Olympics Game Preview: Denmark vs. Czechia with Projected Line Combinations 02/17/2026 | Inside The Rink

ESPN
Denmark (1-0-0-2) vs. Czechia (1-0-1-1)
Venue: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 10:40 am EST
TV: Peacock
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Denmark News & Notes:
Denmark went 1-0-0-2 in the preliminary round as their lone win came in the final game over Latvia. They averaged 2.7 goals per game while allowing 3.7 goals per game.
Czechia News & Notes:
Czechia won just one game in the preliminary round and suffered an overtime loss to Switzerland in the final game. They enter the next round, averaging three goals per game while allowing four goals per game.
Denmark Projected Lines
Bjorkstran-True-Ehlers
Blichfeld-Eller-Jensen
Olesen-Fisker Molgaard-Aagaard
Storm-Wejse-Russell
Poulsen
Jensen Aabo-Lauridsen
Jensen-Setkov
Lauridsen-Bruggisser
Lassen
Andersen
Sogaard
Czechia Projected Lines
Palat-Hertl-Pastrnak
Chlapik-Kampf-Necas
Cervenka-Sedlak-Kase
Flek-Faksa-Stransky
Tomasek
Simek-Hronek
Kempny-Gudas
Spacek-Kundratek
Tichacek
Dostal
Vladar
Players To Watch:
Denmark
Nick Olesen led Denmark in points in group play as he had three goals and an assist in three games.
Czechia
Martin Necas had five points in group play finishing with two goals and three assists.
Injury Report:
Denmark
F Mathias Bau-Hansen – Scratch
F Jonas Rondbjerg – Out
D Anders Koch – Scratch
G Mads Sogaard – Scratch
Czechia
F Pavel Zacha – Out
F Dominik Kubalik – Scratch
D Jan Rutta – DTD
G Karel Vejmelka – Scratch
Next Game
Winner advances to Quarterfinals to face Canada.
Discover more from Inside The Rink
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Olympics Game Preview: France vs. Germany with Projected Line Combinations 02/17/2026
France (0-0-0-3) vs. Germany (1-0-0-2) Venue: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey ArenaDate: Tuesday, February 17Time: 6:10 am ESTTV: Peacock Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster France News & Notes: France lost all three games in the preliminary round and enter the qualifications as the 11th seed. They’re averaging 1.7 goals per game while allowing 6.7 goals per game. Germany News […]
Olympics: Florida Panthers Prelim Recap Days 2-4
It was an eventful couple of days for the Panthers as the rest of the Cats hit the ice for their first games while Finland and Sweden played their second match. Matthew Tkachuk had a great game for Team USA, Uvis Balinskis played a solid game for Team Latvia, Vilmanis was serviceable in his first […]
This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. All materials not owned by Inside The Rink LLC are used for editorial purposes only. Privacy Policy


