Olympics men’s hockey daily: Friday’s key games include Finland-Sweden

February 13, 2026 No Comments

Olympics 2026 men’s hockey: Standings, stats, schedule, moreplayEmily Kaplan: Team USA’s depth will be hard to beat (0:56)Emily Kaplan analyzes Team USA’s 5-1 victory over Latvia and the depth showcased in its Olympic opener. (0:56)ESPN staffFeb 13, 2026, 06:00 AM ETMultiple Authors

Friday marks the third 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.

Thursday’s four games included lopsided wins for the U.S. (5-1 over Latvia) and Canada (5-0 over Czechia).

Friday’s slate of contests includes a rivalry showdown between Sweden (1-0-0-0) and Finland (0-0-0-1) in Group B, along with Canada’s second game of the Olympics, against Switzerland for dibs on the top spot in Group A.

Read on for the current standings, schedule of games for the day, leading goal scorers and goaltenders, along with the newest Olympic men’s hockey headlines.

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Current standings

Group A StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints1-0-0-031-0-0-030-0-0-100-0-0-10Group B StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints1-0-0-031-0-0-030-0-0-100-0-0-10

Group C StandingsTeamW-OTW-OTL-LPoints1-0-0-031-0-0-030-0-0-100-0-0-10Friday’s scheduleNote: All times Eastern.Group BFinland vs. Sweden, 6:10 a.m. | Peacock
Italy vs. Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. | Peacock

Group A

France vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m. | Peacock
Canada vs. Switzerland, 3:10 p.m. | Peacock

Stat leaders

Scoring leadersPlayerTeamGPGAP1. Juraj Slafkovsky SVK 1 2 1 3 T2. Rasmus Dahlin SWE 1 0 3 3 T2. Connor McDavid CAN 1 0 3 3 T4. Timo Meier SWI 1 2 0 2 T4. Brock Nelson USA 1 2 0 2 T4. Tim Stutzle GER 1 2 0 2 T7. Leon Draisaitl GER 1 1 1 2 T7. Dalibor Dvorsky SVK 1 1 1 2 T7. Gustav Forsling SWE 1 1 1 2 T7. J.J. Moser SWI 1 1 1 2 T7. Mika Zibanejad SWE 1 1 1 2

Goaltending leadersPlayerTeamGPWGAASV%Jordan Binnington CAN 1 1 0.00 1.000 Leonardo Genoni SWI 1 1 0.00 1.000 Samuel Hlavaj SVK 1 1 1.00 .975 Philipp Grubauer GER 1 1 1.00 .974 Connor Hellebuyck USA 1 1 1.0 .944 Damian Clara ITA 1 0 3.90 .939 Filip Gustavsson SWE 1 1 2.00 .909 Antoine Keller FRA 1 0 4.00 .907 Frederik Andersen DEN 1 0 3.19 .885 Juuse Saros FIN 1 0 3.06 .875 Elvis Merzlikins LVA 1 0 6.00 .875 Lukas Dostal CZE 1 0 5.00 .861

Newest Olympic hockey headlines

U.S. men’s hockey dominates Latvia in opener

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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

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