Auston Matthews Scores Twice as USA Beats Germany to Reach Olympic Hockey Quarterfinals

Auston Matthews scored twice as the USA men's ice hockey team reached the quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics by defeating Germany 5-1.Zach Werenski, Brock Faber, and Tage Thompson also found the net to ensure the Americans finished the preliminary round with an undefeated record.Canada took the top overall tournament seed after beating France 10-2, with Slovakia and Finland also securing direct entry into the quarterfinal round.Germany will now compete in a qualification playoff against France on Tuesday to determine the final opponent for Slovakia in the next stage.