Olympics Game Preview: France vs. Germany with Projected Line Combinations 02/17/2026 | Inside The Rink
ESPN
France (0-0-0-3) vs. Germany (1-0-0-2)
Venue: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 6:10 am EST
TV: Peacock
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France News & Notes:
France lost all three games in the preliminary round and enter the qualifications as the 11th seed. They’re averaging 1.7 goals per game while allowing 6.7 goals per game.
Germany News & Notes:
Germany finished in second place in Group C, going 1-0-0-2 and are the sixth seed. They averaged 2.3 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.
France Projected Lines
Rech-Bellemare-Da Costa
Texier-Boudon-Bertrand
Perret-Ritz-Fabre
Treille-Addamo-Douay
Bozon
Boscq-Gallet
Auvitu-Guebey
Crinon-Thiry
Chakiachvili
Junca
Keller
Germany Projected Lines
Samanski-Draisaitl-Tiffels
Peterka-Stutzle-Reichel
Tuomie-Michaelis-Kahun
Reider-Sturm-Ehl
Wagner-Seider
J.Muller-Wissmann
Kalble-Gawanke
M.Muller
Grubauer
Niederberger
Players To Watch:
France
Louis Boudon leads France in points with three, all of which came in one game, and that was against Czechia with two goals and an assist.
Germany
Tim Stutzle had a goal in each game of the preliminary round to start the tournament. He has four goals through Germany’s first four games.
Injury Report:
France
F Aurelien Dair – Scratch
D Enzo Cantagallo – Scratch
G Martin Neckar – Scratch
Germany
F Wojciech Stachowiak – Scratch
F Justin Schulz – Scratch
D Korbinian Geibel – Scratch
G Maximilian Franzreb – Scratch
Next Game
Winner to face Slovakia
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