USA Hockey’s gold medal campaign continues this afternoon with the second of three group round games.
Today, they’ll face Denmark for the first time in Olympic history. Denmark opened the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Germany on Thursday.
Team USA is coming into today’s game off a 5-1 victory over Latvia where New York Islander and third-generation Olympian Brock Nelson scored a pair of goals and Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk each had two assists. Today, they’ll start Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman in net after opting to open the tournament with Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck.
olympics 2026 men’s hockey: what to know
- What: United States vs. Denmark
- When: Feb. 14, 3:10 p.m. ET
- Where: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Channel: USA Network
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
After today’s game, Team USA will play one more group game tomorrow, Feb. 15, against Germany. After that, the playoffs and quarterfinals will begin. If the United States wins today, they’ll bypass the playoff stage and guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals.
USA vs. Denmark start time
United States vs. Denmark is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. ET today, Feb. 14.
How to watch USA vs. Denmark 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 Denmark men’s hockey team rosters
Below, check out the rosters for Team USA and Denmark, 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
Denmark
- Malte Setkov (D)
- Matias Lassen (D)
- Markus Lauridsen (D)
- Oliver Lauridsen (D)
- Anders Koch (D)
- Jesper Jensen Aabo (D)
- Phillip Bruggisser (D)
- Nicholas B. Jensen (D)
- Frederik Storm (F)
- Alexander True (F)
- Oscar Mølgaard (F)
- Nicklas Jensen (F)
- Lars Eller (F) – Senators
- Nikolaj Ehlers (F) – Hurricanes
- Oliver Bjorkstrand (F) – Lightning
- Mikkel Aagaard (F)
- Morten Poulsen (F)
- Mathias Bau (F)
- Patrick Russell (F)
- Christian Wejse (F)
- Joachim Blichfeld (F)
- Nick Olesen (F)
- Mads Søgaard (G)
- Frederik Andersen (G) – Hurricanes
- Frederik Dichow (G)
Team USA Olympic men’s hockey schedule
- Feb. 14, 3:10 p.m. ET – vs. Denmark
- 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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