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Slovakia stuns Finland to open men's hockey play Slovakia stuns Finland to open men's hockey play

Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice to pick up where he left off four years ago as Slovakia pulled off an upset in the first men's hockey game of the Milan Cortina Olympics by beating Finland 4-1.

Canada, U.S. top men's gold medal betting odds Canada, U.S. top men's gold medal betting odds

With the return of NHL players to the Olympics, Canada is favored to win the gold medal at +115 odds followed by the U.S. at +175, per DraftKings.

Bettman: NHL has more Olympic content access Bettman: NHL has more Olympic content access

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman noted progress made in the league gaining more access to Olympic hockey content.

Matthews tabbed U.S. captain for men's hockey Matthews tabbed U.S. captain for men's hockey

Auston Matthews has been named captain for Team USA's men's hockey team at the 2026 Olympics.

Czechia loses injured Bruins C Zacha for Games Czechia loses injured Bruins C Zacha for Games

Czechia has to do without Pavel Zacha at the Milan Cortina Games as the Boston Bruins center will not recover in time from injury for the Olympic hockey tournament in a blow for the Czechs.

NHL prospect McKenna has felony charge dropped NHL prospect McKenna has felony charge dropped

Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna will have his felony aggravated assault charge dropped, the Centre County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.

Jarvis replaces ailing Point for Canadian team Jarvis replaces ailing Point for Canadian team

Team Canada's Brayden Point will not participate in the Milan Cortina Olympics due to a lower-body injury, with Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis named as his replacement Thursday.

Rangers' Panarin traded to Kings, gets extension Rangers' Panarin traded to Kings, gets extension

The Rangers on Wednesday traded forward Artemi Panarin to the Kings, who gave him a two-year, $22 million extension.

📈 Ranking the top 50 players in the Olympics 📈 Ranking the top 50 players in the Olympics

As 12 teams face off for gold in Milan Cortina, here are the players who will have the biggest impact.