
๐บ๐ธ United States 5-2 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Exhibition Game
SAP Arena, Mannheim ๐ฉ๐ช
Sunday, 10 May 2026
The U.S. Menโs National Team used goals from five different players on the way to a 5-2 win over Germany here tonight in its lone pre-tournament game ahead of the 2026 IIHF Menโs World Championship. The content was played before a lively and capacity crowd of 12,909 at SAP Arena.
The U.S. got the only marker of the opening period on a highlight-reel power play goal from Ryker Lee when he put a backhander into the top corner of the net from just in front of the goal line. Ryan Leonard and Justin Faulk drew assists on the play.
The U.S. went up 2-0 just 3:55 into the middle frame when Sam Lafferty put one home from out in front, and after Germany got to within a goal with 1:22 left in the period, Alex Steeves restored Team USAโs two-goal advantage from the bottom of the right circle with :17 left in the stanza.
Max Plante advanced the U.S. lead to 4-1 just 1:16 into the third period. Germany got to within 4-2 on Arkadisz Dziamborโs goal at 2:42, before an empty net goal from Mathieu Olivier accounted for the 5-2 final.
Joseph Woll played the first half of the game and did not allow a goal on 11 shots. Devin Cooley finished the contest and had 16 saves.
Team USA will open play in the 2026 IIHF Menโs World Championship on Friday 15 May against host Switzerland.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:45 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Cotter, holding the stick
13:16 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – team, too many players
13:31 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Lee (Leonard, Faulk)
2nd Period
20:25 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Wagner, hooking
23:55 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Lafferty (Carlile, Steeves)
34:26 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Hรผttl, holding
35:30 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Leonard, interference
38:38 – ๐ฉ๐ช GOAL – Tuomie (Krรคmmer, Karrer)
39:43 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Steeves (Cotter, Olivier)
3rd Period
41:46 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Plante (Howard, Hagens)
42:42 – ๐ฉ๐ช GOAL – Dziambor (Gawanke, Michaelis)
48:26 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Seider, holding
48:31 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Hagens, tripping
56:44 – ๐ฉ๐ช PEN – Dove-McFalls, tripping
56:54 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Lee, tripping
58:08 – ๐บ๐ธ EN GOAL – Olivier (Cotter)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐บ๐ธ Woll (11-11), Cooley (16-18)
L: ๐ฉ๐ช Grubauer (18-22)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐บ๐ธ 9+10+4 = 23
๐ฉ๐ช 4+11+14 = 29
ROSTERS
๐บ๐ธย Goaltenders: Devin Cooley, Joseph Woll. Defence: Will Borgen, Declan Carlile, Connor Clifton, Justin Faulk (C), Wyatt Kaiser, Ryan Lindgren (A), Ryan Ufko. Forwards:ย Paul Cotter, James Hagens, Isaac Howard, Sam Lafferty, Ryker Lee, Ryan Leonard, Oliver Moore, Danny Nelson, Tommy Novak, Mathieu Olivier (A), Max Plante, Max Sasson, Alex Steeves.
๐ฉ๐ชย Goaltenders: Maximilian Franzreb, Philipp Grubauer, Leon Hungerecker. Defence: Arkadiusz Dziambor, Leon Gawanke, Leon Hรผttl, Julius Karrer, Moritz Seider (C), Phillip Sinn, Fabio Wagner, Marcus Weber. Forwards: Dominik Bokk, Tim Brunnhuber, Samuel Dove-McFalls, Alexander Ehl, Daniel Fischbuch, Dominik Kahun (A), Maximilian Kastner, Nicolas Krรคmmer, Stefan Loibl, Marc Michaelis (A), Joshua Samanski, Parker Tuomie.
| ๐บ๐ธ UNITED STATES (C) | vs. | GERMANY ๐ฉ๐ช |
| current champion (since 25 May 2025) |
Last Title | 14 Apr 2018 |
| 67 | All-Time Wins |
24 |
| 8 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
3 wins |
| First IHLC Meeting (USA vs. GER) ๐บ๐ธย USA 2-2 FRG ๐ฉ๐ช โ 01 Feb 1961 โ EX โ Bad Tรถlz ๐ฉ๐ช |
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| Previous IHLC Meeting (USA vs. GER) ๐บ๐ธ USA 5-1 GER ๐ฉ๐ช โ 15 Feb 2026 โ OG โ Milan ๐ฎ๐น |
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| Last IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธ USA 2-1 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ (OT) โ 22 Feb 2026 โ OG โ Milan ๐ฎ๐น ๐ |
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| Next IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธ USA vs. SUI ๐จ๐ญ โ 15 May 2026 โ WC โ Zรผrich ๐จ๐ญ |
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Article Credit: USA Hockey
Photo Credit: Eurosport – IIHF – HHOF – IOC