World Cup preliminary round: Capping up not rewarded: Ice hockey team is worried about Ko-round

First disillusionment, then catching up and yet clearly lost: The German national team has to continue to tremble for the quarter-finals at the ice hockey world championship. Due to the 3: 6 (0: 3, 3: 0, 0: 3) defeat in Herning, Danish against the United States, the selection of the German Ice Hockey Association fell back to fourth place in the table. Czech Republic on Monday (4.20 p.m./ProSieben and Magentasport) and a day later in a possible group finals against co-host Denmark are the other opponents.

Significant words in the cabin and a clear analysis should be selected after the 1: 5 bankruptcy against Switzerland. But it didn’t get better against the US boys either. An unnecessary penalty period for NHL star Moritz Seider from the Detroit Red Wings enabled the opponent the first overnight and the resulting leadership. Days Thompson from the Buffalo Sabres hit 0-1 behind after 102 seconds.

Easy game for the Americans

The German team once again did not manage to be at eye level at the beginning of a third. The Americans, which have so far not been convincing and sometimes listless in the tournament, had no trouble to come to top opportunities. Frank Nazar used a chance to 2-0 after ten minutes. NHL goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer was powerless after previously good parades.

Grubauer’s front people seemed different from the keeper. Captain Seider or top attacker Tim Stützle from the Ottawa Senators could not hold the German team – on the contrary. Drew O’Connor from Vancouver finally ensured disillusionment with the 0: 3 in the first round (15th).

How replaced in the middle third

“Now it starts,” the German supporters chanted before the start of the second third. Perhaps the songs of the fans motivated the German professionals. The district team began to defend themselves and employed US goalkeeper Joey Daccord, who plays for Seattle as his counterpart. Dominik Kahun was bad luck with a postproof, then Eric Mik hit. The Berlin defender shortened with a placed in the short corner to 1: 3 (29th).

At the latest now, Germany was at eye level and ice cold with the Americans. With a nice individual performance, Jonas Müller from the Eisbären Berlin gave the US goalkeeper Daccord no chance (35th), then Wojciech Stachowiak equalized a minute later to 3: 3.

However, there was a short shock for the DEB selection at the beginning of the final third. The previously convincing goalkeeper Grubau had to get off the ice, for him Mathias Niederberger from EHC Red Bull Munich came between the posts (42nd). Almost six minutes later, Grubauer came back to the playing area.

However, it was already 3: 4. Patrick Hager sat on the penalty bench after an unnecessary foul. Conor Garland used the majority to the next US leadership (45th). There was no longer another comeback for the German team. Logan Cooley (57th) and Clayton Keller (59th) finally decided the game with their goals.