Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

2026 Winter Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venues	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–22 February
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	188 (6.27 per game)
Attendance	288,204 (9,607 per game)
Scoring leader	Connor McDavid (13 points)
Awards
MVP	Connor McDavid

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place in Milan, Italy, between 11 and 22 February 2026. Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight via ranking by the IIHF, three via qualification tournaments, and Italy as hosts. Russia and Belarus were banned from competing due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. players from those two countries were also disallowed from competing under the banner of "Individual Neutral Athletes" (AIN) like those athletes in other Olympic team events.

Finland were the defending champions, having won their first Olympic title in 2022, but were defeated by Canada in the semifinals. The United States won their first gold medal since 1980, defeating Canada 2–1 in overtime in the gold medal game. Finland won the bronze medal over 2022 bronze medalists Slovakia.

Venues

Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues

Milan
PalaItalia (Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena)	Fiera Milano (Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena)
Capacity: 16,000 (11,800 of which for the public)	Capacity: 6,500

Qualified teams

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Hosts	24 June 2019	Lausanne	1	Italy
2023 IIHF World Ranking	2 June 2023	—N/a	7	Canada  Finland  United States  Germany  Sweden  Switzerland  Czech Republic
Final qualification tournaments	29 August – 1 September 2024	Bratislava	1	Slovakia
		Riga	2	Latvia  France
		Aalborg	1	Denmark
Total			12

Notes

Format

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams, and played each team in the group once. A knockout system was used after the group stage. The top team of each group and the best second-ranked team advanced to the quarterfinals, while all other teams played in the qualification playoffs.

Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's team rosters

NHL participation

On 2 February 2024, the IIHF announced that an agreement had been reached with the National Hockey League (NHL) for a break in its regular season to allow the league's players to participate in the Olympics for the first time since 2014. The NHL was originally scheduled to compete in 2022 as well but opted out due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials

14 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament, consisting of both IIHF and NHL officials.

Referees		Linesmen
Andris Ansons (IIHF) Michael Campbell (IIHF) Gord Dwyer (NHL) Eric Furlatt (NHL) Christopher Holm (IIHF) Michael Holm (IIHF) Jan Hribik (IIHF)	Sean MacFarlane (IIHF) Wes McCauley (NHL) Dan O'Rourke (NHL) Brian Pochmara (NHL) Kyle Rehman (NHL) Chris Rooney (NHL) André Schrader (IIHF)	Albert Ankerstjerne (IIHF) Nick Briganti (IIHF) David Brisebois (NHL) Scott Cherrey (NHL) Ryan Daisy (NHL) Jake Davis (IIHF)	Onni Hautamäki (IIHF) Daniel Hynek (IIHF) Matt MacPherson (NHL) Jonny Murray (NHL) Libor Suchánek (NHL) Tarrington Wyonzek (IIHF)

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria:

1. Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
2. In case two teams were tied on points, the result of their head-to-head game determined the ranking;
3. In case three or four teams were tied on points, the following criteria applied (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remained tied, the result of their head-to-head game determined their ranking):
   1. Points obtained in head-to-head games between the teams concerned;
   2. Goal differential in head-to-head games between the teams concerned;
   3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head games between the teams concerned;
   4. If three teams remained tied, result of head-to-head games between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
   5. Pre-tournament seeding.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	20	3	+17	9	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	3	1	1	0	1	9	8	+1	5	Advance to qualification playoffs
3	Czechia	3	1	0	1	1	9	12	−3	4
4	France	3	0	0	0	3	5	20	−15	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 12:10

Switzerland

4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0)

France

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 10,627

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Antoine Keller	Referees: Brian Pochmara André Schrader Linesmen: Jake Davis Jonny Murray
	Riat (Andrighetto, Kurashev) (PP) – 00:55 1–0 Moser (Fora) – 03:06 2–0 Meier (Josi, Kukan) – 50:08 3–0 Meier (Moser, Fiala) – 56:13 4–0
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	27

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 16:40

Czechia

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Canada

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,451

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Jordan Binnington	Referees: Michael Holm Wes McCauley Linesmen: Nick Briganti Scott Cherrey
	0–1 19:54 – Celebrini (Makar, McDavid) 0–2 26:40 – Stone (Marner, Crosby) 0–3 37:26 – Horvat (Marchand, Harley) 0–4 47:42 – MacKinnon (McDavid, Crosby) (PP) 0–5 53:22 – Suzuki (McDavid, Harley)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	26	Shots	36

