The preliminary qualification playoff games for the men’s hockey portion of the 2022 Winter Olympics concluded early Tuesday morning, so now the matchups are all set for the quarterfinals that continue late Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
United States vs. Slovakia
Tuesday 2/15 at 10:10 p.m.
The United States’ earned a bye to the quarterfinals by being the top seed of Group A but they now face a determined Slovakia team that beat Germany 4-0 Tuesday morning.
The Slovakian team had a very slow start to their Olympics, being outscored 10-3 over its first two games, before finding their footing with a 5-2 win over Latvia.