The U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey team has survived to play another day after besting Slovakia, 5-1, in an elimination game at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Troy Terry (Denver) set up three goals, including two by Ryan Donato (Harvard), as the U.S. jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the second period. Marc Arcobello (Yale), Garrett Roe (St. Cloud State) and James Wisniewski also scored for the Americans, who connected on two power plays and also got 22 saves from goaltender Ryan Zapolski (Mercyhurst). The Slovaks, who fell 2-1 to Team USA in the preliminary round last week, have been eliminated from medal contention.
The U.S. will play Tuesday night (10 p.m. ET, CNBC) in a quarterfinal-round elimination contest against the undefeated Czech Republic.
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