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13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 16:40

France

3–6 (0–2, 3–2, 0–2)

Czechia

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,174

Game reference
	Martin Neckar Julian Junca	Goalies	Daniel Vladař	Referees: Andris Ansons Eric Furlatt Linesmen: Matt MacPherson Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 05:56 – Nečas (Pastrňák, Hronek) (PP) 0–2 13:04 – Kempný (Stránský, Faksa) Boudon (Da Costa, Auvitu) (PP) – 21:01 1–2 Boudon (Bertrand) – 24:04 2–2 Gallet (Bertrand, Boudon) – 25:54 3–2 3–3 33:23 – Pastrňák (Palát, Kempný) 3–4 39:28 – Stránský (Faksa, Hronek) (SH) 3–5 41:05 – Chlapík (Nečas, Kämpf) 3–6 41:53 – Červenka (Sedlák, Špaček)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	12	Shots	38

13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 21:10

Canada

5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,510

Game reference
	Logan Thompson	Goalies	Akira Schmid	Referees: Jan Hribik Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne David Brisebois
	McDavid (MacKinnon, Makar) (PP) – 05:45 1–0 Harley (McDavid, Wilson) – 10:54 2–0 2–1 21:01 – Suter (Andrighetto, Kukan) (PP) Celebrini (MacKinnon) (PP) – 24:14 3–1 Crosby (Marner, Makar) – 47:28 4–1 MacKinnon (McDavid, Celebrini) – 53:03 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	25

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15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 12:10

Switzerland

4–3 OT (0–1, 2–0, 1–2) (OT: 1–0)

Czechia

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,263

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Lukáš Dostál	Referees: Michael Campbell Chris Rooney Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Libor Suchánek
	0–1 15:19 – Chlapík (Nečas, Kämpf) Josi (Moser, Jäger) – 36:53 1–1 Meier (Josi, Hischier) (PP) – 37:38 2–1 2–2 46:33 – Šimek (Chlapík, Nečas) Suter (Moser, Meier) – 48:07 3–2 3–3 57:54 – Nečas (Hronek, Pastrňák) (EA) Kukan – 61:49 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	32

15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 16:40

Canada

10–2 (3–1, 3–0, 4–1)

France

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,498

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Julian Junca Antoine Keller	Referees: Christopher Holm Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Ryan Daisy Daniel Hynek
	Wilson (Doughty, McDavid) – 08:41 1–0 1–1 08:54 – Douay (Addamo) Toews (Crosby, Makar) – 09:33 2–1 Stone (SH) – 19:56 3–1 Makar (McDavid, Crosby) (PP) – 32:10 4–1 Celebrini (PS) – 37:16 5–1 Crosby (Stone) – 37:35 6–1 McDavid (Celebrini, Wilson) – 40:20 7–1 7–2 41:28 – Treille (Addamo, Crinon) Horvat (Reinhart, Bennett) – 45:14 8–2 Hagel (MacKinnon, Theodore) – 50:46 9–2 Celebrini (Stone, Marner) (PP) – 51:47 10–2
	33 min	Penalties	35 min
	46	Shots	14

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	+2	6	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	16	5	+11	6
3	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	11	9	+2	6	Advance to qualification playoffs
4	Italy (H)	3	0	0	0	3	4	19	−15	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria
(H) Host
Notes:

11 February 2026 (2026-02-11) 16:40

Slovakia

4–1 (1–0, 0–1, 3–0)

Finland

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,025

Game reference
	Samuel Hlavaj	Goalies	Juuse Saros	Referees: Eric Furlatt Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Ryan Daisy Tarrington Wyonzek
	Slafkovský – 07:45 1–0 1–1 24:15 – Tolvanen (Armia, Lehkonen) Dvorský (Gernát, Liška) – 47:20 2–1 Slafkovský (Nemec, Dvorský) (PP) – 50:30 3–1 Ružička (Tatar, Slafkovský) (EN) – 57:39 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	40

