Slovakia vs USA: 2-6 Final Score (Feb 20, 2026)

Final · February 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Slovakia2

USA6

Shots on goal : SVK 24 — USA 39 · Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena

SVK

Game stats

USA

24Shots on goal39
0 %Faceoff win %0 %
0/5Power play1/5
20Penalty minutes30
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0

Shots by period

	P1	P2	P3	Total
SVK	8	5	11	24
USA	11	15	13	39

Goals

1st period

Dylan LarkinUSA · 04:19Assists : Zach Werenski, Tage Thompson0 – 1
Tage ThompsonUSA · 19:19 · PPAssists : Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes0 – 2

2nd period

Jack HughesUSA · 12:14Assists : Zach Werenski0 – 3
Jack EichelUSA · 12:33Assists : Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk0 – 4
Jack HughesUSA · 18:24Assists : Zach Werenski, Matt Boldy0 – 5

3rd period

Juraj SlafkovskýSVK · 04:55Assists : Adam Ruzicka, Martin Fehérváry1 – 5
Brady TkachukUSA · 10:52Assists : Vincent Trocheck, Noah Hanifin1 – 6
Pavol RegendaSVK · 13:17Assists : Milos Kelemen, Martin Fehérváry2 – 6

Penalties

1st period

08:51USACharlie McAvoy — Interference goalkeeper (2 min)
11:58USAZach Werenski — Delaying game (2 min)
19:02SVKMilos Kelemen — Tripping (2 min)

2nd period

00:31SVKMartin Fehérváry — Roughing (2 min)
01:09USAAuston Matthews — Hooking (2 min)
05:28USACharlie McAvoy — High sticking (2 min)
08:29SVKMartin Fehérváry — Holding (2 min)
16:20SVKOliver Okuliar — Cross checking (2 min)
19:37SVKPatrik Koch — Interference (2 min)

3rd period

18:17USAMatthew Tkachuk — Misconduct (10 min)
18:17SVKErik Cernak — Misconduct (10 min)
18:17USABrady Tkachuk — Misconduct (10 min)
18:17USABrady Tkachuk — Roughing (2 min)

Box score

Slovakia

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
L. CingelC	0	0	0	1	0	11:42
O. OkuliarL	0	0	-2	0	0	14:46
M. KelemenL	0	1	1	0	0	11:04
D. DvorskyR	0	0	-1	2	0	16:29
J. SlafkovskýL	1	0	0	2	0	17:01
A. RuzickaC	0	1	0	3	0	14:03
A. LiskaR	0	0	-1	2	0	11:23
S. TakacL	0	0	-1	0	0	03:35
M. PospisilC	0	0	0	1	0	13:38
L. HudacekR	0	0	-1	0	0	17:16
P. RegendaL	1	0	0	1	0	15:04
T. TatarL	0	0	-1	1	0	16:54
M. SukelC	0	0	-2	0	0	13:08
P. CeresnakD	0	0	-2	1	0	18:26
S. NemecD	0	0	0	1	0	22:28
M. GernatD	0	0	-1	2	0	15:28
M. FehérváryD	0	2	1	1	0	19:56
M. MarincinD	0	0	-2	2	0	08:54
P. KochD	0	0	-1	4	0	13:46
E. CernakD	0	0	-1	0	0	17:01

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
S. Hlavaj(L)	—	82.6 %	32:33
S. Skorvanek	—	88.2 %	27:27

USA

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
B. TkachukL	1	1	3	4	0	10:36
J. EichelC	1	1	2	5	0	16:31
J. MillerC	0	0	1	1	0	14:41
M. BoldyL	0	1	1	0	0	15:49
V. TrocheckC	0	1	1	0	0	15:19
M. TkachukL	0	1	1	2	0	15:41
D. LarkinC	1	0	1	4	0	15:21
B. NelsonC	0	0	0	1	0	13:27
A. MatthewsC	0	0	0	4	0	19:08
J. GuentzelC	0	0	1	3	0	14:45
T. ThompsonC	1	1	1	3	0	10:05
J. HughesC	2	0	3	3	0	11:07
C. KellerR	0	0	0	0	0	03:52
Z. WerenskiD	0	3	3	0	0	13:27
B. FaberD	0	0	2	2	0	19:01
N. HanifinD	0	1	1	0	0	10:53
C. McAvoyD	0	0	0	2	0	16:58
Q. HughesD	0	1	0	2	0	21:23
J. SlavinD	0	0	2	0	0	16:19
J. SandersonD	0	0	0	3	0	15:50

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
J. Oettinger	—	0.0 %	00:00
C. Hellebuyck(W)	—	91.7 %	60:00

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About this game

Who won Slovakia vs USA?

USA won 6-2 over Slovakia on Friday, February 20, 2026.

When was Slovakia vs USA played?

On Friday, February 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

Where was Slovakia vs USA played?

At Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, in Milano Cortina.

Have the Slovakia and USA played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.