Band of brothers' respond to hit on Slafkovsky with 2 goals in 33 seconds to spark quarterfinal win against Germany

As the quarterfinals take shape in Wednesday’s Olympic hockey competition. one of the biggest stories to date is the fact that Slovakia are Group B champions. By winning Group B, Slovakia does not have to compete in Tuesday’s qualification round.

Slovakia and Germany will meet in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, with a semifinal berth on the line in what projects as one of the most evenly matched elimination games of the tournament.

Here's the schedule for Winter Olympics men's hockey on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Olympic Hockey Quarterfinals Round Schedule: Here's The Bracket Wednesday, Feb. 18 — Quarterfinals 6:10 a.m. ET - Slovakia vs Germany 10:40 a.

MILAN -- The surprising third-seeded Slovaks surged into the semifinals of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with a 6-2 win against Team Germany at Santagiulia Arena in the first of four quarterfinal-round games Wednesday.

Qualifying round and quarterfinal seeding is set after the preliminary round's final day. See matchups, results from Sunday's Olympic men's hockey.

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Team Slovakia secured a spot in the semifinals of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics men's hockey tournament. They achieved this by defeating Germany 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Despite a second-period injury to star player Juraj Slafkovsky,

Since arriving at the Olympics, Slovakia’s players and coaches acknowledged they would lean heavily on Juraj Slafkovsky. They also emphasized it cannot be just about the emerging

The Olympic men's hockey preliminary round is over. See where Canada, USA, Slovakia, and other teams stand in the power rankings as playoffs begin.

Keep up with all the men's hockey action on the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics as four quarterfinals matches are played.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Things have started back here Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena with Team USA leading Sweden 1-0 in the men's hockey quarterfinals.