11 February 2026 (2026-02-11) 21:10

Sweden

5–2 (2–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Italy

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,251

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson	Goalies	Damian Clara Davide Fadani	Referees: Jan Hribik Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: David Brisebois Onni Hautamäki
	0–1 04:14 – Frigo Landeskog (Zibanejad, Karlsson) (PP)– 09:06 1–1 Forsling (Raymond, Bratt) – 17:53 2–1 2–2 20:37 – Bradley (Gazley, Larkin) Nylander (Dahlin, Kempe) – 36:46 3–2 Zibanejad (Dahlin, Rakell) – 55:42 4–2 Hedman (Forsling) (EN) – 57:11 5–2
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	60	Shots	22

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13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 12:10

Finland

4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Sweden

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,336

Game reference
	Juuse Saros	Goalies	Filip Gustavsson	Referees: Gord Dwyer Chris Rooney Linesmen: Scott Cherrey Jake Davis
	Matinpalo (Kakko, Määttä) – 07:44 1–0 Lundell (Luostarinen, Mikkola) – 15:29 2–0 2–1 24:39 – Dahlin (Nylander, Raymond) Armia (Haula, Lindell) (SH) – 32:47 3–1 Rantanen (Granlund, Hintz) (EN) – 59:25 4–1
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	35

13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 12:10

Italy

2–3 (0–0, 1–2, 1–1)

Slovakia

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,986

Game reference
	Davide Fadani Damian Clara	Goalies	Stanislav Škorvánek	Referees: Brian Pochmara André Schrader Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jonny Murray
	0–1 23:51 – Hudáček (Slafkovský, Dvorský) (PP) 0–2 33:45 – Sukeľ (Liška, Cingel) Bradley (Pietroniro, Gazley) (PP) – 37:06 1–2 1–3 51:54 – Ružička (Regenda, Gernát) Gazley (Larkin, Pietroniro) (EA) – 56:25 2–3
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	38

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14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 12:10

Sweden

5–3 (1–1, 2–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,332

Game reference
	Jacob Markström	Goalies	Samuel Hlavaj	Referees: Andris Ansons Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Libor Suchánek
	Eriksson Ek (Kempe) (SH) – 07:17 1–0 1–1 08:59 – Slafkovský (Nemec, Gernát) Kempe (Dahlin, Raymond) (PP) – 27:06 2–1 2–2 29:48 – Gernát (Čerešňák, Ružička) Pettersson (Forsberg, Hedman) – 34:29 3–2 Pettersson (Raymond, Karlsson) – 47:57 4–2 Raymond (Zibanejad, Karlsson) – 51:38 5–2 5–3 59:21 – Dvorský (Slafkovský, Čerešňák) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	51	Shots	32

14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 16:40

Finland

11–0 (3–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Italy

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,508

Game reference
	Juuse Saros	Goalies	Damian Clara Davide Fadani	Referees: Christopher Holm Wes McCauley Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Matt MacPherson
	Aho (Rantanen, Lehkonen) – 06:49 1–0 Granlund (Rantanen, Heiskanen) (PP) – 09:31 2–0 Kakko (Mikkola, Ristolainen) – 10:18 3–0 Kiviranta (Mikkola, Ristolainen) – 24:04 4–0 Kakko (Luostarinen) – 27:39 5–0 Granlund (Kakko, Luostarinen) – 37:36 6–0 Heiskanen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP) – 41:01 7–0 Lehkonen (Teräväinen) – 41:34 8–0 Aho (Lehkonen, Jokiharju) – 43:43 9–0 Armia (Haula) – 53:26 10–0 Kiviranta (Armia, Haula) – 57:13 11–0
	0 min	Penalties	8 min
	62	Shots	15

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	16	5	+11	9	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	7	10	−3	3	Advance to qualification playoffs
3	Denmark	3	1	0	0	2	8	11	−3	3
4	Latvia	3	1	0	0	2	7	12	−5	3

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria
Notes:

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 21:10

Latvia

1–5 (1–1, 0–3, 0–1)

United States

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,288

Game reference
	Elvis Merzļikins Artūrs Šilovs	Goalies	Connor Hellebuyck	Referees: Michael Campbell Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Libor Suchánek
	0–1 05:29 – B. Tkachuk (M. Tkachuk, Werenski) Krastenbergs (Girgensons) – 07:25 1–1 1–2 30:38 – Nelson (J. Hughes, Trocheck) 1–3 37:35 – Thompson (Eichel, Q. Hughes) (PP) 1–4 39:48 – Nelson (J. Hughes, M. Tkachuk) 1–5 42:35 – Matthews (Eichel, Q. Hughes) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	18	Shots	38

