No Hockey Gold for Canadian Men as Germany Pulls Off Olympics Upset

No Hockey Gold for Canadian Men as Germany Pulls Off Olympics Upset
Matthias Plachta and Yannic Seidenberg of Germany celebrate their victory over Canada in the semifinals of the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb. 23, 2018. Reuters/David W Cerny
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GANGNEUNG, South Korea—Germany shocked defending men’s ice hockey champions Canada 4–3 on Friday, beating the Canadian men on Olympic ice for the first time to reach their first gold medal game.

The Germans, who knocked out Sweden in the quarters, relied on a scrappy defense and opportunistic offense to squeeze past a Canadian team who had looked on course for a third straight Olympic final appearance even without their NHL players.