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Germany (0-0-0) vs. Denmark (0-0-0)
Venue: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena
Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 3:10 pm EST
TV: Peacock
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Team Germany News & Notes:
Germany participated in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, finishing 1–2-0 in group play, with their lone win coming against China. They were then eliminated in the knockout round, losing 4–0 to Slovakia. The last time Germany medaled in Olympic men’s ice hockey was in 2018, when they won silver. That was their third Olympic medal in ice hockey history, following bronze medals in 1932 and 1976. The 1976 bronze was won by West Germany during the Cold War era, when Germany was divided by the Berlin Wall and East and West Germany competed as separate countries at the Olympics.
Team Denmark News & Notes:
Denmark will be competing in just their second-ever Olympic appearance in men’s ice hockey. In 2022, they finished seventh overall. They went 2-0-1 in group play before falling short in the knockout round, losing 3-1 to the ROC. At the 2025 IIHF World Championship, Denmark finished fourth but earned a historic 3-2 win over Canada for the first time, advancing to the semi-finals.
Germany Projected Lines
Reichel-Draisaitl-Kahun
Peterka-Stutzle-Stachowiak
Tiffels-Samanski-Tuomie
Ehl-Sturm-Rieder
Wagner-Seider
J. Muller-Wissmann
Gawanke-Kalble
Grubauer
Niederberger
Denmark Projected Lines
Ehlers-Eller-Blichfeld
Olesen-Molgaard-Bjorkstrand
Aagaard-Russell-Jensen
Wejse-True-Poulsen
Aabo-Bruggisser
Lassen-M. Lauridsen
Koch-O. Lauridsen
Andersen
Dichow
Players To Watch:
Germany
Leon Draisaitl last played international hockey at the 2019 World Championship, where he led Germany in points with eight, scoring five goals and adding three assists. He will be the Captain of the team.
Denamrk
Nick Olesen played at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, where he led the Danish team with 12 points, scoring five goals and seven assists.
Injury Report:
Germany
F Marc Michaelis
D Korbinian Geibel
D Moritz Muller
G Maximilian Franzreb
Denmark
F Alexander True
D Malte Setkov
G Mads Sogaard
Next Game
Germany: February 14 vs. Latvia (5:10 AM)
Denmark: February 14 vs. United States (2:10 PM)
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