JUMP TO: Canadas NHL players returned to the Olympic stage like they never left, dominating Czechia 5-0 in their opening game. Canada and Czechia got off to a fairly even start, as the first period was largely played to a draw. However, star Macklin Celebrini scored with just five seconds left in the period, opening the floodgates for Canada. Canada scored two goals in each of the next two periods, with five different players finding the back of the J.a. Happ Jersey net. Nathan MacKinnon, Nick Suzuki, Mark Stone and Bo Horvat all scored in the opener, joining Celebrini. Meanwhile, Jordan Binnington was rock solid in net, recording a shutout to begin the tournament. The St. Louis Blues goalie stopped all 26 shots he faced against a Czechia team featuring several high-quality NHL forwards. Both sides now face a quick turnaround before returning to action tomorrow. Czechia will look to bounce back against France, while Canada aims to keep rolling against Switzerland in preliminary round Game 2. The Sporting News tracked live scores, updates and highlights from the 2026 Olympic mens hockey game between Canada and Czechia. Heres what happened. MORE 2026 OLYMPICS: | | Canada vs. Czechia hockey score 1 2 3 F Canada 1 2 2 5 Czechia 0 0 0 0 Canada vs. Czechiahighlights, results from 2026 Olympic men's hockey game Final: Canada 5, Czechia 0 1:03 p.m. : Canada wins 5-0 in its first of three preliminary round games. 12:59 p.m. : Canada is gonna play out the string here to complete its first victory of the Olympics. Canada 5, Czechia 0 12:52 p.m.: GOAL! Nick Suzuki scores to make it 5-0. Five different players have now scored for the Canadians. 12:46 p.m. : Canada is keeping control of the puck as they protect a four-goal lead. Canada 4, Czechia 0 12:42 p.m.: GOAL! MacKinnon finishes a pa s from McDavid, putting Canada up four. 12:39 p.m. : Kubalik is called for a penalty, sending Canada back to the power play. 12:36 p.m. : Some back-and-forth action to start the period, but there hasn't been an huge chance yet. 12:30 p.m. : The puck is dropped for the third period, with Canada up three goals 12:12 p.m. : Josh Morri sey will mi s the rest of the game with an injury. Josh Morri sey will not return...hopefully not serious. Now that Canada has played, no injury replacement can be added to the roster Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) End of second period: Canada 3, Czechia 0 12:12 p.m. : The period ends with another Canada push that Czechia withstands. Canada 3, Czechia 0 12:08 p.m.: GOAL! Bo Horvat beats Dostal on a breakaway to extend the lead to three. 12:03 p.m. : The action has slowed down a bit as there hasn't been many prime chances in the past few minutes. 11:54 a.m. : Canada has turned it up a gear after that last goal, and is now pre suring Czechia more than previously. 11:49 a.m. : Connor McDavid gets a chance on a 2-on-1, but Dostal makes an impre sive save. Canada 2, Czechia 0 11:44 a.m.: GOAL! Mark Stone buries one from his Vegas teammate Mitch Marner to increase the lead. 11:40 a.m. : Czechia has come out strong in the second with a few quality chances, but nothing to show for it. 11:35 a.m. : We are back for the second period with Canada up 1-0. End of first period: Canada 1, Czechia 0 11:16 a.m. : GOAL! Macklin Celebrini deflects a Cale Makar shot into the net with just five seconds left in the period for the first goal of the game. MACKLIN CELEBRINI OPENS THE SCORING FOR CANADA NHLMuse (@NHL_Muse) 11:06 a.m. : A couple good chances for Bo Horvat and Brad Marchand, but neither are able to finish. On the other end, Martin Necas gets a great look but Jordan Binnington makes the save. 10:59 a.m. : Canada kills the penalty as Czechia can't take advantage, keeping the game scorele s. 10:56 a.m. : A Canada goal is wiped off as Nick Suzuki is called for tripping right before the puck went in. Czechia heads to the power play instead. 10:52 a.m. : Canada leads the shots 6-2 early, but neither side has buried one as we hit a break, 10:48 a.m. : Lukas Dostal keeps Canada off the board with a few big saves as the power play expires. 