How to watch US vs. Germany in World Junior ice hockey Championship: time, channels

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship series of games gets underway in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 26, and continues through Jan. 5.

The United States will open at 2:30. p.m. ET Thursday with a game against Germany.

NHL Network will carry the game, which you can live stream on ESPN+, fubo TV (add-on, FREE trial), Sling TV (add-on, discount) and DirecTV Stream (add-on, FREE trial and discount).

Here’s the setup: Group A for the preliminary round is Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and the United States, which won the tournament in 2024. Group B is Czechia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.

And here’s the first-day schedule:

Sweden vs. Slovakia (Noon ET; NHL Network, TSN)
Germany vs. United States (2:30 p.m. ET; NHL Network, TSN)
Switzerland vs. Czechia (5 p.m. ET; NHL Network, TSN)
Canada vs. Finland (7:30 p.m. ET; NHL Network, TSN)

Four games follow on Friday:

Slovakia vs. Switzerland (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Finland vs. Germany (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN4)
Kazakhstan vs. Sweden (5 p.m. ET; TSN) [Note: NHLN will air at 11 p.m. ET]
Canada vs. Latvia (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

• WATCH THURSDAY: 2:30 p.m. ET, U.S. vs. Germany, NHL Network, and live streamed on ESPN+, fubo TV (add-on, FREE trial), Sling TV (add-on, discount) and DirecTV Stream (add-on, FREE trial and discount)

The remaining schedule looks this way:

Dec. 28

Czechia vs. Kazakhstan (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
United States vs. Latvia (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 29

Sweden vs. Switzerland (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Finland vs. United States (2:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN4)
Slovakia vs. Czechia (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Germany vs. Canada (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 30

Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Latvia vs. Germany (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 31

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Latvia vs. Finland (2:30 p.m. ET; TSN4) [Note: NHLN will air at 3:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 1]
Czechia vs. Sweden (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
United States vs. Canada (8 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Jan. 2

Quarterfinal 1 (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Quarterfinal 2 (2:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5)
Quarterfinal 3 (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Quarterfinal 4 (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Jan. 4

Semifinal 1 (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Semifinal 2 (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Jan. 5

Third-place game (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Championship game (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

As for the U.S.-Germany game, per NHL.com:

The United States looks to repeat as WJC gold medalists for the first time as it will begin play in Group A at Canadian Tire Centre. Seven players who got into at least one game last year return, led by goalie Trey Augustine (Detroit Red Wings), who allowed seven goals in six games last year and is considered the best at his position among the 10 teams. The offense likely will be led by an all-Boston College line of Ryan Leonard (Washington Capitals), Gabe Perreault (New York Rangers) and James Hagens, a candidate to be the No. 1 pick of the 2025 NHL Draft. The U.S. attack is deep, with forwards Cole Eiserman (New York Islanders), Trevor Connelly (Vegas Golden Knights) and Oliver Moore (Chicago Blackhawks) expected to be big contributors. Germany has one NHL-drafted player, defensive-minded defenseman Norwin Panocha (Buffalo Sabres), and could have a tough time creating offense as its top three scorers from last year aren’t returning. Forward Julius Sumpf (2025 draft- eligible), who has 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) in 29 games for Moncton of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, could be the go-to player.