GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Ryan Donato (Scituate, Mass.) scored two power-play goals and Ryan Zapolski (Erie, Pa.) made 21 saves as the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team topped Slovakia, 2-1, here today in its second preliminary round contest at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre.
“We had good energy from all four lines and Zapolski made big saves when he had to,” said Tony Granato, head coach of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. “It was a great atmosphere with the American presence here and we’re thankful for the terrific support. Overall, I liked the way we played. We took a step forward today and we look forward to our game tomorrow night.”
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team (1-0-1-0/W-OTW-OTL-L) closes preliminary round play against the Olympic Athletes from Russia on Saturday (Feb. 17) at 9:10 p.m. local/7:10 a.m. ET. That contest will be televised live on NBCSN in addition to being streamed on NBCOlympics.com.
For the complete game recap, click here.
2018 Olympic Winter Games
Team USA Schedule – PyeongChang, South Korea – Feb. 14-25
Date Opponent Round Time/Result
(Local/ET) Broadcast
Wed., Feb. 14 Slovenia Preliminary
OTL, 2-3
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Fri., Feb. 16 Slovakia Preliminary
W, 2-1
CNBC
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Sat., Feb. 17 O.A.R. Preliminary 9:10 p.m.
7:10 a.m. NBCSN
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Tues., Feb. 20 TBD Qualification TBD TBD
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Wed., Feb. 21 TBD Quarterfinals TBD TBD
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Fri., Feb. 23 TBD Semifinals TBD NBCSN
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Sat., Feb. 24 TBD Bronze-Medal Game 9:10 p.m.
7:10 a.m. NBCSN
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Sun., Feb. 25 TBD Gold-Medal Game 1:10 p.m.
11:10 p.m. (Feb. 24) NBCSN
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NOTES: The U.S. outshot Slovakia, 31-22, went 2-for-5 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. For complete game statistics, click here … Alongside Granato, Keith Allain (Worcester, Mass.), Chris Chelios (Chicago, Ill.), Ron Rolston (Fenton, Mich.) and Scott Young (Clinton, Mass.) are serving as assistant coaches … Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), who unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 21, 2018, is the team’s general manager while Ben Smith (Gloucester, Mass.) is the director of player personnel … The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team has captured two gold medals (1980, 1960), eight silver medals (2010, 2002, 1972, 1956, 1952, 1932, 1924, 1920) and one bronze medal (1936) all-time in Olympic play … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potstdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. Olympic Teams .