10:43 a.m. : Czechia is called for an early penalty, sending Canada to the power play just a few minutes in. 10:40 a.m. : Here we go from Italy, as Canada controls play early after the puck drop. 10:34 a.m. : We are about to get underway from Italy as Canada will begin its quest to Olympic gold. 10:06 a.m. : Czechia will likely trust it's first line of David Pastrnak-Tomas Hertl-Martin Necas a lot in this game. Lukas Dostal will also start in net for the Czechs. Czechia's lines vs. Canada: Pastrnak - Hertl - Necas Palat - Kampf - Kase Cervenka - Sedlak - Tomasek Kubalik - Faksa - Stransky Flek Simek - Hronek Kempny - Gudas Spacek - Rutta Kundratek Kyle Cushman (@Kyle_Cush) 9:55 a.m. : It looks like Connor McDavid will play with Macklin Celebrini and Tom Wilson in the first game. Here's a look at the full Canada lines. Canada's lines today against Czechia Celebrini-McDavid-Wilson Hagel-MacKinnon-Suzuki Marner-Crosby-Stone Marchand-Horvat-Reinhart Bennett Toews-Makar Morri sey-Parayko Harley-Doughty Theodore Binnington Thompson PuckEmpire (@puckempire) 9:37 a.m. : Here's the full list of scratches for this morning's game, as Jarvis and Sanheim will sit out today. As expected, Seth Jarvis and Travis Sanheim will sit for Canada. Darcy Kuemper will sit as Canada's third goalie. Filip Chlapik and Jiri Tichacek will sit for Czechia, with Karel Vejmelka as the third goalie. Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) 9:10 a.m. : It appears Canada will start Jordan Binnington in net while Seth Jarvis, Travis Sanheim and Darcy Kuemper are all scratched, but the full lines will come out soon. Canada/Czechia is two hours away Darcy Kuemper, Travis Sanheim & Seth Jarvis skated this morning...indicating they will not dre s this afternoon. We are expecting Jordan Binnington in goal, but will see for sure Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) How to watch Canada vs. Czechia Canada vs. Czechia start time Date : Thursday, Feb. 12 Time : 10:40 a.m. ET Canada will open its 2026 Olympics against Czechia on February 12 at 10:40 a.m. ET from theMilano Santagiulia IHO arena. What channel is Canada vs. Czechia on? TV Channel : USA (United States), CBC (Canada) Live Stream : (United States), CBC Gem(Canada) The Canada vs. Czechia preliminary round matchup will be broadcasted on CBC in Canada and USA in the United States. The game will also be live streamed on CBC Gem in Canada and in the United States. Olympic men's hockey schedule 2026 Wednesday, Feb. 11 Group Matchup Time (ET) Group B Slovakia vs. Finland 10:40 a.m. Group B Sweden vs. Italy 3:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 Group Matchup Time (ET) Group A Switzerland vs. France 6:10 a.m. Group A Czechia vs. Canada 10:40 a.m. Group C Latvia vs. United States 3:10 p.m. Group C Germany vs. Denmark 3:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 Group Matchup Time (ET) Group B Finland vs. Sweden 6:10 a.m. Group B Italy vs. Slovakia 6:10 a.m. Group A France vs. Czechia 10:40 a.m. Group A Canada vs. Switzerland 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Group Matchup Time (ET) Group B Sweden vs. Slovakia 6:10 a.m. Group C Germany vs. Latvia 6:10 a.m. Group B Finland vs. Italy 10:40 a.m. Group C United States vs. Denmark 3:10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 Group Matchup Time (ET) Group A Switzerland vs. Czechia 6:10 a.m. Group A Canada vs. France 10:40 a.m. Group C United States vs. Germany 3:10 p.m. Group C Denmark vs. Latvia 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 Round Matchup Time (ET) Playoffs TBD vs. TBD 6:10 a.m. Playoffs TBD vs. TBD 6:10 a.m. Playoffs TBD vs. TBD 10:40 a.m. Playoffs TBD vs. TBD 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 Round Matchup Time (ET) Quarterfinals TBD vs. TBD 6:10 a.m. Quarterfinals TBD vs. TBD 10:40 a.m. Quarterfinals TBD vs. TBD 12:10 p.m. Quarterfinals TBD vs. TBD 3:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 Round Matchup Time (ET) Semifinals TBD vs. TBD 10:40 a.m. Semifinals TBD vs. TBD 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 Round Matchup Time (ET) Bronze medal game TBD vs. TBD 2:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22 Round Matchup Time (ET) Gold medal game TBD vs. TBD 8:10 a.m. Thomas Saggese Jersey