USA Storms Germany to Lock in Olympic Quarterfinal Bye
Team USA cruised past Germany 5-1 to finish the Olympic group stage 3-0, clinching a direct pass to the quarterfinals and securing the top seed in Group C. Auston Matthews led the charge with two goals and an assist, Zach Werenski opened the scoring, and Tage Thompson added another as the U.S. prepared to face the Sweden-Latvia winner in the quarterfinals.