Da Costa \u2013 Bellemare \u2013 Perret<\/p>\n
Texier \u2013 Boudon \u2013 Fabre<\/p>\n
Douay \u2013 Addamo \u2013 Treille<\/p>\n
Rech \u2013 Ritz \u2013 Bertrand<\/p>\n
Boscq \u2013 Gallet<\/p>\n
Autivu \u2013 Guebey<\/p>\n
Chakiachvili \u2013 Cantagallo<\/p>\n
Bozon \u2013 Thiry<\/p>\n
Junca<\/p>\n
Keller<\/p>\n
Germany Lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Reichel \u2013 Draisaitl \u2013 Tiffels<\/p>\n Samanski \u2013 Stutzle \u2013 Peterka<\/p>\n Tuomie \u2013 Kahun \u2013 Michaels<\/p>\n Rieder \u2013 Sturm \u2013 Ehl<\/p>\n Wagner \u2013 Seider<\/p>\n J. Muller \u2013 Wissmann<\/p>\n Kalble \u2013 Gawanke<\/p>\n Schutz \u2013 M. Muller<\/p>\n Grubauer<\/p>\n Germany Takes Early Control<\/p>\n Leon Draisaitl got things started early in the first period at 16:20 when Josh Samanski collected the puck from Tim St\u00fctzle and made a slick backhand pass to Draisaitl, who banged it home into an open net for a power-play goal to give Germany a 1\u20130 lead. At 9:06, Frederik Tiffels skated near the top of the left face-off circle, collected a loose puck, cut to the net, and banked the puck in off Julian Junca\u2019s mask for a 2\u20130 lead. JJ Peterka scored his first career Olympic goal, giving the Germans a 3\u20130 lead with 1:47 left in the opening frame after receiving a pass from St\u00fctzle, driving the net, and flipping a backhand shot over Junca.<\/p>\n With 15:58 on the clock in the second frame, Pierre-\u00c9douard Bellemare took a pass from Jordann Perret. His centering attempt from behind the goal line deflected off Moritz M\u00fcller\u2019s leg, and the puck found its way past Philipp Grubauer to cut the deficit to 3\u20131.<\/p>\n Germany Seals the Win<\/p>\n Josh Samaski made it 4\u20131 at 12:59 of the third period when Draisaitl collected the puck from Moritz Seider before making a pass to Samanski in the slot. Samanski momentarily lost control but quickly regained possession and lifted the puck over Antoine Keller. Later, Nico Sturm struck the empty French net with 55 seconds remaining for the 5\u20131 final.<\/p>\n Notes<\/p>\n Germany has reached the Olympic quarterfinals featuring NHL players for just the second time. Their previous appearance came in 2002, when they fell 5\u20130 to Team USA.<\/p>\n Philipp Grubauer made a total of 30 saves for Germany.<\/p>\n Before being replaced, Julian Junca allowed three goals on 13 shots. Antoine Keller made 21 saves in relief for France.<\/p>\n Tim St\u00fctzle picked up a pair of assists. St\u00fctzle (4-1\u20145 in 4 GP) assisted on Draisaitl\u2019s opening goal and now ranks third in points by a German player at an Olympics featuring NHL participation, trailing Len Soccio (6 in 2002) and Klaus Kathan (5 in 2002). St\u00fctzle recorded two assists in the opening frame, becoming just the second German player to post a multi-assist period at an Olympic tournament with NHL players. The other was Daniel Kreutzer on Feb. 18, 2006.<\/p>\n Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring with his second goal of the tournament, improving to 2-2\u20144 in 4 GP. He owns the most career NHL goals (428), assists (608), and points (1,036) by a German-born player. His father, Peter Draisaitl, posted the exact same stat line (2-2\u20144 in 4 GP) at the 1998 Olympics. Draisaitl (1-1\u20142) and St\u00fctzle (0-2\u20142) became the fourth and fifth German players to record multiple multi-point games in a single Olympic tournament featuring NHL players, joining Klaus Kathan (2002), Len Soccio (2002), and Peter Draisaitl (1998). Draisaitl also became the first German NHL player to record a three-point game at the Olympics.<\/p>\n JJ Peterka scored his first career Olympic goal to give Germany a 3\u20130 lead. He has 20 goals in his first season with the Utah Mammoth, tied for the most by a player on a new NHL team in 2025\u201326 alongside Trevor Zegras (20 with PHI) and Anthony Mantha (20 with PIT).<\/p>\n Pierre-\u00c9douard Bellemare (40 years, 348 days) scored to cut the deficit to 3\u20131. The only players older to score at an Olympics featuring NHL participation are Teemu Sel\u00e4nne (43 in 2014), Jarom\u00edr J\u00e1gr (41 in 2014), and Daniel Alfredsson (41 in 2014).<\/p>\n This marks the second all-time meeting between France and Germany at an Olympics featuring NHL players. Their previous matchup came in the preliminary round of the 1998 Olympics (Feb. 10), when Peter Draisaitl assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2\u20130 victory for Germany.<\/p>\n With the win, Germany advances to face Slovakia in Wednesday\u2019s first quarterfinal. It will be the third Olympic meeting between the countries featuring NHL players and the first in the quarterfinals or later. Germany won the previous two matchups (3\u20130 in 2002; 4\u20132 in 1998).<\/p>\n
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