GDT: May 11 • Germany 3, Latvia 2

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2014 IIHF World Championship
Preliminary Round
Group B

May 11
6:45 AM ET • 12:45 CET • 13:45 EET

Germany
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

55 Felix Schütz​

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29 Alexander Barta

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28 Frank Mauer​

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92 Marcel Noebels​

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18 Kai Hospelt​

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19 Thomas Oppenheimer​

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17 Marcus Kink

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86 Daniel Petta​

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36 Yannic Seidenberg​

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71 Leon Draisaitl​

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22 Matthias Plachta​

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9 Tobias Rieder​

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-​

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63 Alexander Weiß​

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-​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

90 Constantin Braun​

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81 Torsten Ankert​

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48 Frank Hördler

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34 Benedikt Kohl​

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82 Sinan Akdag​

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3 Justin Krueger​

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91 Moritz Müller​

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-​

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Starter​

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Backup​

30 Philipp Grubauer​

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72 Rob Zepp​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

33 Danny aus den Birken​

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Healthy​

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Latvia
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

91 Ronalds Ķēniņš​

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16 Kaspars Daugaviņš

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24 Miķelis Rēdlihs​

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70 Miks Indrašis​

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28 Zemgus Girgensons​

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29 Roberts Lipsbergs​

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47 Mārtiņš Cipulis​

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12 Herberts Vasiļjevs

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17 Aleksandrs Ņiživijs​

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21 Armands Bērziņš​

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25 Andris Džeriņš​

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87 Gints Meija​

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90 Koba Jass​

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-​

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-​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

32 Artūrs Kulda​

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13 Guntis Galviņš​

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81 Georgijs Pujacs​

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11 Kristaps Sotnieks​

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2 Rodrigo Laviņš

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14 Jēkabs Rēdlihs​

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22 Māris Jass​

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-​

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Starter​

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Backup​

50 Kristers Gudļevskis​

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31 Edgars Masaļskis​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 33 Ivars Punnenovs​

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Healthy​

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D 52 Jānis Jaks​

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Healthy​

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L 3 Juris Štāls​

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Concussion​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Steve Patafie | -

Referee​

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Jyri-Petteri Rönn | -

Linesman​

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Pierre Dehaen | -

Linesman​

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Jon Kilian | -

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[Namejs]

Gudļevskis will start today.

Å tāls suffered a concussion and I'm 99% sure he won't play tomorrow. I'm guessing BērziņÅ¡ will replace Å tāls, as Jass is more of an agitator and I'm not sure he's going to be very useful against Germany.

 

[RobertR]

I'am a little bit worried about this game.

But I hope with Nolan, our trend "We play good against stronger teams, but we suck agaisnt weaker/our level teams", will fall off too.

 

[Salzig]

This will be a very tough matchup. I hope the Latvians won't crush us.

 

[OscarsCards]

this game is 50/50 and it will be really tough and brutal, hope both teams will get along without injuries. hope, that referees won't be mental or blind, or something.

 

[Namejs]

this game is 50/50 and it will be really tough and brutal, hope both teams will get along without injuries. hope, that referees won't be mental or blind, or something.

Yup, it's pretty much a coinflip.

A '6 point' game for both teams in the battle for a play-off spot.

Knowing the Germans, they'll shoot at every opportunity, so I'm hoping Gudļevskis has gotten used to the big ice already.

 

[Arthur]

Something tells me this game will be even tougher than against Finland, especially mentally

 

[Zamboni Parade]

Looks like Grubauer is starting today.

 

[Domenica]

Was Lauris Darzins not invited or is he injured?

 

[King EK65]

Now, let's go Latvia!

 

[Arthur]

Was Lauris Darzins not invited or is he injured?

Health problems, apparently

 

[Arthur]

Dzerins should have buried that breakaway

 

[Domenica]

Health problems, apparently

Okay. Thanks.

Almost a SHG by Latvia just now.

 

[ThunderBuddy]

*******, 0-1

 

[Arthur]

Berzins slept on that one

 

[Domenica]

Noebels with the 1:0.

 

[GX]

Here we go! Good job building pressure.

 

[King EK65]

There you go, it's not pretty but it's a goal.

 

[ThunderBuddy]

1-1
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[Domenica]

Ankert high-sticking.

And 1:1.

 

[GX]

I was referring to getting the PP, but the PP, similarly to yesterday, was solid. I like that Nolan has changed PP units so that Cipulis-Ņiživijs-Vasiļjevs don't play together.

 

[Namejs]

Post - five-hole - scramble - goal!

 

[Arthur]

Good hustle guys!

 

[BalticWarrior]

What a close game . really intense.

 

[RobertR]

Great that we tied it.

And nice move by Nolan, to bench Berzins.