Key Highlights
- Team USA did what it was expected to do in the group stage in men’s ice hockey, defeating Germany, 5-1, to go undefeated in the preliminary round games at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Sunday.
- Auston Matthews scored two goals for the Stars and Stripes, while Tage Thompson, Zach Werenski, and Brock Faber each found the back of the net in Team USA’s third victory in Milan. After wins in their first two games — 5-1 victory over Latvia, followed by a 6-3 finish against Denmark on Saturday — Team USA has a bye heading into the quarterfinals, which begin on Wednesday.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS. COM United States' Tage Thompson, second right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's fourth goal during a preliminary round game of men's ice hockey between the United States and Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb.
- 15, 2026.
- (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Canada and Slovakia have also earned byes after winning Group A and B, respectively.