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Olympics-Ice Hockey-Germany Beat France to Reach Quarter-Finals
Germany's offense led by Leon Draisaitl scored five goals to dominate France and advance to face Slovakia in the Olympic ice hockey quarterfinals.
- On Tuesday, Germany men's Olympic ice hockey team beat France men's Olympic ice hockey team 5-1 at Santagiulia arena, Milan, to reach the quarterfinals against Slovakia.
- France was hampered by the suspension of defenseman Pierre Crinon for `provocative behavior` after a fight with Tom Wilson, despite captain Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s ricochet goal and Antoine Keller’s saves.
- Captain Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring with a fourth-minute power-play goal, Frederik Tiffels and JJ Peterka added goals before intermission, and Moritz Seider assisted Joshua Samanski's third-period power-play strike with Nico Sturm finishing late.
- The quarterfinal bracket now includes Switzerland men's Olympic ice hockey team, who will meet Finland, with other Tuesday playoff matches featuring Czech Republic v Denmark and Sweden v Latvia.
- Across games, NHL stars like Philipp Kurashev, Roman Josi, and Moritz Seider contributed, with Fiala out after Friday's injury, impacting tournament results.
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At the Olympic Games in Italy, the German national ice hockey team has reached the quarter-finals.
Ice hockey-Germany beat France to book Slovakia quarter-final clash
MILAN, Feb 17 - Germany swatted aside France 5-1 to reach the Olympic men's ice hockey quarter-finals on Tuesday, setting up a meeting with surprise Group B winners Slovakia in the final eight. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Defeated by Germany (5-1) in the dam game this Tuesday, the French team is eliminated from the Olympic ice hockey tournament. There will be no feat for the Blues who made their big return to the Olympics 24 years after their last appearance.
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