Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros made 21 saves for Finland in a 4-1 loss to Slovakia at the 2026 Milano Cortina.Olympics.

Finland was stunned in its tournament opener, falling 4-1 to Slovakia, but it responded with a statement 4-1 win over rival Sweden on Friday. The Finns set the tone early in that matchup, scoring twice in the first period.

Slafkovsky, a forward for the Montreal Canadiens, scored the opening goal of the game, turning a turnover by Finland defenseman Mikko Lehtonen into a brilliant solo effort, curling around Saros and tucking the puck into the unguarded net at 7:45 of the first period.

Team USA captain Hilary Knight scored her 14th career Olympic goal as the Americans beat Finland 5-0 to improve to 2-0.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Underdogs Italy made podium contenders Sweden work for their 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on Wednesday and Slovakia stunned defending champions Finland 4-1,

Sweden and Finland is one of the best international rivalries in hockey, and their first meeting at the 2026 Winter Olympics continued that tradition. The two t

Finland falters against Slovakia as Granlund showcases vision. Clara battles valiantly for Italy before an unfortunate injury.

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