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, 05:45 PM ETMultiple Authors
tamil yogi
Heart rates across the hockey-loving world were racing all day on Wednesday, as three out of four quarterfinal matchups in the 2026 Olympic men’s hockey tournament went to overtime
Editor’s Picks
U.S. beats Sweden 2-1 in overtime: Top moments from Olympic hockey quarterfinals
No Crosby, no problem? What we learned in Canada’s thrilling 4-3 win over Czechia
Predictions for the entire Olympic men’s hockey medal round: U.S. vs. Canada for the gold
Here are the results of the mayhem:
-
Canada 4, Czechia 3 (OT)
-
USA 2, Sweden 1 (OT)
-
Slovakia 6, Germany 2
-
Finland 3, Switzerland 2 (OT)
The top four seeds all move on, with both semifinal games scheduled for Friday: No. 1 Canada vs. No. 4 Finland and No. 2 USA vs. No. 3 Slovakia.
Read on for the schedule of games for the day, leading goal scorers and goaltenders, along with the recent Olympic men’s hockey headlines.
1:16
USA men’s hockey faces challenging road ahead
Greg Wyshynski breaks down the U.S. men’s hockey team’s potential path to Olympic gold.
Jump ahead:
Group standings
Friday’s games
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-LPoints3-0-0-091-0-0-231-0-0-231-0-0-23Friday’s scheduleNote: All times Eastern.
No. 1 Canada vs. No. 4 Finland, 10:40 a.m.
No. 2 USA vs. No. 3 Slovakia, 3:10 p.m.
Stat leaders
Scoring leadersPlayer, TeamGPGAP1. Connor McDavid, CAN
Goaltending leadersPlayer, TeamGPWGAASV%1. Connor Hellebuyck, USA
Recent Olympic hockey headlines
Hughes OT winner sends USA into hockey semis
Marner saves Canada with OT goal vs. Czechia
Sources: Canada’s injured Crosby to get imaging
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
