Bruins fan’s guide to hockey at 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina – NBC Boston

For the primary time since 2014, NHL gamers will compete in males’s ice hockey on the Winter Olympics.

The upcoming Winter Video games in Milan-Cortina will showcase the very best gamers within the sport, most of whom have by no means performed within the Olympics earlier than.

That features nine players/prospects from the Boston Bruins.

Canada received the final Olympic gold medal that featured NHL gamers when it defeated Sweden 12 years in the past. Bruins heart Patrice Bergeron took house his second Olympic gold medal that yr.

The Bruins have truly had a participant win Olympic gold in every of the final three tournaments that included NHL gamers:

• 2014 in Sochi: Patrice Bergeron, Canada
• 2010 in Vancouver: Patrice Bergeron, Canada
• 2006 in Turin: P.J. Axelsson, Sweden

Will one other Bruins participant(s) win gold this time?

This is every part Bruins followers must know in regards to the males’s ice hockey event on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Bruins gamers competing

The Bruins could have eight gamers (plus prospect Dans Locmelis) competing on the Olympics. Solely the Tampa Bay Lightning (9), Minnesota Wild (9) and Florida Panthers (10) could have extra NHL gamers in Milan-Cortina.

United States

• Jeremy Swayman, Goaltender
• Charlie McAvoy, Defenseman

Czechia

• David Pastrnak, Proper wing
• Pavel Zacha, Heart/wing

Sweden

• Elias Lindholm, Heart
• Hampus Lindholm, Defenseman

Finland

• Henri Jokiharju, Defenseman
• Joonas Korpisalo, Goaltender

Latvia

Key format particulars

Groups will obtain three factors for a regulation win, two for an additional time or shootout win, one level for an OT or shootout loss and nil for a regulation loss.

Within the preliminary rounds, additional time durations are 3-on-3 for 5 minutes. If the rating is tied after OT, a shootout will decide the winner.

If the rating is tied after regulation in a qualification playoff, quarterfinal, semifinal or bronze medal recreation, there will likely be a 10-minute 3-on-3 OT interval. If neither group scores in OT, a shootout will decide the winner.

If the gold medal recreation is tied after regulation, 20-minute 3-on-3 additional time durations are performed till there’s a winner. There isn’t a shootout within the gold medal matchup.

Preliminary spherical video games involving Bruins gamers

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Picture by EyesWideOpen/Getty Photographs

Every of the 12 groups will play three preliminary spherical video games from Feb. 11 by Feb. 15. Each group advances to the single-elimination event, with the highest 4 groups receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

(All instances ET. All video games additionally accessible on Peacock).

Wednesday, Feb. 11

• Slovakia vs. Finland, 10:40 a.m. on USA Community
• Sweden vs. Italy, 3:10 p.m. on USA Community

Thursday, Feb. 12

• Czechia vs. Canada, 10:40 a.m. on USA Community
• Latvia vs. United States, 3:10 p.m. on USA Community

Friday, Feb. 13

• Finland vs. Sweden, 6:10 a.m., USA Community
• France vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14

• Sweden vs. Slovakia, 6:10 a.m.
• Germany vs. Latvia, 6:10 a.m. on CNBC
• Finland vs. Italy, 10:40 a.m. on USA Community
• United States vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m. on USA Community

Sunday, Feb. 15

• Switzerland vs. Czechia, 6:10 a.m. on CNBC
• Denmark vs. Latvia, 1:10 p.m. on CNBC
• United States vs. Germany, 3:10 p.m. on USA Community

When is the medal spherical?

Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Photographs

Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Photographs

There will likely be 4 qualification playoff video games on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The 4 quarterfinal video games will likely be performed on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The 2 semifinal matchups are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20. The bronze medal recreation is Saturday, Feb. 21 and the gold medal recreation is ready for Sunday, Feb. 22.

The gold medal recreation will begin at 8:10 a.m. ET on NBC.

Different essential information to know

–Olympic hockey usually has been performed on a bigger rink than the usual NHL measurement, however the 2026 Olympics will use NHL rink dimensions.

–Preventing just isn’t allowed on the Olympics, so do not count on the fireworks we noticed from the USA-Canada group stage matchup at the 4 Nations Face-off final February.

–Bruins proper wing David Pastrnak is enjoying for Czechia. He additionally will likely be one in every of Czechia’s flag bearers throughout the Opening Ceremony on Friday.