Olympics 2026 men’s hockey: Standings, stats, schedule, moreplayUSA men’s hockey preparing for quarterfinals game (0:58)Emily Kaplan details Team USA men’s hockey’s preparations for the quarterfinal game. (0:58)ESPN staffFeb 18, 2026, 06:00 AM ETMultiple Authors
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Sunday was the final preliminary day of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina. Tuesday was the qualification round, which played out like so:
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No. 5 Switzerland 3, No. 12 Italy 0
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No. 6 Germany 5, No. 11 France 1
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No. 8 Czechia 3, No. 9 Denmark 2
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No. 7 Sweden 5, No. 10 Latvia 1
With the field now down to eight teams, it’s time for the quarterfinals, all of which are taking place on Wednesday:
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No. 1 Canada vs. No. 8 Czechia
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No. 2 USA vs. No. 7 Sweden
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No. 3 Slovakia vs. No. 6 Germany
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No. 4 Finland vs. No. 5 Switzerland
Read on for the schedule of games for the day, leading goal scorers and goaltenders, along with the recent Olympic men’s hockey headlines.
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Group standings
Wednesday’s games
Best bets
Stat leaders
Current standings
Group A StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints3-0-0-091-1-0-151-0-1-140-0-0-20Group B StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints2-0-0-162-0-0-162-0-0-160-0-0-30
Group C StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints3-0-0-091-0-0-231-0-0-231-0-0-23Wednesday’s scheduleNote: All times Eastern.
No. 3 Slovakia vs. No. 6 Germany, 6:10 a.m. | Peacock
No. 1 Canada vs. No. 8 Czechia, 10:40 a.m. | USA/Peacock
No. 4 Finland vs. No. 5 Switzerland, 12:10 p.m. | Peacock
No. 2 USA vs. No. 7 Sweden, 3:10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Stat leadersScoring leadersPlayer, TeamGPGAP1. Connor McDavid, CAN
Goaltending leadersPlayer, TeamGPWGAASV%1. Leonardo Genoni, SWI330.99.9622. Connor Hellebuyck, USA
Recent Olympic hockey headlines
Sweden to face U.S. in men’s hockey quarters
Olympic hockey arena lightens color of boards
U.S. stays unbeaten, is No. 2 seed for knockout round
Crosby, McDavid lead Canada in rout of France
Eichel, Tkachuk rally unbeaten U.S. past Denmark
Late goal in loss aids Slovakia; Finland rolls
Finland outduels Sweden; Canada wins
U.S. men’s hockey dominates Latvia in opener
Celebrini leads Canada’s rout in Olympic hockey
Slovakia stuns Finland to open men’s hockey play
Canada, U.S. top men’s gold medal betting odds
Matthews named U.S. captain for men’s hockey
Czechia loses injured Bruins center Zacha for Games
