USA, Canada and Olympic Hockey Sunday Group Results Ahead of Men's KO Bracket

Canada beat out the United States for the top seed in the men's hockey knockout-round bracket at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Canada benefited from a 10-goal output against France on Sunday to own the edge in goal differential over Team USA.

The Americans completed the group stage with a perfect record, but the No. 2 seed comes with a disadvantage. They will most likely face Sweden in the quarterfinals.

Sweden and seven other nations will compete in a playoff round to determine the opponents for the top four seeds.

Canada, USA, Slovakia and Finland earned automatic berths into the quarterfinals thanks to their group-stage performances.

Group A

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1 Canada (3-0; 9 points)

2. Switzerland (2-1; 5 points)

3. Czechia (1-2; 4 points)

4. France (0-3; 0 points)

Sunday's Results

Canada 10, France 2

Switzerland 4, Czechia 3 (Final/OT)

Canada walloped France in its final group-stage game.

Macklin Celebrini's two-goal performance headlined the 12-goal shootout.

Celebrini, Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby all had three points in the lopsided victory that gave Canada the top spot in Group A and the No. 1 seed in the knockout round.

Canada earned the No. 1 seed due to a superior goal differential in comparison to Team USA. The top seed will give Canada an easier quarterfinal matchup on paper against either Czechia or Denmark.

Switzerland took second in Group A with its overtime win over Czechia.

The Swiss secured the No. 5 seed in the knockout-round bracket, which gives it an easy matchup with No. 12 seed Italy.

The Swiss will most likely win that game and set up a quarterfinal clash with Finland.

Group C

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1 United States (3-0; 9 points)

2. Germany (1-2; 3 points)

3. Denmark (1-2; 3 points)

4. Latvia (1-2; 3 points)

Sunday's Results

United States 5, Germany 1

Denmark 4, Latvia 2

Team USA cruised to its third win of the Milan Cortina Games.

Auston Matthews netted a pair of goals, while Zach Werenski, Brock Faber and Tage Thompson tallied a goal each.

The win confirmed the No. 2 seed for Team USA, a placement that likely comes with a matchup against Sweden.

Sweden faces Latvia in the No. 7-versus-No. 10 knockout-round matchup.

Latvia finished fourth in Group C because it lost the head-to-head tiebreaker with Germany and Denmark.

Denmark used a late goal in the third period to finish in third place in Group C.

Despite the loss, Germany grabbed the No. 6 seed and an ideal matchup with France to start the knockout round. Germany will likely face Slovakia in the quarterfinals.