After securing a first-round bye in the playoffs, the United States men’s ice hockey team is set to face its first postseason opponent tonight, as the Americans square off against Slovakia in the quarterfinals.
The Slovaks defeated Germany 4-0 Monday night in the qualification round to clinch their spot in the quarterfinals. Four different players potted a goal in the playoff win.
The USA-Slovakia quarterfinal matchup is set for Tuesday night at 11:10 p.m. ET, where the winner will go onto the semifinals to play the victor of the Sweden-Canada quarterfinal game.
The United States could not have asked for a better preliminary round, going 3-0 in group play with all three wins coming in regulation. They are the only team out of the 12 at the Winter Olympics to do so.
Team USA scored the most amount of goals in group play (16) while allowing the least (5) in the three games. The most recent game was in the form of a 3-2 victory over Germany.
Slovakia entered the playoffs having…
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