The U.S. men's hockey team lost only one game at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. Unfortunately, that loss came in an elimination game.
Slovakia notched the tying goal in the final minute of regulation, and after a scoreless 10-minute overtime tallied the only goal of the ensuing shootout to eliminate the Americans by a 3-2 count last night. Slovakia moves on to the semifinal round, while the U.S. has still not medaled in Olympic men's hockey since 2010, when it earned silver in Vancouver.
Nick Abruzzese (Harvard) and Sam Hentges (St. Cloud State) staked Team USA to a 2-1 lead after two periods against Slovakia, but it wasn't enough as the Americans went 0-for-5 on the power play, including a two-man advantage. The U.S then went 0-for-5 in shootout attempts to seal its fate.
Strauss Mann (Michigan) finished with 34 saves in net for the U.S., which had won all three of its games in round-robin pool play to advance to the quarterfinals.
The U.S women will play rival Canada for the gold medal on Wednesday night (11 p.m. ET, NBC TV, TSN Direct).
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