The US men’s hockey team will face No. 3 seed Slovakia when it returns to the ice Friday, Feb. 20. in a crucial semifinal with a berth in the men’s gold medal game on the line.
Team USA advanced to Feb. 20’s semifinals with a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Sweden Wednesday, Feb. 18 in Milan, Italy.
Sweden tied the score at 1-1 with just under two minutes to play in regulation, setting up a dramatic Quinn Hughes game-winner in overtime. Dylan Larkin scored the USA’s first goal, deflecting a Jack Hughes slapshot into the net in the second period.
As we await the men’s Olympic gold medal game Sunday, Feb. 22, here’s the US men’s hockey schedule, what time the US men’s hockey team plays, and more.
Here’s what’s next for Team USA:
The United States men’s ice hockey team plays Slovakia in the semifinals. Slovakia, the No. 3 seed, defeated Germany, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.
The U.S. hockey team’s semifinal game vs. Slovakia is Friday at 3:10 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on NBC, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com, according to the men’s Olympic hockey schedule. Check the men’s Olympic hockey TV schedule and hockey bracket here.
The 2026 Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey gold medal game is Sunday at 8 a.m. EST. The USA v Slovakia winner will meet the Canada-Finland winner for the gold. Canada v Finland is 10:40 a.m. (EST) Friday, Feb. 20.
The Canada men’s hockey team is the favorite to win gold in men’s hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and Canada tops the 2026 Olympic men’s hockey power rankings, with Team USA right on their heels.
For betting odds check prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.
To see the Olympic men’s hockey bracket, head here.
According to the Team USA men’s hockey schedule and the Olympic schedule today, the US men’s hockey team plays next on Friday, Feb. 20 at 3:10 p.m. on NBC and Peacock.
To watch Canada vs Finland at 10:40 a.m. ET, turn on USA Network, or stream the Canada hockey game on Peacock or NBCOlympics.com.
You can also watch men’s Olympic hockey free on DirecTV with a trial, or stream Olympic men’s hockey on Hulu + Live, YouTube TV, and Sling TV, where NBC and USA Network streams. You can also watch Peacock free through the Walmart+ 30-day free trial.
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