US beats Germany, earns top seed in Olympics knockout round

BEIJING (AP) — The team in red, white and blue now has the easiest path to gold.
The young United States men's hockey team held on to beat Germany 3-2 Sunday night, finishing the preliminary round unbeaten and clinching the top seed in the knockout round at the Olympics. The Americans move directly into the quarterfinals and next play the winner of the Germany-Slovakia game from the qualification round.

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