Germany swatted aside France 5-1 to reach the Olympic men's ice hockey quarter-finals on Tuesday, setting up a meeting with surprise Group B winners Slovakia in the final eight.

Slovakia had already proven that they were better than people gave them credit for, but the dark horses have pulled off yet another upset in a tournament full of them.

Slovakia were looking to make lightning strike twice and overcome Germany to secure their place at next summer's World Cup. Though the hosts started like a side ready to answer their critics. Germany ...

For a second Olympic tournament in a row, Slovakia and Juraj Slafkovsky will get to compete for a medal after beating Germany ...

Germany faces Slovakia in a key Olympic Quarterfinal. Leon Draisaitl is set to lead Germany after a strong performance. Slovakia's Juraj Slafkovsky is also a top player. Both teams are in good form.

Slovakia ran over Germany in their quarterfinals matchup.

Slovakia held off a late push from Germany for a 6-2 win to keep their charmed Olympic ice hockey campaign on track on Wednesday, reaching the men's semi-finals in Milan.