Overview
- Slovakia advanced to Friday's semifinals with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over Germany in Milan.
- Pavol Regenda led with two goals and three points, and Dalibor Dvorsky added a goal and an assist.
- Samuel Hlavaj made 25 saves, allowing only goals to Lukas Reichel and Frederik Tiffels.
- Juraj Slafkovsky briefly left after a head-first collision with the boards in the second period but returned to finish the game.
- Germany exited a day after a 5-1 qualifier over France featuring Leon Draisaitl’s three-point game, with fatigue from the back-to-back cited; semifinal matchups will be set by reseeding.