Ice Hockey - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Playoff Match - Switzerland v Germany - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea - February 20, 2018 - Yannic Seidenberg of Germany celebrates after scoring a winning goal against goalie Jonas Hiller of Switzerland. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Yannic Seidenberg scored less than a minute into overtime to propel Germany past Switzerland 2-1 on Tuesday and give them the last spot in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament.
Germany took an early lead on a powerplay goal by Leonhard Pfoderl after Switzerland's Cody Almond received a five-minute major penalty and one-period suspension for a check to the head.
Switzerland levelled at 1-1 a period later on a goal by Simon Moser and that was how it remained through regulation time.
Ice Hockey - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Playoff Match - Switzerland v Germany - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea - February 20, 2018 - Yasin Ehliz of Germany and Tristan Scherwey of Switzerland in action. REUTERS/David W Cerny
The Germans will play top-seeded Sweden in the last eight on Wednesday with Switzerland eliminated from the tournament.
Ice Hockey - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Playoff Match - Switzerland v Germany - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea - February 20, 2018 - German teammates celebrate after scoring a winning goal. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
(Reporting by Dan Burns, editing by Ed Osmond)
Ice Hockey - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Playoff Match - Switzerland v Germany - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea - February 20, 2018 - Swiss players react in line up after losing a match in overtime. REUTERS/David W Cerny
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