Right from the opening puck drop, the U.S. was in full control, and Dylan Larkin picked up right where he left off against Sweden. Larkin took a pass from defenseman Zach Werenski and flew into the offensive zone to rip a shot past Slovakian goalie Samuel Hlavaj, which set the tone for the rest of the game.

Team USA is routing Slovakia in the semifinals of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it ⁠described as “ultimatums ⁠and blackmail” by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after they threatened to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine unless ⁠Kyiv restarts flows of ​Russian oil.

MILAN (AP) — Juraj Slafkovsky has been here before. He was tournament MVP in 2022 when, at 17, he led Slovakia to its first medal of any color at the Olympics with bronze in Beijing. That was without NHL participation.

Through six games in the tournament, Fehervary picked up four assists, six penalty minutes, six shots and a plus/minus rating of minus-4. The 26-year-old was tied for the Team Slovakia lead in points by a defenseman throughout the Games and also ranked second in ice time among all Slovak skaters, averaging 21:02 minutes per game.