Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros made 21 saves for Finland in a 4-1 loss to Slovakia at the 2026 Milano Cortina.Olympics.

No team can afford to give their goalie a long leash at a brief tournament like the Olympics, so Saros has precious little landing strip to turn his game around. If he or another Finnish netminder can't play like a brick wall, then the skaters will have to put on an offensive clinic to compete for a medal.

The men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 began Wednesday with Team Slovakia defeating Team Finland, followed by Team Sweden defeating host Team Italy. The tournament,

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Underdogs Italy made podium contenders Sweden work for their 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on Wednesday and Slovakia stunned defending champions Finland 4-1,

In Olympic history, Canada has won nine gold medals in the men's hockey tournament, and they're expected to contend for it at Milan Cortina alongside the United States. The rival North American countries last met in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off final and Canada defeated the U.S. in overtime.

Finland falters against Slovakia as Granlund showcases vision. Clara battles valiantly for Italy before an unfortunate injury.

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. U.S. star Ryan Cochran-Siegle repeated his Beijing feat with a fine silver.