Team Canada flexed its hockey muscles for a second straight night at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, dominating Team Switzerland 5-1 at Santagiulia Arena on Friday. With the victory in the preliminary round, Canada won Group A, earned a bye into the quarterfinals and showed again why it is the favorite to win the gold medal.

Team Canada faces off against Team Switzerland Friday in the Olympics. Puck drop from Milan, Italy, is set for 3:10 p.m. ET.

The Swiss, who defeated France 4-0 in their first game on Thursday, believe they can do something special in this Olympic hockey tournament.

The Sporting News has more on Fiala's injury and any updates regarding the Swiss forward.

Team Canada plays Switzerland in their second game of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here are the lines & starting goalies. The post Canada vs Switzerland Line Combinations & Starting Goalies Revealed appeared first on Heavy Sports.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Canada walloped France 10-2 to claim the top seeding from the preliminary stage of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Sunday, while the United States are second seeds after beating Germany 5-1 and Switzerland and Denmark each notched wins.

Sidney Crosby left Canada's Olympic quarterfinal hockey matchup against Czechia in the second period with a lower-body injury and was ruled out for the game.

Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa missed Czechia’s Olympic elimination game Tuesday against Denmark due to injury. Faksa was injured late in Czechia’s last game against Switzerland, did not practice Monday and was ruled out for Tuesday’s qualification playoff.