After two defeats

8:1 – Germany manages to break free at the World Championships

A resounding victory against Latvia(Bild: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

After two clear defeats, Germany has managed to break free at the Ice Hockey World Championship in the Czech Republic. The runners-up celebrated an 8:1 (2:0, 5:1, 1:0) victory over previously unbeaten Latvia in the fourth round of Group B in Ostrava on Wednesday.

In Austria's Group A, hosts the Czech Republic beat Denmark 7-4 in Prague and are now in second place behind Switzerland, who easily beat Great Britain 3-0.

For Germany, NHL pro J.-J. Peterka of the Buffalo Sabres scored twice (26th/PP, 36th) as well as Dominik Kahun (6th), Kai Wissmann (19th/PP), Leo Pföderl (21st), Parker Tuomie (23rd), Marc Michaelis (31st/PP) and Nico Sturm (45th) of the San Jose Sharks against the World Championship third-place team. After their 6:4 opening win against Slovakia, Germany were beaten 6:1 by Sweden and the USA. In the second group match of the day, Slovakia followed up with a 4:0 win against bottom-placed Poland.

The Czechs shone with a strong team performance with seven different goal scorers. A strong final third with four goals paved the way for the hosts to a well-deserved third win in their fourth game in Prague. For the Danes, it was their third defeat in a row after the 5:1 in the first World Championship match against Austria. Switzerland temporarily took the lead after their fourth win in four games, one of which came in a penalty shoot-out. Great Britain are bottom of the table after three games with no points, one point behind the ÖEHV team.