Welcome to Last Word On Hockey’s 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey predictions. Each day, our writers look at the games and give in-depth analysis.

Here's a full rundown of the Milan Cortina hockey action on tap today.

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

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

The semifinal round for the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics is set, with Canada, USA, Finland and Slovakia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Men's ice hockey preliminary rounds have concluded and playoff brackets are set at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. See the full schedule here.