Officials waved off a fifth U.S. goal, but after video review, officials confirmed that Coronato scored on a backhand attempt on a loose puck. Hughes skated to the net and fired a shot up high that was stopped high into the air. Matt Knies (Phoenix, Ariz.) attempted to put in the rebound in a net-front scramble, but it was Coronato that tapped the puck under the German netminder. Team Germany challenged the review, and successfully overturned the call, keeping the game at 4-0. Duran put the U.S. up, 5-0, in the final minute as he fired the puck toward the net from the faceoff circle, floating it past Quapp.
The U.S. continued to push in the final period but couldn’t add to its five-goal lead. Germany scored 20 seconds into a power play midway through the third period, putting the final score at 5-1.
Mbereko stopped 10 of 11 shots faced in net.
Team USA will face Switzerland in preliminary round play on Thursday (Aug. 11) at 8 p.m. MT at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, live on NHL Network.
NOTES: Luke Hughes (Canton, Mich.) was named U.S. Player of the Game … The U.S. outshot Germany, 50-11 … Team USA was 1-4 on the power play while Germany was 1-1.
