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Ice Hockey-US Men Beat Germany, Fall Short of Top Seeding

Auston Matthews scored twice and assisted three goals as Team USA completed group play unbeaten with a 5-1 win, securing the No. 2 seed for the knockout stage.

  • On Feb 15, Team USA men's hockey team defeated Team Germany 5-1 in Milan to finish preliminary Group C play unbeaten.
  • Because Canada ran up a 10-2 score earlier, the U.S. could not claim top seed despite winning, as Canada's 10-2 win over France meant Team USA needed a 10-goal victory to overtake the top seed.
  • Captain Auston Matthews scored twice, assisted all other goals, and set up Zach Werenski's goal with less than 10 seconds left in the first; Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 24 shots while the U.S. outshot Germany 37-24.
  • The victory earned the U.S. the No. 2 seed and sets a quarter-finals matchup with the qualification game winner between Sweden and Latvia on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
  • Finishing unbeaten in Group C gives the U.S. momentum heading into single-elimination play, preserving Team USA win streak and setting Germany vs. France playoff pairing.
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Winter Olympics Team USA hockey beats Germany, gets No. 2 seed

MILAN — 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. “We never talked once about the top seed at all,” Tkachuk said. “None of that seeding stuff. All that handles itself.” It’s handled now, after the U.S. defeated Germany 5-1 on Sunday night behind two goals and an assist from c…

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deb-online.de broke the news in on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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