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 21:10

Germany

3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,986

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Frederik Andersen	Referees: Andris Ansons Christopher Holm Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Matt MacPherson
	Draisaitl (Tiffels, Wagner) – 00:23 1–0 1–1 13:09 – Mølgaard (Ehlers, Jensen Aabo) Stützle (Peterka, Stachowiak) – 24:20 2–1 Stutzle (Draisaitl, Seider) (PP) – 30:02 3–1
	0 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	38

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14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 12:10

Germany

3–4 (2–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Latvia

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 4,033

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Artūrs Šilovs	Referees: Gord Dwyer Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Scott Cherrey Onni Hautamäki
	Reichel (Kahun, Kälble) – 02:06 1–0 1–1 15:48 – Ločmelis (Girgensons, Krastenbergs) (PP) Kälble (Tiffels) – 16:56 2–1 2–2 28:02 – Ločmelis (Balcers, Balinskis) (PP2) 2–3 48:32 – Tralmaks (Girgensons, Jaks) 2–4 51:37 – Krastenbergs (Daugaviņš, Šmits) Stützle (Draisaitl, Peterka) (EA) – 57:41 3–4
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	22

14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 21:10

United States

6–3 (1–2, 3–1, 2–0)

Denmark

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,480

Game reference
	Jeremy Swayman	Goalies	Mads Søgaard Frederik Dichow	Referees: Michael Holm Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Ryan Daisy Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 01:40 – Olesen (Mølgaard, Aagaard) Boldy (Q. Hughes, Slavin) – 03:35 1–1 1–2 11:16 – Jensen (Setkov) B. Tkachuk (Eichel) – 29:26 2–2 Eichel (M. Tkachuk) – 30:23 3–2 Hanifin (Trocheck, Faber) – 37:23 4–2 4–3 39:57 – Bruggisser (Ehlers, True) Guentzel (Matthews) – 47:24 5–3 J. Hughes (Nelson) – 54:27 6–3
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	47	Shots	21

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15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 19:10

Denmark

4–2 (3–1, 0–1, 1–0)

Latvia

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,983

Game reference
	Frederik Andersen	Goalies	Artūrs Šilovs	Referees: Eric Furlatt André Schrader Linesmen: David Brisebois Jake Davis
	Olesen (Aagaard) – 00:23 1–0 Aagaard (Olesen, Wejse) (PP) – 04:54 2–0 Ehlers (Bjorkstrand, Lauridsen) – 16:28 3–0 3–1 19:44 – Zīle (Jaks, Tralmaks) (EA) 3–2 26:47 – Tralmaks (Zīle, Girgensons) Olesen (Lauridsen, Eller) (EN) – 57:38 4–2
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	35

15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 21:10

United States

5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Germany

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,497

Game reference
	Connor Hellebuyck	Goalies	Maximilian Franzreb	Referees: Jan Hribik Wes McCauley Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jonny Murray
	Werenski (Matthews) – 19:51 1–0 Matthews (Q. Hughes, M. Tkachuk) (PP) – 23:25 2–0 Faber (M. Tkachuk, B. Tkachuk – 37:35 3–0 Thompson (Larkin, Sanderson) – 41:55 4–0 Matthews (Sanderson, Hanifin) – 46:46 5–0 5–1 51:22 – Stützle (Peterka)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	24

Ranking after preliminary round

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams were ranked 1D through 12D. The semi-finals will be reseeded according to this ranking. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better 2023 IIHF World Ranking.

Team advanced directly to quarterfinals

Team participated in qualification playoffs

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	GP	Pts	GD	GF	IIHF Rank
1D	Canada	A	1	3	9	+17	20	1
2D	United States	C	1	3	9	+11	16	4
3D	Slovakia	B	1	3	6	+2	10	9
4D	Finland	B	2	3	6	+11	16	2
5D	Switzerland	A	2	3	5	+1	9	7
6D	Germany	C	2	3	3	–3	7	5
7D	Sweden	B	3	3	6	+2	11	6
8D	Czechia	A	3	3	4	–3	9	8
9D	Denmark	C	3	3	3	–3	8	11
10D	Latvia	C	4	3	3	–5	7	10
11D	France	A	4	3	0	–15	5	13
12D	Italy	B	4	3	0	–15	4	18

Source: IIHF

Playoff round

Bracket

Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinals based on the preliminary round ranking.

