Noah Hanifin: U.S men’s hockey is a ‘work in progress’ (0:54)
Emily Kaplan talks with Noah Hanifin, Matt Boldy and Jake Guentzel following the U.S men’s hockey team’s 6-3 win over Denmark. (0:54)
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ESPN staffFeb 15, 2026, 01:30 PM ET
Sunday is the final preliminary day of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina.
On Wednesday, Slovakia stunned the hockey world by defeating Finland 4-1 in the first game of the tournament. Then, Sweden survived a spirited effort from the host Italians, winning 5-2 after allowing the opening goal in the first period.
Thursday’s four games included lopsided wins for the U.S. (5-1 over Latvia) and Canada (5-0 over Czechia).
Friday’s slate featured another convincing win for Canada (5-1 over Switzerland), as well as victories for Finland, Czechia and Slovakia.
Saturday had Team USA’s dramatic 6-3 win over Denmark, along with victories for Sweden, Finland and Latvia.
Sunday’s slate includes Switzerland-Czechia, Canada-France, USA-Germany and Denmark-Latvia.
Read on for the current standings, schedule of games for the day, leading goal scorers and goaltenders, best bets from Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash, along with the latest Olympic men’s hockey headlines.
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Standings
Sunday’s games
Stat leaders
Best bets
Current standings
Sunday’s schedule
Note: All times Eastern.
Group A
Switzerland 4, Czechia 3 (OT)
Canada 10, France 2
Group C
USA vs. Germany, 3:10 p.m. | USA/Peacock
Denmark vs. Latvia, 3:10 p.m. | Peacock
Stat leaders
Sunday’s best bets
Note: Odds by DraftKings Sportsbook, subject to change.
Same-game parlay +214 (United States -3.5 puck line +105 and Over 6.5 goals -162)
The United States wants the No. 1 seed headed into the playoff rounds of the tournament. They’ll know exactly what they need at puck drop, but it won’t be a small number. The United States and Canada enter the day into a direct head-to-head for the top seed, with the winner decided by goal differential. Canada has the early lead with plus-9 to the Americans’ plus-7, and the Canadians have an easier assignment in France in the afternoon. So the Americans are going to be incentivized to pile on the goals… if they can. — Allen
Kyle Connor anytime goalscorer +265
Auston Matthews has the shortest goalscorer odds at +105 for an implied probability of 48.8%. He’s the captain and skates on the top power play. Connor doesn’t have quite the same power-play access here, but over the past two NHL seasons the two have scored at nearly identical rates: 0.50 and 0.48 goals per game. Connor, however, carries an implied probability of just 27.4%. That’s a wide gap for players with comparable scoring profiles. When everyone is a superstar, no one is a superstar. — Allen
Frederik Tiffels anytime goalscorer +850
The loss to Latvia was a bit of a shocker, but the German team has plenty of NHL firepower and won’t be just accepting their fate in this game with the United States. Leon Draisaitl has a long history of clutch performances. But he can’t do it all by himself. His childhood friend, Frederik Tiffels, has been skating on the top line and, while he was quiet on scoring chances in the game against Latvia, Tiffels fired five shots in the opener against Denmark. — Allen
Latest Olympic hockey headlines
Eichel, Tkachuk rally unbeaten U.S. past Denmark
Late goal in loss aids Slovakia; Finland rolls
Finland outduels Sweden; Canada wins
U.S. men’s hockey dominates Latvia in opener
Celebrini leads Canada’s rout in Olympic hockey
Slovakia stuns Finland to open men’s hockey play
Canada, U.S. top men’s gold medal betting odds
