Overview
- Puck drop is scheduled for around 14:05 local time at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, with live TV coverage on ZDF and Eurosport and streams on sportschau.de and HBO Max.
- The United States advanced by defeating Slovakia 6:2 in the semifinal.
- Canada reached the final by edging Finland 3:2 in overtime, capped by Nathan MacKinnon's late comeback strike.
- The game closes the Milano-Cortina 2026 program as the last medal event of the Games.
- Germany's men exited in the quarterfinals after a 6:2 loss to Slovakia, and the women's tournament ended with the USA beating Canada 2:1 in overtime.