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.

The men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics is down to four nations and there’s a stark contrast in NHL payrolls on each team. Team USA is joined by Canada, Finland and Slovakia in the final four of

The men's hockey semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics will have a hard time topping the drama produced from the quarterfinal round.

Bronze medalist Jake Canter of Team United States celebrates after competing in run three of the Men's Slopestyle Final on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on Feb. 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.

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.

Eeli Tolvanen, Kaapo Kakko, and Team Finland narrowly scraped by against Switzerland to book their ticket to the semifinals, while Philipp Grubauer and Germany couldn't contain Slovakia as their tournament ends in the quarterfinals.

The 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey competition is down to its final four participants, with USA vs. Slovakia taking place in one semifinal on