Qualification playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

18 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Canada (OT)

4

17 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Czechia

3

Czechia

3

20 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Denmark

2

Canada

3

Finland

2

18 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

United States (OT)

2

17 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Sweden

1

Sweden

5

22 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Latvia

1

Canada

1

United States (OT)

2

18 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Slovakia

6

17 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Germany

2

Germany

5

20 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

France

1

United States

6

Slovakia

2

Bronze medal game

18 February – Milan (Fiera Milano)

21 February – Milan (PalaItalia)

Finland (OT)

3

Slovakia

1

17 February – Milan (Fiera Milano)

Switzerland

2

Finland

6

Switzerland

3

Italy

0

Qualification playoffs

17 February 2026 (2026-02-17) 12:10

Germany

5–1 (3–0, 0–1, 2–0)

France

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 9,788

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Julian Junca Antoine Keller	Referees: Michael Campbell Christopher Holm Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne David Brisebois
	Draisaitl (Samanski, Stützle) (PP) – 03:40 1–0 Tiffels – 10:54 2–0 Peterka (Stützle) – 18:13 3–0 3–1 24:02 – Bellemare (Perret) Samanski (Draisaitl, Seider) (PP) – 47:01 4–1 Sturm (Draisaitl, Rieder) (EN) – 59:04 5–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	31

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17 February 2026 (2026-02-17) 12:10

Switzerland

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Italy

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,827

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Damian Clara	Referees: Jan Hribik André Schrader Linesmen: Libor Suchánek Tarrington Wyonzek
	Kurashev (Hischier, Meier) – 01:19 1–0 Josi (Andrighetto, Hischier) (PP) – 10:25 2–0 Hischier (Riat, Meier) (PP) – 45:53 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	51	Shots	20

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17 February 2026 (2026-02-17) 16:40

Czechia

3–2 (0–0, 3–2, 0–0)

Denmark

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 10,364

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Frederik Andersen	Referees: Dan O'Rourke Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jake Davis
	Nečas (Hronek, Červenka) (PP) – 25:39 1–0 1–1 29:02 – True (Blichfeld) Kämpf (Rutta, Nečas) – 30:15 2–1 Červenka (Pastrňák) – 31:24 3–1 3–2 37:12 – Olesen (Mølgaard, Blichfeld) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	31	Shots	26

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17 February 2026 (2026-02-17) 21:10

Sweden

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Latvia

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,088

Game reference
	Jacob Markström	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Gord Dwyer Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Jonny Murray
	Kempe (Eriksson Ek, Nylander) – 10:55 1–0 Landeskog (Raymond, Zibanejad) – 11:36 2–0 Forsberg (Karlsson, Broberg) – 27:36 3–0 3–1 30:47 – Tralmaks (Smits, Bļugers) Zibanejad (Raymond, Landeskog) – 45:54 4–1 Nylander (Raymond, Dahlin) – 53:18 5–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	21

Quarterfinals

18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 12:10

Slovakia

6–2 (1–0, 3–1, 2–1)

Germany

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 9,532

Game reference
	Samuel Hlavaj	Goalies	Philipp Grubauer	Referees: Dan O'Rourke Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Matt MacPherson
	Regenda (Černák, Fehérváry) – 18:06 1–0 Kelemen (Regenda) – 24:01 2–0 Okuliar (Hudáček, Dvorský) – 24:34 3–0 3–1 34:59 – Reichel (Draisaitl) Dvorský (Okuliar, Koch) – 30:21 4–1 Regenda (Koch, Pospíšil) – 40:58 5–1 5–2 49:09 – Tiffels (Reichel, Müller) (PP) Tatar (Ružička, Slafkovský) (EN) – 56:33 6–2
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	27

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18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 16:40

