Overview
- Friday’s men’s semifinals are Canada vs. Finland at 10:40 a.m. ET and United States vs. Slovakia at 3:10 p.m. ET, with the gold-medal game Sunday.
- Canada advanced in overtime against Czechia but lost captain Sidney Crosby to a right leg/knee injury; imaging in Milan will determine the severity.
- The United States, Canada and Finland all needed overtime in the quarterfinals, while Slovakia rolled past Germany 6-2 to complete the semifinal field.
- Canada remains powered by Connor McDavid (tournament-leading 11 points) and Macklin Celebrini (nine), with coach Jon Cooper indicating Brad Marchand is expected to be available after practicing.
- The women’s gold-medal game features the United States vs. Canada today, with Team USA on an Olympic-record shutout streak of 331:23 and goalie Aerin Frankel owning three shutouts.