SportsLine's expert Mike Severance reveals his USA vs. Denmark picks for their Winter Olympics men's hockey matchup on Saturday

MILAN -- Frederik Andersen will not start for Team Denmark against Team USA at Santagiulia Arena on Saturday (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI Télé, CBC Gem, TSN) in a Group C preliminary round game at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

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The Danes aren't used to the attention their homeland has received of late, but focus at Olympics is on building hockey program

Team Denmark will play against a lineup full of NHL stars for the first time in a best-on-best tournament, facing Team USA at Santagiulia Arena (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI Télé, CBC Gem, TSN).

Germany plays against Denmark in ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics today. Fans can watch this game online.

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen called helping Denmark qualify for the Milan Olympics an “amazing moment.”

Along with his countryman and fellow Hurricanes teammate Frederick Andersen, Nikolaj Ehlers gets a chance at Olympics glory with Denmark.

The U.S. turned up the heat right from the opening puck drop of the second period, and it was all Team USA in the final 40 minutes. The Americans had the Latvians running around in their own zone for the entire second period, and Brock Nelson managed to bury a couple of goals.

Team USA didn't add a medal to its count of 14 on Friday, but it's hoping there will be lots of love to go around on Valentine's Day when the Americans will take their latest shot at the podium. Here are the top five things to watch on Saturday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: 1.

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. As the Milan Cortina Olympics enter their second weekend, few athletes will have the luxury of a day off. With such a packed lineup, dedicated viewers are in a similar boat (or bobsleigh, if you will).

Seider dominates, logging heavy minutes and contributing an assist as Germany battles Denmark in an exciting Olympic hockey opener.