Reacting To Canada And Finland's Fri. Wins At Olympics
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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.
Canada is expected to blow out France on Sunday to close out the top spot in Group A. Czechia struggled a bit with France. The Czechs have up three goals in the first six minutes of the second period on Friday. Czechia rebounded to score the final three goals and earn a 6-3 win.
At this point, we can’t rule out a do-or-die game between Sweden and either Canada or the U.S. to start the men's knockout rounds.
For the 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Cortina, Italy, Matt Severance is picking the United States men's team to medal, a bet that returns -330 (risk $330 to win $100). Severance likes their chances to at least medal now that NHL players have been allowed to return to Olympic competition.
The wait is finally over, and the stars are officially locked in. After months of projections, USA Hockey has unveiled the squad that will carry American medal hopes onto the Olympic ice in Italy. Excitement has surged around this
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Thursday was a quieter day in the medal department for the United States, but there were still plenty of highlights in Milan. The U.S. men's hockey team dominated, and Breezy Johnson's great week continued.