Olympics: Slovakia Beats Germany in Quarterfinal Round

Slovakia punched their ticket to the semifinals with a dominant 6–2 win over Germany in the quarterfinals today. Slovakia jumped out early and pulled away with a huge second period, led by Pavol Regenda’s two goals and an assist, along with strong contributions from Dalibor Dvorsky, Oliver Okuliar, and Tomáš Tatar, while goaltender Samuel Hlavaj kept Germany at bay. Germany, despite an assist from Leon Draisaitl and goals from Lukas Reichel and Frederik Tiffels, never really got going and were eliminated from medal contention.

Lineups

Slovakia

Slafkovsky — Ruzicka — Tatar
Kelemen — Pospisil — Regenda
Okuliar — Dvorsky — Hudacek
Liska — Sukel — Takac

Fehervary — Nemec
Gernat — Cernak
Marincin — Ceresnak

Goaltenders: Hlavaj, Skorvanek

Germany

Reichel — Draisaitl — Tiffels
Samanski — Stutzle — Peterka
Tuomie — Kahun — Michaelis
Rieder — Sturm — Ehl

Wagner — Seider
Muller — Wissmann
Kalble — Gawanke

Goaltenders: Grubauer, Franzreb

Period One

Slovakia dominated this game from the start, more than tripling Germany’s shots on goal through the first period. Germany’s Kai Wissmann sat for hooking at 7:47 into the game, sending Slovakia on the power play, though they weren’t able to convert that chance into a goal. Just under three minutes later, at 10:27, Slovakia’s Lukas Cingel took a holding penalty, and Germany wasn’t able to capitalize on their power play.
Goal (18:06, 1st — SVK) Pavol Regenda
Assist: Erik Cernak, Martin Fehervary

Period One Stats
Score: SVK 1 — GER 0
Shots On Goal: 5 GER, 18 SVK
Saves: Hlavaj 5, Grubauer 17
Power Play: GER 0/1, SVK 0/1
Penalty Minutes: GER 2, SVK 2

Period Two

The second period should have been a chance for Germany to redeem themselves, but Slovakia continued to dominate the ice, scoring three goals in the period. There was a penalty called on Slovakia’s goaltender for tripping at 25:55, and Germany was not able to convert on the lone power play of the period.
Goal (24:01, 2nd — SVK) Milos Kelemen
Assist: Pavol Regenda

Goal (24:34, 2nd — SVK) Oliver Okuliar
Assist: Libor Hudacek, Dalibor Dvorsky

Goal (30:21, 2nd — SVK) Dalibor Dvorsky
Assist: Oliver Okuliar, Patrik Koch

Goal (34:59, 2nd — GER) Lukas Reichel
Assist: Leon Draisaitl

Period Two Stats
Score: SVK 4 — GER 1
Shots On Goal: 9 GER, 6 SVK
Saves: Hlavaj 8, Grubauer 2
Power Play: GER 0/1, SVK 0/0
Penalty Minutes: GER 0, SVK 2

Period Three

Slovakia came into the third period with a three-goal lead, and they continued to rack up goals throughout the period, opening up with a goal just 58 seconds in. Germany did try to keep the shot chances even throughout the period, but they just couldn’t find their way back into the game. At about 46 minutes into the game, the penalties started flowing. Slovakia’s Martin Gernat sat for tripping at 46:03, at 47:04 Germany’s Joshua Samanski sat for illegal equipment, and at 47:21 Slovakia’s Martin Fehervary sat for slashing.
Goal (40:58, 3rd — SVK) Pavol Regenda
Assist: Patrik Koch, Martin Pospisil

Goal (49:09, 3rd — GER PP) Frederik Tiffels
Assist: Lukas Reichel, Moritz Muller

Goal (56:33, 3rd — SVK EN) Tomáš Tatar
Assist: Adam Ruzicka, Juraj Slafkovsky

Period Three Stats
Score: SVK 6 — GER 2
Shots On Goal: GER 13, SVK 12
Saves: Hlavaj 12, Grubauer 10
Power Play: GER 1/2, SVK 0/1
Penalty Minutes: GER 2, SVK 4

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