Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk drew assists on back-to-back second period goals in the United States win 5-1 over Germany at the Winter Olympics in Milano, Italy.
Tkachuk was credited with the seconday helper on Auston Matthews’ power-play goal at the 3:25 mark and then drew the primay assist on Brock Faber’s even-strength marker with 2:25 left in the frame.
He played 14:57, registered three shots on goal, took an unsportsmanlike conduct minor and finished the tilt with a plus-one rating as the Americans topped Group C with a perfect 3-0 record.
The United States will play the winner of the qualification playoff game between Sweden and Latvia in the quarterfinals.
Speaking of Latvia, they dropped a 4-2 decision to Denmark to finish at the bottom of Group C with a 1-2 record.
Uvis Balinskis logged a game-high 26:33 of ice time, put three shots on Frederik Andersen, took a hooking minor and finished with a minus-two rating.
Sandis Vilmanis played 14:56, registered three shots on goal, took a hooking minor and finished the tilt with an even rating.
Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett drew the assists on Bo Horvat’s third period goal in Canada’s 10-2 rout of France. It was the first point of the tournament for each Panther.
Reinhart logged 14:28 of ice time, registered three shots on goal and finished with a plus-one rating.
Bennett won four of his seven faceoffs, posted a plus-one rating and played 9:19 in the win as Canada finished on top of Group A with a 3-0 record.
The Canadians will play the winner of the qualification playoff game between Czechia and Denmark in the quarterfinals.
Today’s games at the 2026 Winter Olympics (Women’s tournament)
Semifinals: United States vs. Sweden 10:40 a.m.
Semifinals: Canada vs. Switzerland 3:10 p.m.
Sunday’s results (Men’s)
Group A: Switzerland 4, Czechia 3 (OT)
Group A: Canada 10, France 2
Group C: Denmark 4, Latvia 2
Group C: United States 5, Germany 1