MILAN — Leon Draisaitl and JJ Peterka scored in a three-goal first period and Germany beat France 5-1 on Tuesday to set up a quarterfinal game against Slovakia.Frederik Tiffels added another when he scored unassisted from a tight angle by snapping a shot off the right side of Julian Junca’s mask and into the net in a dominant opening period for the Germans.Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had given away the puck on Tiffels’ goal but the France captain scored in the second period by throwing the puck into the crease, where it hit defenseman Moritz Muller and got past goalie Philipp Grubauer.Joshua Samanski scored a power-play goal in the third and Nico Sturm added an empty-netter for Germany.The Germans will face Slovakia on Wednesday.Draisaitl, who plays for the Edmonton Oilers, opened the scoring with a power-play goal 3:40 into the game on a low wrist shot after taking a pass from Samanski.After Tiffels made it 2-0, Utah Mammoth winger Peterka was left alone in the slot and lifted a backhander over Junca after receiving Tim Stutzle’s pass from the corner.Junca, who ma …
