Slovakia's captain Tomas Tatar has cautioned his team against underestimating host nation Italy in the upcoming Winter Olympics hockey clash. Following a strong win against Finland, Tatar stressed the need for unwavering focus and intensity.

Gus Forsling helped power Sweden's Olympic-opening win while Finland faltered in their opener; here's how the Panthers players on each team did.

Slovakia has seven NHL players on its Olympic roster. The Slovak team doesn't have any goaltenders from the NHL. Slafkovsky is going to have to be the star, and he opened the scoring at these Olympics off a turnover with a goal.

San Jose Sharks forward Pavol Regenda would love his second trip to the Winter Olympic Games to go as well as his first. Regenda was part of a Slovakian team in 2022 that at first had modest expectations going into the Games in Beijing.

Who is Samuel Hlavaj? Here's what to know about the Slovakia men's hockey goaltender who set a country record for saves at the Winter Olympics.