USA vs. Germany results, final score: Team USA cruises to win in 2022 World Juniors opener

Team USA entered the 2022 World Juniors aiming to repeat as gold medalists. They certainly made a statement Tuesday night, cruising to a dominant 5-1 win over Germany in their first game of the preliminary round. 

The Americans controlled the play from start to finish, outshooting the Germans 50-11 to grab the victory. Kaiden Mbereko earned the win in net while five different members of USA scored, with Luke Hughes, Logan Cooley, Landon Slaggert, Red Savage and Riley Duran finding the back of the net. 

Hughes, Slaggert, Duran and Sasha Pastujov all had multi-point efforts in their World Juniors opener. Germany received its lone goal from Joshua Samanski, while goaltender Nikita Quapp stopped 45 shots in the losing effort. 

Up next for each team, Germany will play Austria on Wednesday, Aug. 10 in its second matchup of the preliminary round. USA will get the day off before squaring off against Switzerland on Thursday, Aug. 11. That contest is set for 10 p.m. ET. 

MORE: Schedule, scores, results for all 2022 World Juniors games

The Sporting News provided updates throughout the contest with live scores and highlights from the game. 

USA vs. Germany score

Matt Knies tracker

Each game, we will highlight one player on Team USA to follow along with during the matchup. 

Up first is Matt Knies, a forward from the University of Minnesota. He is a 2021 second-round draft pick by the Maple Leafs who skated for the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, recording a goal and an assist in four games with the club. 

He's a skilled winger who is a big body (6-3, 205), constantly using his frame to create space and separation from opponents. The Golden Gopher should be one of the top forwards for Team USA in Edmonton. 

1st period

A very quiet period from Knies to start off the game. While USA was in control the entire time, he didn't get the puck much and the only chance offensively he had was off the rush when he got a pass coming down his wing and ripped it wide. I'd expect to see him get more involved in the play as the game continues. 

2nd period

Knies almost had an assist, but the goal by Matthew Coronato was called back for goaltender interference after a long review. Another fairly quiet period from Knies, as the lone highlight from him was the non-goal where he appeared to incidentally hit Quapp in the head with his stick, and then Knies got a cross-check to his head as a response. 

3rd period

The team as a whole put it in cruise control for the third period, so again, not much from Knies. He finished the game with no points and not many offensive chances. While his linemates Logan Cooley and Matt Coronato stood out at times, it was a very average opener for Knies. 

USA vs. Germany live updates, highlights from 2022 World Juniors

Final: USA 5, Germany 1

12:42 a.m. — USA gets the job done with a 5-1 win over Germany. They took care of business against a team they were a lot better than. Not a lot learned about the team after this contest, but no negative takeaways either. Players of the Game: Yannick Proske for Germany, Luke Hughes for USA. 

12:29 a.m. — GOAL! Germany is on the board as Joshua Samanski walks the USA PK unit and beats Mbereko five-hole. It didn't take long in the power play for him to score. Not a great showing by the penalty killing unit for Team USA, in particular Wyatt Kaiser who got caught flat footed and Samanski danced around him. No shutout for Mbereko, as it's 5-1 with less than seven minutes to go. 

12:28 a.m. — Germany gets its first power play of the night, as Brett Berard is called for playing the puck without a helmet. 

12:16 a.m. — Seven minutes in, and more of the same from this one. USA is controlling play, possessing the puck in the offensive zone and getting good looks on Quapp. Not many positive takeaways so far for the Germans, who haven't had the puck a ton and when they do, there has been too many turnovers. When Germany is able to clear the puck out, the speed in transition from the U.S. has been too much too handle and it's back and settled in their own zone. 

End 2nd period: USA 5, Germany 0

11:49 p.m. — After 40 minutes, it's 5-0 USA. After two goals in the first two minutes, the play settled down. USA keeping the puck to the outside a lot more and just killing time. Germany has managed just six shots on goal through the first two periods while USA has 34 shots on Quapp. 

11:47 p.m. — GOAL! This one counts. A long breakout pass finds Riley Duran, who sends a fairly innocent shot on Quapp that somehow gets under his right pad and in. For as good as Quapp has been, he's had a couple of weak goals. It's 5-0 USA as the final seconds of the second period tick down. 

11:37 p.m. — USA will go to its third power play as Justin Volek is called for tripping. They have one power play goal on the night, which came earlier in the first. 

11:35 p.m. — After the coach's challenge, it's determined there was goaltender interference and the call is waived off, again. So after two reviews, one successful coach's challenge and nearly 15 minutes later, there's no goal, play is resuming and it's still 4-0 USA. 

11:33 p.m. — Germany is electing to use its coach's challenge. Back to review we go. 

11:31 p.m. — GOAL! After a very long review, the officials determine it is a goal. Coronato gets the goal and it's 5-0 with 8:30 to go in the second. 

11:23 p.m. — A scramble in front of the net and play eventually stops, but the puck is in the night. Initially the officials waved off the goal on the ice for a high stick, as Matt Knies looked like he might have hit the puck over the cross bar, but he also seemingly hit Quapp in the head. Coronato was the one to put the puck in the net, but we'll see what the call ends up being as officials are going to review. 

