Switzerland's Olympic hockey tournament took a brutal turn Friday, when Kevin Fiala was helped onto a stretcher and taken off the ice in the closing minutes of a 5-1 loss to Canada. Switzerland later announced the Los Angeles Kings winger suffered a lower-leg injury that will end his Games.

The Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from Friday's Olympic men's hockey game between Canada and Switzerland.

Team Canada flexed its hockey muscles for a second straight night at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, dominating Team Switzerland 5-1 at Santagiulia Arena on Friday. With the victory in the preliminary round,

Players from Canada and Switzerland left the bench to tap their sticks as Swiss star Kevin Fiala left the final moments of their round-robin game on a stretcher with what appeared to be a lower-body injury.

After returning to best-on-best Olympic men’s hockey with a victory, Canada gets right back to action on Friday as they face Switzerland in their second preliminary round game at Milano Cortina 2026.

As for the game itself, Connor McDavid registered his second straight three-point game (1G, 2A) giving Canada a 5-1 victory over the Swiss and thus locking up top spot in Group A. The Canadians will close out the preliminary round with a game against France.

Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey remains sidelined as teammate Nino Niederreiter struggles to find the scoresheet, leaving Jets fans wanting more from their Olympic representatives.

The Swiss, who defeated France 4-0 in their first game on Thursday, believe they can do something special in this Olympic hockey tournament.