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Deutschland Cup · Thursday 5 November
Latvia – Slovakia 3:2 (after overtime): Deutschland Cup, 05/11/2026
Key facts
Form, table position, scoring and head-to-head in one place
Form: up to the last 5 matches in all competitions, most recent on the left (W = win, D = draw, L = loss). Averages come from the league table; where there is none, from these recent matches.
Form · last 5
League position
Goals per game · season
Head to head · 2
wins – draws – wins
Match report
The match in a few sentences: score, scorers, table impact
The text is generated automatically from the match data and updates with it.
Deutschland Cup: Latvia – Slovakia 3:2 (5 November). Latvia won after overtime. Venue: Düsseldorf (Germany), PSD Bank Dome.
By period: 1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 1:0.
Goals: R. Melnalksnis (Latvia); S. Bucek (Slovakia); R. Abols (Latvia); S. Jellus (Slovakia); R. Krastenbergs (Latvia).
Table now: Latvia — 1st, 8 points from 3 matches; Slovakia — 3rd, 4 points from 3 matches.
Head to head (2): Latvia — 1 win, Slovakia — 1.
Latvians in this match
Latvian players in this match and their contribution
The data source carries no player nationality, so for club matches we use the desk's list of Latvian players; for national-team matches, every Latvia player.
- 🇱🇻 R. MelnalksnisLatvia1 goal
- 🇱🇻 R. AbolsLatvia1 goal
- 🇱🇻 R. KrastenbergsLatvia1 goal
- 🇱🇻 M. TumanovsLatvia1 assist
- 🇱🇻 K. ZileLatvia1 assist
- 🇱🇻 G. GrigalsLatvia1 assist
Tournament: Deutschland Cup
Dates, venue, format and every match of the tournament
- Dates
- 5 November – 8 November
- Venue
- Düsseldorf (Germany), PSD Bank Dome
- Format
- Four national teams (Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Austria) play a round robin — three games each, with the table deciding the winner. Latvia are taking part for the second year running.
Tournament fixtures and results
Score by period
Goals in each period
OT = overtime, SO = shoot-out.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Events
Goals with assists and penalties by period
1st period
- 06'
🏒 R. Melnalksnis1:0
assist: M. Tumanovs, K. Zile · Power-play
2nd period
- 17'
🏒 S. Bucek1:1
assist: O. Myklukha, P. Regenda
3rd period
- 06'
🏒 R. Abols2:1
assist: G. Grigals
- 18'
Overtime
- 01'
🏒 R. Krastenbergs3:2
Game leaders
Top performers in this game
Points (goals + assists)
- 12
- 21
- 31
- 41
- 51
- 61
Skaters
Each skater's contribution in this game
G = goals, A = assists, P = points (G + A), Pen. = penalties. Counted from match events; +/−, shots and time on ice are not available from the data source.
Latvia
| Player | G | A | P | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Abols | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Krastenbergs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Melnalksnis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Grigals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Zile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Tumanovs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Slovakia
| Player | G | A | P | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bucek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| S. Jellus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Bodak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| O. Myklukha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Regenda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Team stats
Both teams' numbers side by side
- 38Shots on goal32
- 30Saves35
- 93%Save %92%
- 31Faceoffs won28
- 4Penalty minutes8
- 2Penalties4
- 1Power-play goals1
- 25%Power play %50%
- 50%Penalty kill %75%
- 0Short-handed goals0
Teams in the table
Both teams' positions in the league table
Full table on the competition page. Form: recent matches, most recent on the right.
Team leaders
Each team's best players this season
Points (goals + assists)
Goal scorers
Assists
Recent matches
Both teams' recent results in all competitions
Latvia national team: next matches
Latvia's matches in other competitions
Head to head
Previous meetings between the two teams
Only matches in our data source (usually recent seasons).