Men's hockey USA vs Czech Republic live stream: Watch online free Olympics 12:00 p.m. ET Wednesday as the quarterfinals gets going in Sochi.

USA (3-0) received a bye and the second overall seed at the Olympics after pool-play. The 7th seed Czech Republic went 1-2 in three games. They had to win their qualification game vs Slovakia on Tuesday and they did so with a score of 5-3. Watch the free live stream online to see if they can pull off the upset against an unbeaten American team. 

Watch the free live stream online of quarterfinals men's hockey - USA vs Czech Republic Olympics

Date: Wednesday Feb. 9

Start Time: 12:00 p.m.. ET
TV Info: USA Network
Live Stream: NBC Olympics Live Extra or NBC Olympics.com    

While happy with the outcome, the Czechs know they need to raise their game if they want to continue on in the tournament.

"We were just very, very static," Hemsky told the IIHF website. "Suddenly they [Slovakia] came to life and scored some goals. All of a sudden the game changed. We can't afford to be static like that. We have to play out the game."

The Americans know they have to face a team full of grizzled veterans who have been to the mountain top in the NHL. Their head coach said they can execute much better than they have.

"I would say there are opportunities that we have missed that we can play quickly, play north, push the pace up the ice," USA coach Dan Bylsma said following the Americans' practice Tuesday. "That's something we did well at times; I just think we can be better at realizing that."

Bylsma believes that on the international-size ice, speed, especially through the middle of the ice, will be the key to his team accomplishing its goal of having the gold medal wrapped around their neck.

"We have to be aware that we can still play a fast game and we can still play an aggressive game," Bylsma said. "We have maybe thought it was going to be a more patient game [on the international-size ice] and looked to play it more patiently when we can go quicker."

The players trust the system and have enjoyed pushing the pace.

"If we come with speed and we do our systems, there's going to be holes," center Ryan Kesler said. "I like getting speed coming through the neutral zone. With this team I think that's when we're at our best."