William Nylander started the game centering a line with William Karlsson and Joel Eriksson Ek on his wings. As the game wore on, he also saw some time with Gabriel Landeskog. He was much more effective this game against Germany than he was in the first game against Russia, as Team Sweden broke through offensively against an inferior opponent after scoring just once in the tournament opener.
For his first point of the game, Nylander kept the puck in the zone, received a pass from Eriksson Ek in stride, made a move around a German defender, and found Jonas Brodin with a backhand pass for the goal.