{"id":66469,"date":"2026-02-20T23:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-mens-hockey-team-beats-slovakia-6-2-in-olympic-semis-will-face-canada-in-gold-medal-game\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T23:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:44:11","slug":"u-s-mens-hockey-team-beats-slovakia-6-2-in-olympic-semis-will-face-canada-in-gold-medal-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-mens-hockey-team-beats-slovakia-6-2-in-olympic-semis-will-face-canada-in-gold-medal-game\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. men&#8217;s hockey team beats Slovakia 6-2 in Olympic semis, will face Canada in gold medal game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. men&#8217;s hockey team rolled past Slovakia in a 6\u20132 victory Friday, clinching a spot in the Olympic gold medal showdown <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/canada-hockey-beats-finland-semifinal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">against Canada.<\/a><\/span> The two sides will face off on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jack Hughes scored two goals, including one with a highlight-reel individual effort. The U.S. had no trouble against the Slovaks, who made an improbable run and were simply overmatched.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time in 16 years that the U.S. men&#8217;s hockey team has advanced to the gold medal match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/fa9c5736-2ab2-4a3d-9e64-4307d9066e2f\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/2095f21112c2594f69bb5802f3801be8\/ap26051731741845.jpg#\" alt=\"APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/fa9c5736-2ab2-4a3d-9e64-4307d9066e2f\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/2095f21112c2594f69bb5802f3801be8\/ap26051731741845.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/fa9c5736-2ab2-4a3d-9e64-4307d9066e2f\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/e23dd7fba304bf258b785c8181db3b5d\/ap26051731741845.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dylan Larkin (21) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during a men&#8217;s ice hockey semifinal game between the U.S. and Slovakia at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 20, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Petr David Josek \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last time the U.S. won gold in men&#8217;s hockey was the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-miracle-on-ice-olympic-hockey-soviet-medals\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Miracle on Ice&#8221; team<\/a><\/span> in the 1980 Winter Olympics, when the U.S. upset the Soviet Union 4\u20133.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, the U.S. took silver after losing to Canada in overtime on Sidney Crosby&#8217;s famous golden goal. Crosby&#8217;s status is uncertain this time after getting injured in the quarterfinals Wednesday and not playing Friday against Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s men&#8217;s hockey team\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/canada-hockey-beats-finland-semifinal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">beat Finland 3-2<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the semifinals on Friday.<em>\u00a0<\/em>Finland and Slovakia will play for the bronze on Saturday. Slovakia is looking for just its second hockey medal in the country&#8217;s history after getting the first with a third-place finish in Beijing in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, the U.S. and Canada played two memorable games against each other at the 4 Nations Face-Off.<\/p>\n<p>That NHL-run event ended a drought of nearly a decade without an international tournament featuring the best hockey players in the world. Three fights in the first nine seconds in the first meeting put the 4 Nations in the spotlight, and their epic final won by Canada in overtime only built the anticipation for the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is playing for gold after the semifinals were a much easier go than the quarterfinals against Sweden, when overtime was needed to survive a scare. Dylan Larkin, Tage Thompson, Hughes and Eichel scored the four goals on 23 shots that chased Samuel Hlavaj out of Slovakia&#8217;s net past the midway point of the second period.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson, one of just a handful of newcomers who did not play at the 4 Nations, exited later in the second after blocking a shot. He was held out the rest of the way, according to the NBC broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes got his second just after a power play expired, and Brady Tkachuk scored on a breakaway with just over nine minutes left to provide some more breathing room.<\/p>\n<p>Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck did his job as his teammates outshot Slovakia by a substantial margin. Everything he has done at the Olympics has validated coach Mike Sullivan&#8217;s decision to go with Hellebuyck as the U.S. starter over Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/1e57a896-3129-4993-aedc-017777323706\/thumbnail\/620x413\/26364aee7fff31d74f12f8f96e395edd\/ap26051782837827.jpg#\" alt=\"Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/1e57a896-3129-4993-aedc-017777323706\/thumbnail\/620x413\/26364aee7fff31d74f12f8f96e395edd\/ap26051782837827.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/1e57a896-3129-4993-aedc-017777323706\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/2c08acdfdcffdc1e623a8160dc37e86a\/ap26051782837827.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">JT Miller (10) challenges with Slovakia&#8217;s Patrik Koch (64) during the men&#8217;s hockey semifinal at the Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 20, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Hassan Ammar \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The U.S. men&#8217;s win comes one day after the U.S. women&#8217;s team defeated Canada and won gold in a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/2026-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-womens-hockey-gold-medal-us-canada\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">thrilling 2-1 overtime comeback<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. men&#8217;s hockey <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/usa-mens-hockey-sweden-olympics-quarterfinal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">defeated Sweden 2-1<\/a><\/span> in overtime in its quarterfinal on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the group stage last weekend, the U.S. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-mens-hockey-team-dispatches-denmark-6-3-winter-olympics\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">beat Denmark 6-3<\/a><\/span> after overcoming an earlier deficit of 2-1 in the first period. On Feb. 12, the U.S. opened the Olympics by <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-mens-hockey-team-defeats-latvia-winter-olympics\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rolling past Latvia 5-1<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time since 2014 that NHL players have been eligible to compete in the Olympic Games. 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