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The United States celebrates Matt Knies’ goal in the team’s 3-2 win over Germany on Sunday (photo: USA Hockey).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Behind 24 saves from Drew Commesso (Boston University) and goals from Steven Kampfer (Michigan), Matt Knies (Minnesota), and Nathan Smith (Minnesota State), the United States beat Germany 3-2 Sunday to close out preliminary round play in the 2022 Winter Olympics and earn the top seed in the tournament headed into the playoff round.<\/p>\n

The U.S. will meet the winner of the Slovakia-Germany game on Wednesday, Feb. 16 in the quarterfinal round at 12:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that was our best game of the tournament,\u201d said Team USA coach David Quinn in a statement. \u201cWe played with speed, skill and tenacity against a very good German team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick Abruzzese (Harvard) added two assists in the win for the Americans, who outshot Germany 32-26.<\/p>\n

Kampfer was named the U.S. player of the game.<\/p>\n

Smith (Hudson, Fla.) is the first Florida native to score a goal in the Olympic Winter Games, and just second player from Florida to play in an Olympic game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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