2026 WJC Day 2 RECAP: Closer than it should be

Key Highlights

• This may end up a much longer tournament for Germany than I anticipated. Dustin Willhoft might end up with a point in every game Germany plays and Germany will still play like hot dog water.
• Like ash in your mouth. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGame 2: Canada is put into a position to survive Latvia again.
• This time they do it in 2-1 OT winner. You are so lucky Team USA looked just as bad today. Game NotesI will give Latvia all the credit in the world.
• They kept pace with Canada, something I did not think was feasible for them, Nils Maurins took up the reins in net and kept this game as close as humanly possible, they worked like dogs to get their first and only goal and when they got it they got it in the most clutch moment possible.
• This is why people love watching Latvia in these tournaments, they always find the drama of the sport through dogged effort.