Welcome to Last Word On Hockey’s Olympic Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines,

The Danes aren't used to the attention their homeland has received of late, but focus at Olympics is on building hockey program

Team Denmark will play against a lineup full of NHL stars for the first time in a best-on-best tournament, facing Team USA at Santagiulia Arena (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI Télé, CBC Gem, TSN).

MILAN — Lars Eller took a long, ponderous pause. “Yeah, the news,” he said. “We’re not used to being in the news that much.” See Also There’s one common theme of agony for Team USA at these Olympics The we in this case was Denmark.

Tim Stutzle scored two goals for Team Germany in a 3-1 win against Team Denmark in a Group C game at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at RHO Arena in Milan on Thursday. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist, and Philipp Grubauer made 37 saves for Germany (1-0-0-0).

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.

As diplomatic tensions over Greenland simmer, experts explain the symbolism of the US vs Denmark ice hockey match at the Winter Olympics

On Saturday, Team USA battles it out with Denmark in Round Robin play. What best bets are we making as Team USA looks to improve to 2-0 in Men's Olympic Hockey?