Quarterfinal Scenarios

1. If the U.S. defeats Russia in regulation, it will be the top seed in Group A and play a quarterfinal game against the fourth-place team from Group B in Cologne on Thursday.
2. If the U.S.-Russia game goes to overtime or a shootout, and regardless of who wins, the U.S. will finish second in Group B and play its quarterfinal game against the third-place finisher in Group B in Cologne if Germany is not in quarterfinals or in Paris if Germany is in the quarterfinals. The winner of the Germany-Latvia game tonight (8:15 p.m. local faceoff/2:15 p.m. ET) will finish fourth in Group A and earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
3. If the U.S. loses to Russia in regulation, and assuming Sweden defeats Slovakia today, the U.S. will finish third in Group A and face the second-place team from Group B in a quarterfinal game Thursday in Paris.
4. If Sweden loses its game to Slovakia today (faceoff at 12:15 p.m. local time/6:15 a.m. ET), the U.S. will finish either first or second in Group A. The top two seeds from Group A are scheduled to play their quarterfinal game in Cologne, however, if Germany is in the quarterfinals, it is guaranteed to play in Cologne, meaning the second-place finisher in Group A will have to travel to Paris to play its quarterfinal game.