Slovakia holds on, edges Italy

MONTREAL – Preliminary-round action resumed in Milan with Slovakia capturing a tight 3-2 win over Italy at the Rho Ice Hockey Arena on Friday.

Juraj Slafkovsky registered an assist to bring his totals to four points (2G, 2A) through two games at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Spending 18:25 on the ice, the 21-year-old Slovak also put up seven shots.

For more stats, check out the official Olympic game summary here.

Slovakia roster

Slovakia goals

P2 16:09 0-[1] Hudacek (Slafkovsky, Dvorsky) - PPG

P2 06:15 0-[2] Sukel (Liska, Cingel)

P3 08:06 1-[3] Ruzicka (Regenda, Gernat)

Italy goals

P2 02:54 [1]-2 Bradley (Pietroniro, Gazley) - PPG

P3 03:35 [2]-3 Gazley (Larkin, Pietroniro)

What’s next?

Alexandre Texier (FRA) and Nick Suzuki (CAN) will face the Czechs and Swiss, respectively, at 10:40 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. ET. Both games will be played at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

All games will be broadcast on CBC/CBC Gem and Radio-Canada/ICI TOU.TV, with select games available on TSN, Sportsnet, and RDS.