Team USA men’s hockey move on to semifinals and play Slovakia
USAT’s Helene St. James breaks down the thriller overtime victory for Team USA over Sweden at Olympics, where they will advance to semifinal game against Slovakia.
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The men’s hockey semifinals at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are set.
After a thrilling quarterfinal round in which three games went into overtime, the top four seeds are all left standing: Canada, United States, Slovakia and Finland.
Quinn Hughes was the hero for USA on Wednesday; his game-winning goal 3:27 into overtime secured the final spot in the semifinals for Americans with a 2-1 win over Sweden. Dylan Larkin’s second-period goal looked like it was going to be enough, but Mika Zibanejad scored the equalizer for the Swedes in the final two minutes of regulation to force sudden death.
Finland and Canada each won their respective overtime games while Slovakia, USA’s opponent in the semifinals, cruised through their quarterfinal matchup by blowing out Germany 6-2.
Here’s how to watch USA vs. Slovakia in the men’s ice hockey semifinals at the Winter Olympic on Friday, Feb. 20:
Where can you watch the Olympic men’s ice hockey semifinals?
Hockey at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will air on NBC, CNBC, and USA Network, and stream live on Peacock and NBC Sports platforms. The United States and Slovakia are set to face off at 3:10 p.m. ET on Friday.
Friday, Feb. 20
- Canada vs. Finland, 10:40 a.m. ET | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
- USA vs. Slovakia, 3:10 p.m. ET | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
When are the finals of the Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament?
The bronze medal game will be at 2:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 21 and the gold medal game will be at 8:10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22.