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Thursday marks the second day of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina.
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On Wednesday, Slovakia stunned the hockey world by defeating Finland 4-1 in the first game of the tournament. Then, Sweden survived a spirited effort from the host Italians, winning 5-2 after allowing the opening goal in the first period.
With four games on the schedule on Thursday, that means eight teams are in action, consisting of all four from Groups A and C.
That includes the first contest for both Team USA and Canada, the heavy favorites for the gold medal.
Read on for the current standings, schedule of games for the day, leading goal scorers and goaltenders, along with the just in Olympic men’s hockey headlines.
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Standings
Thursday’s games
Stat leaders

Current standings
Group A StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints0-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-00Group B StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints1-0-0-031-0-0-030-0-0-100-0-0-10
Group C StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints0-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-00Thursday’s scheduleNote: All times Eastern.Group ASwitzerland vs. France | 6:10 a.m. | Peacock
Czechia vs. Canada | 10:40 a.m. | USA/Peacock
Group C
Latvia vs. USA | 3:10 p.m. | USA/Peacock
Germany vs. Denmark | 3:10 p.m. | Peacock
Stat leaders
Scoring leadersPlayerTeamGPGAPJuraj Slafkovsky
SVK |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Rasmus Dahlin |
SWE |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Dalibor Dvorsky |
SVK |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Gustav Forsling |
SWE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Mika Zibanejad |
SWE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Goaltending leadersPlayerTeamGPWGAASV%Samuel Hlavaj
SVK |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
.975 |
|
Damian Clara |
ITA |
1 |
0 |
3.90 |
.939 |
|
Filip Gustavsson |
SWE |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
.909 |
|
Juuse Saros |
FIN |
1 |
0 |
3.06 |
.875 |
Just in Olympic hockey headlines
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