Germany at Japan

The Big Hat, Nagano Olympic Games Final

Final score

The Germany beat the Japan 3–1 on Saturday, February 7, 1998 on the road.

Final score, Germany at Japan
Team Goals 1997-1998 record
Germany 3
at Japan 1

Goals by period

Goals by period, Germany at Japan
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Germany 0 1 2 3
Japan 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Germany at Japan
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Germany 9 10 14 33
Japan 6 6 4 16

Scoring summary

Every goal, Germany at Japan. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 17:03 Germany Jochen Hecht (1) Markus Wieland (1) Even strength GER 1, JPN 0
3rd 03:50 Japan Akihito Sugisawa (1) Tsutsumi Otomo (1) Even strength GER 1, JPN 1
3rd 11:24 Germany Daniel Kunce (1) Markus Wieland (2) Even strength GER 2, JPN 1
3rd 15:05 Germany Jan Benda (1) Mark MacKay (1) Even strength GER 3, JPN 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Germany at Japan
Stat Germany Japan
Shots on goal 33 16
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 8
Penalty minutes 22 16

Box score

Germany

Germany skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goal
Number 7 T. Brandl C 0 0 0 +1 6 2
Number 10 R. Pyka R 0 0 0 +1 0 0
Number 16 B. Doucet C 0 0 0 0 2 1
Number 17 P. Draisaitl C 0 0 0 +1 0 2
Number 20 J. Rumrich R 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number 22 A. Lupzig C 0 0 0 +1 2 0
Number 23 D. Hegen C 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number 29 J. Hecht C 1 0 1 +1 2 3
Number 71 S. Ustorf L 0 0 0 +1 0 5
Number 81 M. MacKay C 0 1 1 0 2 0
Number 83 J. Benda C 1 0 1 0 4 7
Number 12 M. Ludemann D 0 0 0 0 0 3
Number 15 J. Molling D 0 0 0 0 2 1
Number 32 L. Bruggemann D 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number 33 M. Wieland D 0 2 2 +1 0 2
Number 36 E. Goldmann D 0 0 0 +1 0 0
Number 41 D. Kunce D 1 0 1 +1 2 3
Number 47 B. Bergen D 0 0 0 +1 0 4
Germany goalies
Goalie Shots againstGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 J. Heiss 22 1 .955 60:00 Win

Japan

Japan skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goal
Number 12 S. Tsujiura C 0 0 0 -1 0 2
Number 13 A. Sugisawa R 1 0 1 0 0 1
Number 15 T. Otomo L 0 1 1 -1 0 1
Number 16 T. Sakai C 0 0 0 -1 0 2
Number 22 M. Kawahira C 0 0 0 0 2 1
Number 24 K. Sakurai R 0 0 0 0 2 0
Number 30 S. Larsson C 0 0 0 0 2 0
Number 31 H. Matsuura L 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number 40 R. Fujita C 0 0 0 -2 0 1
Number 47 M. Kabayama C 0 0 0 -1 0 2
Number 71 R. Kuwabara R 0 0 0 0 4 1
Number 75 C. Yule C 0 0 0 0 0 2
Number 2 H. Miura D 0 0 0 -1 0 1
Number 3 A. Kudo D 0 0 0 +1 0 3
Number 6 T. Yamanaka D 0 0 0 0 2 3
Number 7 T. Kobori D 0 0 0 -1 2 0
Number 9 T. Katayama D 0 0 0 -1 0 1
Number 11 Y. Kawaguchi D 0 0 0 -1 0 1
Number 36 T. Miura D 0 0 0 -1 2 0
Japan goalies
Goalie Shots againstGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Iwasaki 33 3 .909 59:41 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Germany at Japan
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:27 Japan Takeshi Yamanaka High sticking 2
1st 04:20 Germany Andreas Lupzig Interference 2
1st 08:10 Germany Daniel Kunce High sticking 2
1st 12:43 Japan Kunihiko Sakurai Holding 2
1st 16:16 Germany Jochen Hecht Holding 2
1st 16:16 Japan Takayuki Kobori Elbowing 2
2nd 01:02 Germany Jan Benda Interference 2
2nd 05:46 Germany Benoit Doucet Roughing 2
2nd 08:23 Germany Mark MacKay Interference 2
2nd 11:02 Japan Makoto Kawahira Interference 2
2nd 13:32 Japan Shin Larsson Hooking 2
2nd 18:14 Germany Jan Benda Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 18:14 Japan Takayuki Miura Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 18:19 Germany Thomas Brandl High sticking 2
3rd 00:51 Japan Ryan Kuwabara Tripping 2
3rd 04:46 Germany Jochen Molling Cross checking 2
3rd 19:57 Japan Ryan Kuwabara Roughing 2
3rd 19:57 Germany Thomas Brandl Roughing double minor 4

Game information

Germany head coach
George Kingston
Referees
Don Adam
Linesmen
Vaclav Cesky, Rudolf Lauff
Germany scratches
Olie Kolzig, Uwe Krupp, Marco Sturm
Japan scratches
Jiro Nihei, Yuji Iga

Other NHL games on Feb 7

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 7, 1998
Matchup Status Details
Italy 3 at Kazakhstan 5 Final Olympics Game page: Italy at Kazakhstan, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Austria 2 at Slovakia 2 Final Olympics Game page: Austria at Slovakia, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
France 0 at Belarus 4 Final Olympics Game page: France at Belarus, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Detroit Red Wings 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
New York Rangers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 1 Final/OT Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 7, 1998

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