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Opening-game onslaught: Grades, top players, key questions from Team USA's win over Latvia
The 5-1 win puts the U.S. atop the Group C standings. Here's how it went down, and what comes next.[read more]
📈 Ranking the top 50 players in the Olympics
As 12 teams face off for gold in Milan Cortina, here are the players who will have the biggest impact.[read more]
NHL prospect McKenna has felony charge dropped
Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna will have his felony aggravated assault charge dropped, the Centre County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.[read more]
Czechia loses injured Bruins C Zacha for Games
Czechia has to do without Pavel Zacha at the Milan Cortina Games as the Boston Bruins center will not recover in time from injury for the Olympic hockey tournament in a blow for the Czechs.[read more]
Matthews tabbed U.S. captain for men's hockey
Auston Matthews has been named captain for Team USA's men's hockey team at the 2026 Olympics.[read more]
Bettman: NHL has more Olympic content access
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman noted progress made in the league gaining more access to Olympic hockey content.[read more]
Canada, U.S. top men's gold medal betting odds
With the return of NHL players to the Olympics, Canada is favored to win the gold medal at +115 odds followed by the U.S. at +175, per DraftKings.[read more]
Slovakia stuns Finland to open men's hockey play
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice to pick up where he left off four years ago as Slovakia pulled off an upset in the first men's hockey game of the Milan Cortina Olympics by beating Finland 4-1.[read more]
Celebrini leads Canada's rout in Olympic hockey
Macklin Celebrini scored Canada's first goal in the return of NHL players to the Olympics and Jordan Binnington stopped all 26 shots he faced in a 5-0 defeat of Czechia.[read more]
U.S. men's hockey dominates Latvia in opener
The U.S. opened Olympic play by rolling past Latvia on Thursday night in a showcase of some of the country's best NHL players.[read more]