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Keep up with Dahlin and Thompson at Milano Cortina 2026.

By Justin Alpert and Jourdon LaBarber

Sabres.com

February 12, 2026

Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson are representing their countries at Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, which run from Feb. 11 to 22 in Milan, Italy.

This year marks the first time since 2014 that NHL players are participating in the The Winter Olympics.

The tournament consists of 12 teams divided into three groups. The preliminary round will consist of round-robin play within each group, after which the top four teams (three group winners plus the top second-place team) will receive a bye to the quarterfinal round.

Teams which do not receive a bye will play in the single-elimination playoff qualification round on Feb. 17.

Bookmark this page for updated statistics and results from Dahlin and Thompson throughout the tournament and view the complete schedule below.

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Thursday, Feb. 12: United States 5 – Latvia 1

Thompson: 1 G | 0 A | 1 P | 11:34

Thompson was given a new look on Team USA’s top power-play unit, stationed in front of the net rather than his usual place on the left flank. The early return was positive: Thompson scored a net-front, power-play goal to help the U.S. pull away during the second period.

Thompson was joined on the top unit by Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes. He received a pass from Eichel down low and lifted a backhand shot past Latvian goaltender Elvis Merzlikins for his goal, which extended the U.S. lead to 3-1.

Brock Nelson scored a pair of goals to lead the U.S., which had two goals taken off the board by challenges in the first period (one of which also belonged to Nelson).

Thompson spent his 5-on-5 ice time on a line with Kyle Connor and Dylan Larkin.

The U.S. plays Germany on Saturday at 3:10 p.m.

Full schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 11

Group B
Slovakia 4 - Finland 1
Sweden 5 - Italy 2

Thursday, Feb. 12

Group A
Switzerland 4 - France 0
Canada 5 - Czechia 0

Group C
United States 5 - Latvia 1
Germany 3 - Denmark 1

Friday, Feb. 13

Group B
Finland vs. Sweden, 6:10 a.m. – Santaguilia Arena (Peacock)
Italy vs. Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. – Rho Arena (Peacock)

Group A
France vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena (Peacock)
Canada vs. Switzerland, 3:10 p.m. – Santagiulia Arena (Peacock)

Saturday, Feb. 14

Group B
Sweden vs Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena (Peacock)
Finland vs. Italy, 10:40 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena (USA Network, Peacock)

Group C
Germany vs. Latvia, 6:10 a.m. – Rho Arena (CNBC, Peacock)
USA vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m. – Santagiulia Arena (USA Network, Peacock)

Sunday, Feb. 15

Group A
Switzerland vs. Czechia, 6:10 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena (CNBC, Peacock)
Canada vs. France, 10:40 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena (USA Network, Peacock)

Group C
USA vs. Germany, 3:10 p.m. – Santagiulia Arena (USA Network, Peacock)
Denmark vs. Latvia, 3:10 p.m. – Rho Arena (CNBC, Peacock)

Tuesday Feb. 17

Qualification playoff, 6:10 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena
Qualification playoff, 6:10 a.m. – Rho Arena
Qualification playoff, 10:40 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena
Qualification playoff, 3:10 p.m. – Santagiulia Arena

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Quarterfinal, 6:10 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena
Quarterfinal, 8:10 a.m. – Rho Arena
Quarterfinal, 10:40 a.m. – Santagiulia Arena
Quarterfinal, 3:10 p.m – Santagiulia Arena