The 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey semifinals are here.
Canada vs. Finland starts at 10:40 a.m. ET and USA vs. Slovakia is set for 3:10 p.m. ET.
Despite a seemingly easier opponent than Sweden in Slovakia, team USA must not take them lightly.
As for Canada, NHL star and Olympics hero Sidney Crosby is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been ruled out.
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Matthew Tkachuk: "This is the pinnacle of the sport. This is as good as it gets. A rivalry that’s as good as it gets. So there will be not one TV without this game on in the United States and in Canada and that should get you pretty fired up.” Speaking to reporters after the game, it was clear Jack Hughes is fully confident in where his game is at. Hughes had two goals in Team USA's win over Slovakia on Friday and has played well during the Olympic tournament. “I’ve felt all the way back the last bunch of years. I don't know, I've had a lot of injuries, but I'm a hockey player," Hughes told reporters, according to The Post's Mollie Walker. "I think I've been playing well. I know everyone doesn't watch the Devils every single night, but I love where I'm at and I've always believed in myself. I know the player I am.“Matthew Tkachuk discusses gold medal matchup with Canada
By Christian Arnold Jack Hughes: 'I love where I'm at'
By Christian Arnold
MILAN — After 48 hours of hectic Olympic hockey, with comebacks and overtime winners and golden goals pouring in nonstop at Santagiulia Arena, Team USA produced something long forgotten on Friday night:
A straightforward victory.
The Yanks went and dominated Slovakia in the semifinal round, relegating the tournament’s Cinderella tale to the bronze medal game with an emphatic 6-2 victory while setting up a matchup of Goliaths for the gold medal on Sunday.
Team USA will face Canada on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The date holds some very significant meaning for Americans. That was the same date that the United States beat the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics, better known as the "Miracle on Ice."
Team USA is headed to the gold medal game.
America defeats Slovakia 6-2 and punches their ticket for a date with Canada on Sunday morning.
Slovakia hasn't given up just yet.
Pavol Regenda finds the back of the net moments after Brady Tkachuk scored the United States sixth goal of the game.
Team USA leads 6-2.
Juraj Slafkovský scores the first goal for Slovakia to end the shutout.
Team USA still leads 5-1.
Team USA suffered a potentially significant injury before the start of the third.
The NBC broadcast reported that Thompson would be kept out of the rest of the game for "precautionary reasons."
Tage Thompson was not on the bench when the third period started.
Team USA is 20 minutes away from a gold medal date with Canada.
It's turned into a lopsided game now.
Jack Hughes gives the United States a 5-0 lead with just over a minute and a half left in the middle frame.
Two American goals in 19 seconds and the Americans are showing their muscles now.
Jack Eichel scores on the backhand to make it a 4-0 Team USA lead.
The goal has driven Slovakian starter Samuel Hlavaj from the net. In comes Stanislav Skorvanek.
