"The U.S. will take the No. 2 seed into the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament of the Milan-Cortina Olympics after beating Germany 5-1 on Sunday to finish group play unbeaten. The Americans' opponent in the final eight will be determined in a four-game qualification round Tuesday. Canada, also unbeaten after it thrashed France 10-2 earlier in the day, will take the top seed into the quarterfinals by virtue of its plus-17 goal differential."
"The Americans outshot Germany 13-3 during the first 16 minutes, but a combination of poor puck handling and sloppy play in front of the net kept them off the scoreboard until Werenski, a defenseman with the Columbus Blue Jackets, took a pass from Matthews in the center of the right circle, stepped up and drilled a wrister past goalie Maximilian Franzreb nine seconds before the first intermission."
The U.S. finished group play unbeaten and will enter the Olympic men's hockey quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed after beating Germany 5-1. Auston Matthews scored twice and Zach Werenski, Brock Faber and Tage Thompson also scored. Germany's lone goal came from Tim Stutzle late in the game. The U.S. outshot Germany early 13-3 but did not score until Werenski's goal nine seconds before the first intermission. A disallowed Jack Eichel goal occurred. Matthews added a second-period power-play goal, Faber made it 3-0, and Thompson and Matthews closed scoring. Canada took the top seed after beating France 10-2.
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