JJ Peterka, a Utah Mammoth forward, scored his first goal of the Olympics to give Germany at 3-0 lead at 18:13, taking a pass in the middle of the ice from Stutzle and driving to the net before flipping a backhand shot over Junca. The goal came with Stutzle (Ottawa Senators) and Draisaitl skating on the same line with Peterka.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be one for the history books if Team Germany has its way.

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Leon Draisaitl & Josh Samanski each scored & recorded multiple points for Germany in a 5-1 win over France on Tuesday to book their place in the quarterfinals at Milano Cortina 2026 against Slovakia

MILAN (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk insists he and his U.S. teammates were only focused on beating Germany in their preliminary round finale and never worried about scoring enough goals to pass Canada for the top seed at the Olympics.

Team USA cruised to a 5-1 win over Germany as it closed preliminary round play with a perfect 3-0-0-0 record. Captain Auston Matthews led his team with three points, and the Americans played a more complete game as they rolled into the quarterfinals.