J.J. Peterka nets first Olympic goal in recap of 6th day of men's hockey at the Olympics

MILAN, Italy — J.J. Peterka and Germany will be headed to the quarterfinals to face Slovakia after the Germans secured the 5-1 win over France.

The Mammoth winger, Peterka, scored his first-career Olympic goal in the opening period of Tuesday's win. The goal was the third of the period for Germany, which gave them a commanding lead that they maintained throughout.

With the goal Peterka is now up to 4 points in the Olympics as he has recorded an assist in the previous three games.

Germany was the first country in the qualification round to clinch their spot in the quarterfinals. They were joined by Switzerland, Czechia and Sweden, who all will be moving on to face the top four seeds from the group stage.

New Jersey Devils winger, Nico Hischier helped power Switzerland past Italy in their shutout 3-0 win over Italy. Hischier totaled three points with a goal and two assists to help set up a matchup against Finland.

Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka and his native country of Czechia will be moving on to face top-seeded Canada after their 3-2 win over Denmark. Martin Necas scored a goal and assisted on another to help set up a rematch against the Canadians.

Sweden left no doubt as they clinched the final spot in the quarterfinal with a 5-1 win over Latvia. Lucas Raymond recorded a team-high three points while five different players scored a goal for the Swedes.

Arguably the third most talented roster among the men's ice hockey teams, Sweden will get a chance to upset team USA in what should be a great matchup.

Men's ice hockey quarterfinals schedule

Germany vs. Slovakia at 4:10 a.m. MST

Czechia vs. Canada at 8:40 a.m. MST

Switzerland vs. Finland at 10:10 a.m. MST

Sweden vs. USA at 1:10 p.m. MST

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