"To the surprise of no one, Canada finished as the top overall seed headed into the knockout phase. Heading into the Olympics, Bo Horvat knew that he'd be playing a different role than he had played with the NY Islanders. Slated to play bottom-six minutes or even as the 13th forward as he was today, Horvat has made the most of his ice time despite averaging 10:16 through the first three games."
"Speaking of Czechia, Horvat was the only Islanders player selected to his national team until the acquisition of Ondrej Palat. The 34-year-old is also playing a different role than he's used to, often skating on the Czech top line with Tomas Hertl and David Pastrnak. The Czechs have had a tough go of it, entering today with one win and one loss, but fell to Switzerland today in OT, finishing third in their group."
"Former Islander Brock Nelson has had a terrific season and has parlayed that into a fantastic Olympic Games. Nelson has two goals and an assist, all coming in the United States' first game. He's been an integral part of the PK and became the third member of his family to record an Olympic goal, joining his uncle, Dave Christian (1980), and grandfather, Bill Christian (1960), as he hopes to join them as third-generation Gold Medal winners."
Pool play concluded at the 2026 Winter Olympics and all remaining games are single-elimination for 12 nations. Canada finished as the top overall seed entering the knockout phase. Bo Horvat has been used in a reduced role, averaging 10:16 in ice time through three games, scoring twice and expected to face the Czechia and Denmark winner. Ondrej Palat has skated a larger role for Czechia, averaging 18:53, often alongside Tomas Hertl and David Pastrnak, and recorded one assist as Czechia finished third. Brock Nelson has two goals and an assist, excelled on the penalty kill, and the United States will play the Sweden/Latvia winner.
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