Overview
- Host and defending champion USA controlled the start in Saint Paul and Minneapolis to defeat Germany 6–3 in Group A.
- Early U.S. goals by Max Plante (6'), Chase Reid (11') and Will Horcoff (16') made it 3–0 before replies from Timo Kose (18') and Simon Seidl (26').
- Lenny Boos cut the deficit to 3–4, but two late second-period U.S. strikes halted the comeback and the third period was scoreless.
- Germany faces Slovakia on Saturday at 20:00 CET, with the game broadcast on MagentaSport.
- The top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals, while the bottom two play a relegation series that Germany seeks to avoid.