The preliminary round of the Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey tournament comes to a close today as the United States faces off with Germany in the Group C finale.
Team USA is coming into today’s game off a 6-3 victory over Denmark to keep their record at an unbeaten 2-0, but the game got off to a rough start and remained close throughout. Huge goals from Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk kept the offense going, pulling the United States ahead of Denmark.
Germany’s second game of the tournament against Latvia ended with a shock; with a final score of 4-3, Latvia won its first Olympic men’s hockey game since 2014.
olympics 2026 men’s hockey: what to know
- What: United States vs. Germany
- When: Feb. 15, 3:10 p.m. ET
- Where: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Channel: USA Network
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
Group C’s quarterfinal and play-off standings are not yet set, even with Team USA’s 2-0 record. They have a relatively easy path to the quaterfinals, though. They’ll clinch Group C and earn a first round bye with a regulation win, overtime win, or overtime loss over Germany.
USA vs. Germany start time
United States vs. Denmark is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. ET today, Feb. 15.
How to watch USA vs. Germany for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Olympics hockey for free.
DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching sports live for free — it has a five-day free trial and there are a ton of options for plans that include USA Network (and every other channel you’ll need for the Olympics), starting at $49.99/month.
You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.
United States and Germany men’s hockey team rosters
Below, check out the rosters for Team USA and Germany, along with each player’s NHL team.
United States
- Jackson LaCombe (D) – Ducks
- Zach Werenski (D) – Blue Jackets
- Brock Faber (D) – Wild
- Noah Hanifin (D) – Golden Knights
- Charlie McAvoy (D) – Bruins
- Quinn Hughes (D) – Wild
- Jaccob Slavin (D) – Hurricanes
- Jake Sanderson (D) – Senators
- Brady Tkachuk (F) – Senators
- Jack Eichel (F) – Golden Knights
- J.T. Miller (F) – Rangers
- Matt Boldy (F) – Wild
- Vincent Trochek (F) – Rangers
- Matthew Tkachuk (F) – Panthers
- Dylan Larkin (F) – Red Wings
- Brock Nelson (F) – Avalanche
- Auston Matthews (F) – Maple Leafs
- Jake Guentzel (F) – Lightning
- Tage Thompson (F) – Sabres
- Kyle Connor (F) – Winnipeg Jets
- Jack Hughes (F) – Devils
- Clayton Keller (F) – Mammoth
- Jeremy Swayman (G) – Bruins
- Jake Oettinger (G) – Stars
- Connor Hellebuyck (G) – Jets
Germany
- Kai Wissman (D)
- Fabio Wagner
- Moritz Seider (D) – Red Wings
- Mortiz Müller
- Jonas Müller
- Leon Gawanke
- Lukas Kälble
- Korbinian Geibel
- Parker Tuomie (F)
- Frederik Tiffels
- Tim Stützle (F) – Senators
- Nico Sturm (F) – Wild
- Wojciech Stachowiak
- Justin Schütz
- Josh Samanski
- Tobias Rieder
- Lukas Reichel
- J.J. Peterka (F) – Mammoth
- Marc Michaelis
- Dominik Kahun
- Alexander Ehl
- Leon Draisaitl (F) – Oilers
- Mathias Niederberger (G)
- Philipp Grubauer (G) – Kraken
- Maximilian Franzreb (G)
Team USA Olympic men’s hockey schedule
- Feb. 15, 3:10 p.m. ET – vs. Germany
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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