One win away.
That’s what separates the United States Olympic men’s ice hockey team from competing in their first goal medal game in 16 years.
The U.S. survived a scare in the quarterfinal round as they were able to escape with a 2-1 overtime victory over Sweden on Wednesday afternoon.
Team USA is officially be playing for a medal — gold, silver or bronze — as they get set to play Slovakia in the semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy.
The winner of the USA/Slovakia game will be going for gold as they’ll face the winner of Canada or Finland, who get set to face off in the first semifinal matchup on Friday morning.
With puck drop closing in, here’s all the important details you need to know on how to watch, stream and more on the United States and Slovakia men’s ice hockey semifinal game this afternoon:
(All times Eastern):
Date: Friday, Feb. 20
Time: 3:10 p.m. EST
TV channel: NBC
Streaming:Peacock
Location: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Milan)
Here’s the complete schedule and information for both semifinal games in men’s ice hockey for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games that will be played on Friday, Feb. 20:
10:40 a.m. — Canada vs. Finland (USA Network, Peacock)
3:10 p.m. — USA vs. Slovakia (NBC, Peacock)
Here’s USA men’s ice hockey complete schedule and results leading up to the semifinal round for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games:
Thursday, Feb. 12 (preliminary round)
Saturday, Feb. 14 (preliminary round)
Sunday, Feb. 15 (preliminary round)
Wednesday, Feb. 18 (quarterfinals)
Friday, Feb. 20 (semifinals)
Knockout Stage: Single-elimination games
Friday, Feb. 20 — Semifinals
Saturday, Feb. 21 — Bronze medal game — 2:40 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22 — Gold medal game — 8:10 a.m.
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