The men’s ice hockey playoffs at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are heating up.
The quarterfinals saw three overtime thrillers on Wednesday — tournament-favorite Canada rallied to avoid an upset by Czechia, Finland outlasted Switzerland and the United States survived a late comeback by Sweden. Slovakia, meanwhile, breezed through its quarterfinal matchup against Germany in a 6-2 rout.
The 2026 Winter Games are down to the last few days, but they’re doing anything but winding down. Here is the full bracket for the men’s ice hockey semifinals and finals:
2026 Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey bracket
Here is the full schedule for the men’s ice hockey semifinals and finals this weekend:
Semifinals: Friday, Feb. 20
- Canada vs. Finland, 10:40 a.m. ET | Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
- USA vs. Slovakia, 3:10 p.m. ET | Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
Bronze medal game: Saturday, Feb. 21
- TBD vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m. ET | Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
Gold medal game: Sunday, Feb. 22
- TBD vs. TBD, 8:10 a.m. ET | Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
Scores for quarterfinals, first round
First round scores
- Switzerland 3, Italy 0
- Germany 5, France 1
- Czechia 3, Denmark 2
- Sweden 5, Latvia 1
Quarterfinals scores
- Slovakia 6, Germany 2
- Canada 4, Czechia 3 (OT)
- Finland 3, Switzerland 2 (OT)
- USA 2, Sweden 1 (OT)
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