| 20 February 2010
The German Men's Olympic hockey team suffered its second straight loss in Vancouver with a 5-0 defeat at the hands of team Finland. Finland, led by defenseman (and Philadelphia Flyer) Kimmo Timonen's two goals, outscored and outplayed the Germans from the drop of the puck until the final tick of the clock.
The game started at midnight EST (9:00pm PST) and those who stayed up to watch saw Finland goaltender Niklas Backstrom make 24 stops. Dimitri Patzold started for the Germans and made 30 stops on 35 shots.
Germany's biggest problem was their penalty kill as Finland scored four power play goals on six German penalties. If the German team was able to stop the power play, or at least not allow four goals, they may have had a fighting chance, but after a 3-0 deficit to start the third period, it was all but wrapped up.
The German team has not been playing well this Olympics and will continue their trek against Belarus on 2/20 at 9:00PST (midnight EST). Germany is 0-2 (2-0 loss to Sweden and 5-0 loss to Finland) and will not only look for their first win but their first GOAL against Belarus.
NOTES: Finland's Teemu Selanne notched an assist in the game vs. Germany and set an Olympic record with 37 points (20 goals, 17 assists). Germany is 0-2 and sitting in a tie for last with Belarus (0-2). Germany hasn't scored a goal yet in the 2010 Olympics.
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