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USA Hockey’s gold medal campaign continues this afternoon with the second of three group round games.
Today, they’ll face Denmark for the first time in Olympic history. Denmark opened the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Germany on Thursday.
Team USA is coming into today’s game off a 5-1 victory over Latvia where New York Islander and third-generation Olympian Brock Nelson scored a pair of goals and Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk each had two assists. Today, they’ll start Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman in net after opting to open the tournament with Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck.
olympics 2026 men’s hockey: what to know
What: United States vs. Denmark
When: Feb. 14, 3:10 p.m. ET
Where: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
Channel: USA Network
Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
After today’s game, Team USA will play one more group game tomorrow, Feb. 15, against Germany. After that, the playoffs and quarterfinals will begin. If the United States wins today, they’ll bypass the playoff stage and guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals.
USA vs. Denmark start time
United States vs. Denmark is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. ET today, Feb. 14.
How to watch USA vs. Denmark for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Olympics hockey for free.
DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching sports live for free — it has a five-day free trial and there are a ton of options for plans that include USA Network (and every other channel you’ll need for the Olympics), starting at $49.99/month.
You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.
United States and Denmark men’s hockey team rosters
Below, check out the rosters for Team USA and Denmark, along with each player’s NHL team.
United States
Jackson LaCombe (D) – Ducks
Zach Werenski (D) – Blue Jackets
Brock Faber (D) – Wild
Noah Hanifin (D) – Golden Knights
Charlie McAvoy (D) – Bruins
Quinn Hughes (D) – Wild
Jaccob Slavin (D) – Hurricanes
Jake Sanderson (D) – Senators
Brady Tkachuk (F) – Senators
Jack Eichel (F) – Golden Knights
J.T. Miller (F) – Rangers
Matt Boldy (F) – Wild
Vincent Trochek (F) – Rangers
Matthew Tkachuk (F) – Panthers
Dylan Larkin (F) – Red Wings
Brock Nelson (F) – Avalanche
Auston Matthews (F) – Maple Leafs
Jake Guentzel (F) – Lightning
Tage Thompson (F) – Sabres
Kyle Connor (F) – Winnipeg Jets
Jack Hughes (F) – Devils
Clayton Keller (F) – Mammoth
Jeremy Swayman (G) – Bruins
Jake Oettinger (G) – Stars
Connor Hellebuyck (G) – Jets
Denmark
Malte Setkov (D)
Matias Lassen (D)
Markus Lauridsen (D)
Oliver Lauridsen (D)
Anders Koch (D)
Jesper Jensen Aabo (D)
Phillip Bruggisser (D)
Nicholas B. Jensen (D)
Frederik Storm (F)
Alexander True (F)
Oscar Mølgaard (F)
Nicklas Jensen (F)
Lars Eller (F) – Senators
Nikolaj Ehlers (F) – Hurricanes
Oliver Bjorkstrand (F) – Lightning
Mikkel Aagaard (F)
Morten Poulsen (F)
Mathias Bau (F)
Patrick Russell (F)
Christian Wejse (F)
Joachim Blichfeld (F)
Nick Olesen (F)
Mads Søgaard (G)
Frederik Andersen (G) – Hurricanes
Frederik Dichow (G)
Team USA Olympic men’s hockey schedule
Feb. 14, 3:10 p.m. ET – vs. Denmark
Feb. 15, 3:10 p.m. ET – vs. Germany
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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