11:06 p.m. — GOAL! Less than two minutes in, and the USA lead is doubled. This time it's Red Savage who pokes the puck through Quapp off the rebound. Riley Duran had raced in off the rush, passed the puck off the boards to himself and got the shot on net and Savage was able to get the rebound while he was on the ice. 

With a name like that, of course he goes to the net hard. 💪@redsavage_19 | #WorldJuniors 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/jSssFDQ1ZC

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) August 10, 2022

11:06 p.m. — GOAL! Seconds after Germany kills the major, the U.S. grab their third goal of the night thanks to Landon Slaggert. USA stuck with it after they got Quapp scrambling around and out of his crease, but couldn't put it by him. Eventually, Slaggert slides the puck from at the goal line through Quapp's legs for the tally. 

End 1st period: USA 2, Germany 0

10:47 p.m. — End of the 1st, it's 2-0 USA. A terrific first period for the Americans, who controlled play the entire time and if not for some strong play by Quapp, it definitely could be worse. Germany's trying to slow USA down with its physicality, but the United States are playing through it. They will have some time left on Rossmy major to start the second period as well. 

10:42 p.m. — GOAL! After the first power play unit had some excellent chances, the second unit comes in off the rush and Logan Cooley finishes off the play. Matthew Coronato hit him with a pass cutting towards the night and while Cooley's first attempt was stopped by Quapp, his second wouldn't be denied. USA remains on the power play up 2-0. 

Skill + Speed @MattCoronato with a beautiful setup for Logan Cooley! #WorldJuniors 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/lIIb9HgFYL

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) August 10, 2022

10:36 p.m. — Another penalty given to Germany as Bennet Rossmy hits Dominic James high. Rossmy's elbow gets high, but James was positioning himself lower and does not appear the contact with the head was intentional. However, after the officials review, they have determined it's going to be a five-minute major to Rossmy and a game misconduct. 

10:29 p.m. — GOAL! USA finally gets one past Quapp on their 15th shot of the period as Luke Hughes rips a shot from the point and the German goaltender never sees it. Some excellent screens in front as Quapp was looking to the left and it beat him to the right. There's 6:21 left and USA is up 1-0, Germany has yet to register a shot on goal. 

14 shots in and Luke Hughes finds the back of the net to get @usahockey on the board. #USAGER #WorldJuniors @NJDevils pic.twitter.com/o4UvS5Q6Z1

— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) August 10, 2022

10:23 p.m. — Mackie Samoskevich was buzzing around as the United States had sustained offensive zone pressure for a good 90 seconds. Play ends with a crease violation, but the Americans are doing everything but scoring early on. Germany has yet to register a shot on goal as the United States' transition game has suffocated any rush they have had. 

10:19 p.m. — First half of the period has been all United States. They're faster, they're causing turnovers and they're coming out on top of almost every 1v1 battle. They just don't have anything to show for it yet as Quapp as been strong for Germany. 

10:12 p.m. — USA is headed to the power play as Germany's Maciej Rutkowski is assessed two minutes for hooking. Early chance for the Americans to grab a lead. 

10:11 p.m. — First shift of the game, and Landon Slaggert has a great chance. A slick toe drag by Thomas Bordeleau draws the defender, leaving Slaggert open in front, but he misses the net high. 

10:10 p.m. — Puck is down and we have action!

Pregame

9:15 p.m. — Here are the lineups for USA vs. Germany in their World Juniors opener. It is Kaiden Mbereko in net for the United States going against Germany's Nikita Quapp. Most notably, no Luca Münzenberger, an Oilers prospect and Germany's top defender. Unsure of the reason, but that's a massive blow to their blue line. 

USA’s opening lineup vs. Germany. pic.twitter.com/Yde51hdPW7

— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) August 10, 2022

USA vs. Germany start time

• Time: 10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT

The puck drops at 10 p.m. ET from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, home of the Edmonton Oilers.

MORE: Team USA 2022 World Juniors roster, results

What channel is USA vs. Germany on today?

• Canada: TSN 1/4
• United States: NHL Network

TSN has all the World Juniors action in Canada, while in the United States, viewers can find the games on the NHL Network.

E.J. Hradek will be on the NHL Network providing play-by-play duties. He will be joined by analyst Dave Starman and reporter Jon Rosen on the broadcasts. 

How to live stream World Juniors hockey games

• Canada: TSN.ca, TSN app
• United States: fuboTV (7-day free trial)

Fans in Canada can stream all of the World Juniors games at TSN.ca or the TSN app. Meanwhile, U.S. fans can stream the tournament on fuboTV (7-day free trial) or catch the action on NHL.tv or the NHL app.

It is the first game for both teams in the preliminary round and will be the third contest of the day. 

USA vs. Germany odds

• USA: -4.5 (+111)
• Germany: +4.5 (-154)

The puckline is set for 4.5 for the matchup between USA and Germany, according to Sports Interaction. Germany is favored to cover the puckline, sitting at -154 entering play with the U.S. is +111 to win by at least five goals. 

USA World Juniors schedule 2022

(All times Eastern)