Olympics Game Preview: France vs Czechia with Line Combinations 2/13/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Men’s Hockey Group A: France (0-1-0) vs Czechia (0-1-0)
Venue: Milano Santagiulia Arena
Date: Friday, February 13
Time: 10:40 am EST
Team France News & Notes:
France lost their tournament opener to Switzerland 4-0 on Thursday. They were outshot 43-26 in the game.
Team Czechia News & Notes:
Czechia began tournament play with a 5-0 loss to Canada. They were outshot 36-26 in the game.
Team France Projected Lines
Treille-Bellemare-Texier
Rech-Ritz-Perret
Fabre-Dair-Bertrand
Addamo-Da Costa-Bozon
Auvitu-Thiry
Crinon-Guebey
Boscq-Cantagallo
Junca
Keller
Team Czechia Projected Lines:
Necas-Hertl-Pastrnak
Palat-Kampf-Kase
Cervenka-Sedlak-Tomasek
Stranksy-Faksa-Kubalik
Simek-Hronek
Kempny-Gudas
Spacek-Rutta
Dostal
Vladar
Players To Watch:
Team France
Alexandre Texier is the only current NHL player on the roster. Texier is the first NHL player ever to represent France at the Olympics. Forty-year-old Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has played in 700 NHL games as of 2024. Yohann Auvitu and Stephane Da Costa are the only other players on France’s roster with NHL experience.
Team Czechia
David Pastrnak leads Team Czechia into the Olympics as the most identifiable NHL player. Martin Necas is also a player to watch. Bruins forward Pavel Zacha will not play and was replaced by Filip Chlapik.
Injury Report:
Team France
None
Team Czechia
C Pavel Zacha – OUT
Next Game:
France – February 15 vs Canada
Czechia – February 15 vs Switzerland
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