With the 2026 Winter Olympics slowly coming to a close, Team Canada is set to face Finland in the men’s hockey semi-final.
Despite finishing first in the preliminaries and vanquishing Czechia in overtime (thanks to Vegas Golden Knights‘ forward Mitch Marner), there is concern surrounding Canada’s captain. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins left the game against Czechia with an injury and did not return. There has been speculation about what that means and how that will impact Canada’s roster for this vital contest.
The winner of this game will face the winner of the USA vs. Slovakia game for the gold medal.
Here is when and where you can watch both games:
- Finland vs Canada: 10:30 AM EST
- Slovakia vs USA: 3:00 PM EST
Canada vs Finland is airing on RDS2, ICI Tele, and CBC. The game is available on streaming courtesy of ICI TOU.TV and CBC Gem. The USA-Slovakia game can be seen on RDS2 and ICI Tele, and is available to stream on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV.
What’s Going On With Sidney Crosby?
Recent reports have labeled Crosby as a game-time decision for Canada. However, there is a glimmer of hope with a brand new report that has surfaced.
TSN’s Ryan Rishaug shared a new report on X about where things are at with Crosby.
“As planned, Crosby skated this morning in a closed ice session,” Rishaug wrote on February 20th, 2026. “Remains doubtful for tonight, but certainly a good sign he was able to test things out.”
This certainly makes it sound like he won’t play in the semi-final, but if Canada advances to the gold medal game, Crosby will play then.
Elliotte Friedman has confirmed that Crosby will not play for Canada.
Team Canada Line Combinations
Here are the projected line combinations for Canada, without Crosby in the lineup:
Canada Forward Lines
Celebrini – McDavid – MacKinnon
Marner – Suzuki – Stone
Hagel – Horvat – Jarvis
Marchand – Bennett – Reinhart
Wilson
Canada’s Defense Pairings
Toews – Makar
Theodore – Parayko
Harley – Doughty
Sanheim
Team Canada’s starting goalie will likely be Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues.
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