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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Mario Zimmerman scored a power-play goal four minutes into overtime, lifting Germany to a 4-3 win over Slovakia on Monday night in the world junior hockey championships.
Tim Stutzle scored twice and the Ottawa Senators’ prospect helped set up Zimmerman’s goal that gave Germany its first win in the tournament.
Florian Elias also scored for Germany and Simon Gnyp had three assists.
Michal Mrazik had two goals for Slovakia, and Oleksiy Mykluka also scored.
Despite dressing just five defensemen and nine forwards, Germany finished with a 32-25 edge on shots.
It’s been a difficult tournament for Germany. Nine players tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Edmonton, preventing the team from running a real practice until Christmas Day and leaving the squad short-handed for preliminary round games.
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Monday was the fourth day of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, which is being held at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
Day 4 games
Germany 4, Slovakia 3 (OT): Tim Stuetzle (Ottawa Senators) scored two goals and had an assist for Germany in an overtime win against Slovakia in Group A preliminary-round play Monday.
Defenseman Mario Zimmermann (2021 NHL Draft eligible) scored a power-play goal with 59 seconds remaining in overtime to give Germany (0-1-0-2) its first victory of the tournament. Germany used the same nine forwards and five defenseman it used in its opening two games of the tournament
Michal Mrazik had two goals for Slovakia, and Oleksiy Mykluka rounded out the scoring.
Despite dressing just five defencemen and nine forwards, Germany outshot the Slovaks 32-25.
It s been a difficult tournament for Germany. Nine players tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Edmonton, preventing the team from running a real practice until Christmas Day and leaving the squad short-handed for preliminary round games.
After suffering a 16-2 drubbing at the hands of the Canadians on Saturday, Germany struck first against the Slovaks on Monday, with Stutzle finding the back of the net 5:39 into the first period. The third-overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft ended the game with 31:01 of ice time.
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