The U.S. scored three first-period goals and never looked back in an 11-1 quarter-final shellacking of Germany.

Czechia got off to a strong start and kept the pressure on for 60 minutes, defeating Germany 8-1.

Germany defeated Austria by a 4-2 score in Halifax tonight – their win first of the tournament – to earn a spot in the playoffs.

Connor Bedard dominated the game from start to finish, scoring a beauty on a breakaway in the first and leading Canada to a 11-2 win over Germany.

Tanja Eisenschmid scored with 1 second remaining to give Germany a 3-2 win over Denmark in a wild end to Group B preliminary play.

Czechia’s goal song (was heard six times on Monday, with six different players scoring for Czechia in a shutout win over Germany.

Hanna Olsson scored in regulation time and the shootout winner to lead Sweden to a 4-3 victory against a German team that had erased a three-goal deficit during the last eight minutes of regulation time.

Hungary took their first ever win against Germany to open Group B play in Frederikshavn, 4-2, marking just the second time the two countries have met at the top-level IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Worlds Championship.

With four power play goals, Finland won its special teams battle with a determined German squad, prevailing 5-2 in Wednesday’s first World Junior quarter-final.