On May 18, 2019, the Canadian ice hockey team played their fifth match in the 2019 World Cup group stage. The opponents of the Canadians were athletes from Germany, who had won four previous games in Kosice. The vice-champions of the Olympic Games in Korea were determined to take points from the famous Canadians.
Before the start of the match, the German national team was one of only two teams in the tournament to win their first four matches. This allowed the Germans to feel confidently at the top of the standings in Group A of the world championship. Hockey players of Canada sensationally lost in their first match to the Finnish national team, and then celebrated success three times. The victory in the fifth round was very important for the founders of hockey. In this case, the "maple leaves" would have bypassed the Germans in the table based on the results of a personal meeting.
Team Canada started the match actively, which was expected. Overseas professionals had an advantage at the start of the game, which resulted in a two-minute removal from the Germans. The Canadians, being the best team in the tournament for the majority realization, took advantage of the opportunity. The leader of the Ottawa Senators and one of the most stellar Canadian players in the Tom Chabot tournament with a pass from Jonathan Marchesso opened the scoring with his precise shot.
After the abandoned puck, German hockey players tried to play more accurately. In defense, the Germans acted carefully. At the same time, the losing hockey players did not forget about the attack. The Germans had their chances to equalize the score. Overseas hockey players retired twice in the first period, but managed to keep their gates clean. After the end of the second removal, the Canadians scored their second goal. Mark Stone took advantage of the confusion at the gates of the German national team and issued the advantage of his team in two goals. Until the end of the period, the score did not change - the Canadians won 2: 0.
The German national team started the second period actively, but the Canadians scored again. The opportunity for scoring was provided by the Germans themselves, who again violated the rules. The Canadian national team realized the numerical majority playfully. After several quick and accurate passes, Mark Stone was brought out on the throw, and he did not miss from an advantageous position. It is impossible to say with certainty that the score 3: 0 in favor of the Canadian national team was in play, but the North American hockey players used all their moments very productively.
In the middle of the period, there was a chance to play in the majority and the German national team, but the Germans did not create dangerous situations at the gate of the goalkeeper of the "maple leaves".
At the end of the period, North American hockey players again allowed the Germans to play the majority. The German national team made another attempt. Distinguished Yasin Alice, who struck the gate from the half-zone. There were about two minutes left until the end of the period. It seemed that this puck would add confidence to the Germans, but the Canadians immediately organized their fourth goal. Mark Stone took advantage of the uncoordinated actions of the German defenders and scored a hat-trick for himself in the match. The final score at the end of the second period is 4: 1 in favor of Canada.
In the first five minutes of the third period, Anthony Manta scored his double, allowing the Canadians to bring the score to a big one - 6: 1. After that, the German national team finally lost all chances to cling to the result, and the national team of Canada continued the defeat, bringing the score of their goals to eight. Sam Reinhart and Anthony Cirelli distinguished themselves with their goals in the North American hockey players.
The final score 8: 1 in favor of the Canadian national team allowed the overseas hockey players to move the Germans from the second line of the planetary championship standings in Group A.
