Slovakia is part of the Winter Olympics' opening men's hockey game on Wednesday. Taking on Finland, Slovakia's players will try to make their country proud, with just a bit of NHL representation. Unlike the last two cycles,

It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with eight gold medals on the line today. The first went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles.

Juraj Slafkovsky led the 2022 Olympics in goal-scoring. He's already at it again for Slovakia in the 2026 men's hockey tournament.

Welcome back to… record scratch… Welcome to our first edition of Olympic hockey predictions here at Last Word On Hockey, where we will be covering the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics each day throughout the preliminary round and beyond.

Men’s Olympic hockey returns to the world stage Wednesday, featuring two Lightning defensemen. The tournament opens at 10:40 a.m. ET with Finland facing Slovakia, and Erik Cernak serving as an alternate captain.

NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time since 2014. Here are the rosters and schedule, plus how to watch:

San Jose Sharks forward Pavol Regenda would love his second trip to the Winter Olympic Games to go as well as his first. Regenda was part of a Slovakian team in 2022 that at first had modest expectations going into the Games in Beijing.

The Winter Olympic men’s hockey tournament opens in Milan this morning with a couple Florida Panthers hitting the ice in their quest for gold. Today at 10:40 a.m., Team Finland — featuring Anton Lundell,

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Slovakia takes a 3-1 lead with back-to-back goals against Finland Slovakia is looking to increase its lead in its first men’s ice hockey with a 3-1 score against Finland with less than 10 minutes left of the third period.