The top-seeded United States will face Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the Beijing2022 Olympics. The U.S. goes into the knockout round as the only team to win all three of its group games in regulation.
Second-seeded Finland faces 10th-seeded Switzerland, which upset the seventh-seeded Czech Republic 4-1. Fourth-seeded Sweden will face Canada, which beat China 7-2.
The U.S. practiced while Slovakia was playing Germany, and that’s just as well because coach David Quinn would rather his players worry about themselves than their opponent. U.S. forward Brendan Brisson said he and his teammates haven’t felt better since getting to Beijing, thanks to a day off Monday and the confidence that’s going strong for the youngest team in the tournament. The U.S. goes into the knockout round as theSlovakia has won two in a row and is starting to find its game just in time for the difficulty level to get ratcheted up.“We build with every game,” former NHL forward Marko Dano said.
“It’s going to be important for us to have good sticks, stick on puck, win the battles when we have to,” Ramsay said. “If we can continue to play with that kind of speed and aggressiveness, then teams have to chase us. You certainly don’t want to get in a battle with that U.S. team where you’re chasing them around the ice because they’re just too quick.”
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