Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider and Germany suffered a frustrating end Tuesday to what started as a promising run at the World Championship, losing 2-1 in a shootout to host Denmark in a Group B battle for the fourth and final spot in the medal round.
Denmark (3-1-0-3, W-OTW-OTL-L) finished with 11 points and advances to the quarterfinals Thursday against Canada. Germany (3-0-1-3, 10 points) ended up dropping four in a row after winning its first three games.
Triple victory for Austria at the season opener of the Open Faces Series
Nicolaj Ehlers, who arrived in time for the game following the Winnipeg Jets’ second-round playoff loss to Dallas, tied it at 1-1 at the 10-minute mark of the third period. Denmark outscored Germany 2-0 in the shootout.
Seider, Germany’s captain, was a workhorse. He logged 26:28 in ice time and registered a game-high six shots on goal.
Canada 5, Sweden 3: Nathan MacKinnon (goal, two assists) and Travis Konecny (three assists) each had three points as Canada (6-0-1-0) clinched the top spot in Group A with the victory in Stockholm. Detroit’s Lucas Raymond had one assist in 22:36 for Sweden (6-0-0-1, 18 points), which will face Czechia in the quarterfinals.
United States 5, Czechia 3: The U.S. tallied four unanswered goals in the third period, two of them on the power play by Frank Nazar, to finish second in Group B with 17 points (5-1-0-1). Team USA will face Finland in the quarterfinals. Czechia finished with 16 points (4-2-0-1).
Quarterfinals schedule
(All games Thursday)
United States vs. Finland, 10:20 a.m. ET
Switzerland vs. Austria, 10:20 a.m. ET
Sweden vs. Czechia, 2:20 p.m. ET
Canada vs. Denmark, 2:20 p.m. ET
