The men's hockey tournament in the 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off with a bang on Wednesday.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Underdogs Italy made podium contenders Sweden work for their 5-2 ...

Italy began their opening game of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament with a bang, and certainly did not end it with a ...

Sweden vs. Italy in men's ice hockey takes place at 3:10 p.m. ET on Feb. 11. This fixture takes place at the Milano ...

Here's a look at the box score from Sweden's opening-day win over Italy.

Despite losing the game, Team Italy brought the home crowd to their feet by scoring the first goal of the match against ...

Sweden and Italy face off in this Group B men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

In the end, Team Italy lost to Team Sweden 5-2 at Santagiulia Arena on Wednesday in the first of three preliminary games for ...

MILAN, Italy -- Underdog Italy made podium-contending Sweden work for its 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on ...

Italy opens up the tournament against the Swedes on Wednesday in the biggest David vs. Goliath matchup in the preliminaries.

NHL players are back at the Olympics, and preliminary play opened with two contests in Milan. Here's how Day 1 went.

There were times when Team Sweden looked nervous. Times where it looked like it was on the same level as a team with no NHL players. And times where a stunning upset to Team Italy looked possible. But ...