Germany's national ice hockey team defeated Austria 6:2 at the world championship in Switzerland. Lukas Reichel scored a hat trick. Yet the quarterfinals are slipping away.
Germany won 6:2 (0:0, 2:1, 4:1) against Austria in Zurich over the weekend. Lukas Reichel of the Boston Bruins scored three times. Joshua Samanski, Manuel Wiederer and Alexander Ehl added the other goals.
Austria took the lead through Leon Wallner. Reichel equalized immediately. Samanski put Germany ahead in the second period. Dominik Kahun was injured and did not return.
Latvia had earlier beaten the United States 4:2. As a result, Germany now needs a win against Great Britain on Monday at 20:20 and point losses by Latvia.
Captain Moritz Seider said on ProSieben: “It was a very physical game.” Reichel stressed: “All that counts is a win in the next game.” For the 2023 vice world champion, a third disappointing tournament in a row threatens.
