The U.S. men’s hockey team started the Olympics on a winning note.
Team USA rolled past Latvia 5-1 Thursday in its first game of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The Americans dominated play, outshooting Latvia 38-18.
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Brock Nelson scored two goals for the U.S., while Auston Matthews, Tage Thompson and Brady Tkachuk also lit the lamp. Nelson was among five U.S. players with a two-point game, along with Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes and Matthew Tkachuk.
Next up on the Americans’ Olympic slate is a back-to-back to close out the preliminary round.
Here’s when Team USA returns to the ice in Italy and how to watch the game:
The Americans will hit the ice Saturday at 3:10 p.m. ET to take on Denmark, which fell to Leon Draisaitl and Germany 3-1 in its opening game.
Denmark has a handful of NHL players, including Carolina Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers and goalie Frederik Andersen.
USA-Denmark will be shown on USA Network, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
The U.S. will then play its final game of the preliminary round Sunday against Germany. Here’s a full look at Team USA’s preliminary round schedule:
Depending on where they finish in the standings, the Americans will then either compete in a qualification playoff or automatically advance to the quarterfinals.