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.

Slovakia on Monday escalated a dispute with Ukraine over oil deliveries by halting emergency electricity supplies to the country suffering from daily blackouts caused by Russia’s bombardment of power plants and transmission lines.

The Capitals defenseman returned from his first time playing on the Olympic stage, where he helped Slovakia to a fourth-place finish.

Finland and Slovakia will go head to head Saturday in Milan to battle for Winter Olympics bronze in men’s ice hockey. The game is scheduled to start at 2:40 p.m. ET with TV coverage on USA Network and streaming on-demand.

Slovakia is back in the men's hockey semifinals at the Olympics in Milan four years after the small central European country won its first medal in the sport with bronze in Beijing.

Finland recovered from a tough loss in the semifinals to add to its medal count by winning the men's hockey bronze medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Slovakia has stopped emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. PM Robert Fico demands the restoration of Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline, which Ukraine halted after an attack. Fico warns of further steps if the issue isn't resolved.

KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine, whose power plants have been significantly damaged by Russian bombing, continues importing electricity from neighbouring countries, transmission system operator Ukrenergo said on Tuesday,

Bratislava wants Brussels to send inspectors to test claims by Ukraine that Russia blew up a pipeline that supplies Slovakia and Hungary with oil.