final
Germany2
0:8
(0:2, 0:4, 0:2)
USA
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
9. Fasching (Copp, Skjei), 12. Kerdiles (Hinostroza), 23. Butcher (Eichel, Erne), 24. Hinostroza (Copp, Carrick), 32. Barber (Grzelcyk, Stepan), 34. Grzelcyk (Barber, Hinostroza), 51. Santini (Grzelcyk, Kerdiles), 54. Hinostroza (Shore)
Referees: Marcus Linde (SWE), Devon Piccott (CAN) – Joonas Saha (FIN), Rudolf Tošenovjan (CZE)
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Germany2:
Klein (Reich) – Bender, Tiffels D., Möser, Saeftel, Botzenhardt, Wagner – Tuomie, Draisaitl, Kahun – Laub, Eisenschmid, Tiffels F. – Ziegler, Kammerer, Filin – Neugebauer, Klopper
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Coach:
USA: Stolarz (Gillies) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, McCoshen, Grzelcyk, Slavin – Barber, Kerdiles, Stepan – Eichel, Erne, Hartman – Copp, Fasching, Matteau – Hinostroza, DiPauli, Shore
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Coach:
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Coach:
USA: Stolarz (Gillies) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, McCoshen, Grzelcyk, Slavin – Barber, Kerdiles, Stepan – Eichel, Erne, Hartman – Copp, Fasching, Matteau – Hinostroza, DiPauli, Shore
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Coach:
Referees: Marcus Linde (SWE), Devon Piccott (CAN) – Joonas Saha (FIN), Rudolf Tošenovjan (CZE)
Attendance:
USA – Hudson Fasching
Germany – Fabio Wagner
As expected, the Americans are now 3-0, outscoring opponents 19-4. Up next for them is Canada on New Year's Eve. Germany is now 0-3, being outscored 24-4. To even have a hope of avoiding the relegation round, they must beat the Czech Republic tomorrow, but even that would be no guarantee.
VINCE HINOSTROZA scores the 8th goal of the game for USA. Assist: Quentin Shore.
Maybe they didn't need another goal but STEVEN SANTINI provided one anyway with a nice deflection of Matt Grzelcyk's point shot. US power play now 11/17 in the tournament. Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Nicolas Kerdiles.
We have coincidental penalties on the play to Germany's Sven Ziegler and USA's Stefan Matteau, so we'll play 4-on-4.
The Germans have actually come out hitting this third period.
The USA scored four times on the power play that period, with the major penalty and game misconduct to German captain Leon Draisaitl in the first minute of the period especially costly. The US power play was a big story in this tournament even before this game, and it continues to amaze. They are now 5/8 today and 10/16 in the tournament.
3rd period begins at 16:45 CET, 09:45 EST.
The number of beautiful shots in this game . . . this time MATT GRZELCYK off the crossbar and in, and they remain on the power play for another 1:22. Assists: Riley Barber, Vince Hinostroza.
WILL BARBER has all the time in the world to just wait, and then snapped it low far side on Klein just inside the post for the Americans' 9th power-play goal of the tournament. Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Zack Stepan.
Not much they can do to stop it, as VINCE HINOSTROZA walks in and fires a one-time rocket over Klein's shoulder. Power play continues. Assists: Andrew Copp, Connor Carrick.
With a two-man advantage, you could see that coming. Eichel back to the point to WILL BUTCHER, who goes off the crossbar and in. The minor penalty is over but the major continues. Assists: Jack Eichel, Adam Erne.
The Germans had an energetic start and, thanks to a couple of early power plays, it took the Americans a while to get going, but they finally did.
2nd period starts 15:54 CET, 09:54 EST.
The puck is again fed across to NICOLAS KERDILES and this time he made no mistake, going upstairs over the shoulder in the dying seconds of the power play. Assist: Vince Hinostroza.
They open up the scoring on a rush from their own zone, as the puck is given to HUDSON FASCHING just inside the blueline and he used a German defenceman as a screen, beating Klein five-hole. Assists: Andrew Copp, Brady Skjei.
The shots on goal to this point are 3-0 Germany.
Germany is designated as the home team and is wearing black uniforms with yellow and red trim, which bear a striking resemblance to the Vancouver Canucks road uniforms of the '90s.
The USA is designated as the away team and is wearing white uniforms with navy blue and red trim, navy pants and white helmets.
Germany: Klein (Reich) – Bender, Tiffels D., Möser, Saeftel, Botzenhardt, Wagner – Tuomie, Draisaitl, Kahun – Laub, Eisenschmid, Tiffels F. – Ziegler, Kammerer, Filin – Neugebauer, Klopper
USA: Stolarz (Gillies) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, McCoshen, Grzelcyk, Slavin – Barber, Kerdiles, Stepan – Eichel, Erne, Hartman – Copp, Fasching, Matteau – Hinostroza, DiPauli, Shore
Referees: Marcus Linde (SWE), Devon Piccott (CAN) – Joonas Saha (FIN), Rudolf Tošenovjan (CZE).
The US has relied on a balanced attack, with six players scoring 3 points in their first two games -- Will Butcher, Jack Eichel, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Hartman, Andrew Copp and Nicolas Kerdiles. Germany, meanwhile, is led by Dominik Kahun, who also has 3 points, while Leon Draisaitl and Janik Moser have 2.
Both goalies in this game will be making their first starts of the tournament -- Anthony Stollars has watched from the bench as Jon Gillies played the first two games, while Patrick Klein came in to mop up Germany's last game after starter Martin Cupper was pulled.