Canada

4–3 OT (1–2, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Czechia

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 10,984

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Lukáš Dostál	Referees: Mikael Holm Chris Rooney Linesmen: David Brisebois Jonny Murray
	Celebrini (McDavid) – 03:05 1–0 1–1 08:34 – Sedlák (Červenka, Gudas) 1–2 14:49 – Pastrňák (Hronek, Červenka) (PP) MacKinnon (McDavid, Celebrini) (PP) – 32:16 2–2 2–3 52:18 – Palát (Nečas, Hertl) Suzuki (Toews, Jarvis) – 56:33 3–3 Marner (Celebrini, Harley) – 61:22 4–3
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	24

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18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 18:10

Finland

3–2 OT (0–2, 0–0, 2–0) (OT: 1–0)

Switzerland

Fiera Milano, Milan Attendance: 3,090

Game reference
	Juuse Saros	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Michael Campbell Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Ryan Daisy Libor Suchánek
	0–1 14:14 – Riat (Jäger) 0–2 15:26 – Niederreiter (Suter, Kurashev) Aho (Luostarinen, Lindell) – 53:54 1–2 Heiskanen (Hintz, Rantanen) (EA) – 58:48 2–2 Lehkonen (Lundell, Lindell) – 63:23 3–2
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	31	Shots	23

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18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 21:10

United States

2–1 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Sweden

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,097

Game reference
	Connor Hellebuyck	Goalies	Jacob Markström	Referees: Eric Furlatt Wes McCauley Linesmen: Scott Cherrey Onni Hautamäki
	Larkin (J. Hughes, Q. Hughes) – 31:03 1–0 1–1 58:29 – Zibanejad (Raymond, Landeskog) (EA) Q. Hughes (Boldy, Matthews) – 63:27 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	40	Shots	29

Semifinals

20 February 2026 (2026-02-20) 16:40

Canada

3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Finland

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,155

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Juuse Saros	Referees: Eric Furlatt Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Ryan Daisy
	0–1 16:55 – Rantanen (Aho) (PP) 0–2 23:26 – Haula (Armia) (SH) Reinhart (Makar, McDavid) (PP) – 34:20 1–2 Theodore (Sanheim, Wilson) – 50:34 2–2 MacKinnon (McDavid, Celebrini) (PP) – 59:24 3–2
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	17

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20 February 2026 (2026-02-20) 21:10

United States

6–2 (2–0, 3–0, 1–2)

Slovakia

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,240

Game reference
	Connor Hellebuyck	Goalies	Samuel Hlavaj Stanislav Škorvánek	Referees: Gord Dwyer Chris Rooney Linesmen: Scott Cherrey Onni Hautamäki
	Larkin (Werenski, Thompson) – 04:19 1–0 Thompson (Eichel, Q. Hughes) (PP) – 19:19 2–0 J. Hughes (Werenzki) – 32:14 3–0 Eichel (B. Tkachuk, M. Tkachuk) – 32:33 4–0 J. Hughes (Werenski, Boldy) – 38:24 5–0 5–1 44:55 – Slafkovský (Ružička, Fehérváry) B. Tkachuk (Trocheck, Hanifin) – 50:52 6–1 6–2 53:17 – Regenda (Kelemen, Fehérváry)
	30 min	Penalties	20 min
	39	Shots	24

Bronze medal game

21 February 2026 (2026-02-21) 20:40

Slovakia

1–6 (0–1, 1–1, 0–4)

Finland

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 10,522

Game reference
	Samuel Hlavaj	Goalies	Juuse Saros	Referees: Michael Campbell Michael Holm Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Libor Suchánek
	0–1 07:27 – Aho (Lehkonen, Heiskanen) 0–2 28:05 – Haula (Armia, Tolvanen) Tatar (Fehérváry) – 39:30 1–2 1–3 48:27 – Hintz (Heiskanen, Tolvanen) (PP) 1–4 49:09 – Kakko 1–5 55:32 – Armia (Hintz) (EN) 1–6 58:42 – Haula (Armia, Ristolainen) (EN)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	31	Shots	35

Gold medal game

22 February 2026 (2026-02-22) 14:10

Canada

1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

United States

PalaItalia, Milan Attendance: 11,289

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Connor Hellebuyck	Referees: Gord Dwyer Chris Rooney Linesmen: Scott Cherrey Onni Hautamäki
	0–1 06:00 – Boldy (Matthews, Q. Hughes) Makar (Toews) – 38:16 1–1 1–2 61:41 – J. Hughes (Werenski, Hellebuyck)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	28

The gold medal game was played on 22 February 2026 at PalaItalia in Milan. The United States defeated Canada 2–1 in overtime, claiming the country's first men's Olympic ice hockey gold medal in the event since the 1980 Winter Olympics. Coincidentally, the game took place on the 46th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice".

