The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semi-final in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

The United States men's ice hockey team will take on Slovakia in the semifinals. See the schedule moving forward for Team USA and more.

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Team USA is one win away from playing in the gold medal game in Milan. But first they face Slovakia in the semifinals.

Slovakia opened the 2026 Winter Olympics with a decisive 4–1 victory over defending champion Finland, powered by two goals from Juraj Slafkovský and a 38-save performance from Samuel Hlavaj.

Team Slovakia is in the semifinals with seven NHL players on its 25-man roster. "Coming to the tournament, seeing the rosters every team brought, they have really strong NHL guys

Power rankings entering the Olympic men’s hockey semifinals as Canada, the U.S., Slovakia and Finland battle for a spot in the gold medal game.

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