History slightly favors Team USA against Slovakia in Olympic men’s hockey, where the US won three of the six matchups.

The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semi-final in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

McAvoy, Swayman, Jokiharju and Korpisalo are all still in the running for an Olympic medal ahead of Friday’s semifinal meetings. The gold-medal game is scheduled for Sunday at 8:10 a.m. ET; the bronze-medal game will be on Saturday at 2:40 p.m. ET.

Band of brothers' respond to hit on Slafkovsky with 2 goals in 33 seconds to spark quarterfinal win against Germany

Slovakia opened the 2026 Winter Olympics with a decisive 4–1 victory over defending champion Finland, powered by two goals from Juraj Slafkovský and a 38-save performance from Samuel Hlavaj.

Day 12 of the 2026 Winter Olympics was been a busy one for Team USA and a quarterfinal showdown for the men's hockey team against Sweden capped off the day in dramatic fashion. Th

Slovakia and Germany will meet in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, with a semifinal berth on the line in what projects as one of the most evenly matched elimination games of the tournament.

Power rankings entering the Olympic men’s hockey semifinals as Canada, the U.S., Slovakia and Finland battle for a spot in the gold medal game.