Islanders' Bo Horvat scores in Canada's 5-0 thrashing of Czechia | amNewYork

"New York Islanders center Bo Horvat made good on a lifetime wait, scoring in his first game representing Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics during Thursday's 5-0 beatdown of Czechia. Up by two goals with 2:34 remaining in the second period of Canada's Olympic opener, Brad Marchand sent a pass along the red line to a streaking Horvat, who flew past a pair of defenders to come in alone on Czechia netminder Lukas Dostal. With a deke to his backhand, the Islanders' star slid the puck under the Anaheim Ducks' goalie's pads and into the back of the net."

"With it, Horvat became the first member of the Islanders to score for Team Canada at the Olympics since Trevor Linden in 1998. That is more of a technicality, though, as Linden was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Islanders just a day before the Olympic break began, meaning he had never appeared in a game for New York."

Canada dominated Czechia 5-0 in the men's preliminary round at Milano Santagiulia. Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring with six seconds remaining in the first period. Mark Stone doubled the lead in the second period before Bo Horvat added a late second-period goal after a Brad Marchand pass. Nathan MacKinnon and Nick Suzuki scored in the third period. Jordan Binnington stopped all 26 shots he faced for a shutout. Horvat became the first New York Islanders player to score for Team Canada at the Olympics since Trevor Linden, though Linden's Islanders affiliation was a technicality.

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