Jack Hughes scored the winning goal 1 minute 41 seconds into overtime, assisted by Zach Werenski and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who made 41 saves in regulation and overtime, as Canada outshot the United States 42–28. Hellebuyck was named Best Goaltender of the tournament and Quinn Hughes Best Defenceman by the Tournament Directorate. The United States finished the tournament with a 6–0 record, outscoring opponents 26–9. Canada played without captain Sidney Crosby, who was sidelined after an injury in the quarterfinals against Czechia. Connor McDavid led all scorers with 13 points and was named the tournament's MVP by the Directorate.

Final ranking

The gold medal game and bronze medal game determined the top 4 teams. Losers of the quarterfinals were ranked 5th–8th and losers of the qualification playoffs were ranked 9th–12th; within these, teams were ranked according to the preliminary round ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	C	United States	6	4	2	0	0	26	9	+17	16	Champions
2	A	Canada	6	4	1	1	0	28	10	+18	15	Runners-up
3	B	Finland	6	3	1	0	2	27	11	+16	11	Third place
4	B	Slovakia	6	3	0	0	3	19	22	−3	9	Fourth place
5	A	Switzerland	5	2	1	1	1	14	11	+3	9	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	C	Germany	5	2	0	0	3	14	17	−3	6
7	B	Sweden	5	3	0	1	1	17	12	+5	10
8	A	Czechia	5	2	0	2	1	15	18	−3	8
9	C	Denmark	4	1	0	0	3	10	14	−4	3	Eliminated in qualification playoffs
10	C	Latvia	4	1	0	0	3	8	17	−9	3
11	A	France	4	0	0	0	4	6	25	−19	0
12	B	Italy (H)	4	0	0	0	4	4	22	−18	0

Source: IIHF.com, Olympics.com
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM	POS
Connor McDavid	6	2	11	13	+5	0	F
Macklin Celebrini	6	5	5	10	+6	4	F
Lucas Raymond	5	1	8	9	+4	6	F
Juraj Slafkovský	6	4	4	8	–3	2	F
Martin Nečas	5	3	5	8	+1	2	F
Joel Armia	6	3	5	8	+7	2	F
Quinn Hughes	6	1	7	8	+2	0	D
Jack Hughes	6	4	3	7	+8	2	F
Nathan MacKinnon	6	4	3	7	–2	2	F
Timo Meier	5	3	4	7	+6	0	F

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Connor Hellebuyck	305:08	6	1.18	137	95.62	0
Leonardo Genoni	245:10	6	1.47	110	94.55	2
Juuse Saros	360:27	10	1.66	167	94.01	1
Jacob Markström	182:51	6	1.97	93	93.55	0
Jordan Binnington	303:03	9	1.78	109	91.74	1

Source: IIHF.com

Awards

The awards were announced on 22 February 2026.

Media All-Stars

Position	Player
Goaltender	Connor Hellebuyck
Defenceman	Quinn Hughes
Defenceman	Cale Makar
Forward	Connor McDavid
Forward	Macklin Celebrini
Forward	Juraj Slafkovský
MVP	Connor McDavid

Individual awards

Position	Player
Goaltender	Connor Hellebuyck
Defenceman	Quinn Hughes
Forward	Connor McDavid

Legacy

During and following the tournament, the American players paid tribute to teammate Johnny Gaudreau after he and his brother Matthew were killed in 2024 on the eve of their sister Katie's wedding in a crash at the hands of a drunk driver. Johnny, nicknamed "Johnny Hockey", had been just 31 and was a member of the United States' 2024 IIHF World Championship roster a few months prior. Family members including the Gaudreaus' parents, Johnny's widow Meredith and their children Johnny Jr. and Noa attended the gold medal game, and the American players also kept a Team USA #13 Gaudreau sweater with them and brought it out onto the ice after winning gold. They also kept it in the team photo following the medal ceremony and brought Johnny Jr., who turned two the day of the gold medal game, and Noa out of the stands to join the photo.

External links

• IIHF website