvia (Gunars Skvorcovs – 2 min., slashing).
     
    03:41
    Penalty for Latvia (Theodor Blueger – 2 min., holding).
    Goals and assists: 32. Wolf (Ehrhoff, Reimer), 32. D. Seidenberg (Kink, Mueller), 60. Schuetz (Draisaitl), dec. goal Tiffels – 39. Skvorcovs (Sotnieks), 49. Sprukts (Indrasis, Sotnieks), 57. Dzerins (Balinskis, Roberts Bukarts)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Miks Indrasis (LAT)
    0:0   Dominik Kahun (GER)
    2. series:
    0:0   Kaspars Daugavins (LAT)
    0:0   Leon Draisaitl (GER)
    3. series:
    0:0   Roberts Bukarts (LAT)
    1:0   Frederik Tiffels (GER)


    Germany: Grubauer (Aus den Birken) – Ehrhoff (C), Hoerdler, Reul, Mueller, Abeltshauser, D. Seidenberg (A), Krueger – Kink (A), Plachta, Kahun – Fauser, Schuetz, Tiffels – Draisaitl, Hager, Wolf – Y. Seidenberg, Reimer, Ehliz – Macek.
    Latvia: Merzlikins (Punnenovs) – Sotnieks, A. Kulda (A), Cibulskis, Galvins, Balinskis, Freibergs, Bindulis – Daugavins (C), Dzerins, Roberts Bukarts – Sprukts (A), Rihards Bukarts, Indrasis – Skvorcovs, Girgensons, Keninš – Pavlovs, Meija, Bicevskis – Blueger.

    Referees: Oliver Gouin (CAN), Linus Ohlund (SWE) – Judson Ritter (USA), Peter Šefčík (SVK)