GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Troy Terry’s three assists and Ryan Donato’s two goals helped the U.S. men’s hockey team force their way into the Olympic quarterfinals Tuesday with a 5-1 win against Slovakia.
The Americans (2-1-1) will play the Czech Republic (3-0) Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. (10:10 p.m. Tuesday ET).
Struggling to score goals in their first three games, the Americans struck for three second-period goals to take charge against a Slovak team they also had defeated in the preliminary round.
Harvard’s Donato gave USA a 1-0 lead, scoring a 1:36 of the period on a play that started with Terry being stopped on a breakaway.