Miro Heiskanen (L) of Finland competes against Joel Eriksson Ek of Sweden during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Finland and Sweden at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Anton Lundell (1st R) of Finland scores during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Finland and Sweden at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Davide Fadani, Luca Frigo and Phil Pietroniro (from L to R) of Italy compete during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Juraj Slafkovsky (L) vies against Dustin Gazley of Italy during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Luca Zanatta (R) of Italy vies against Milos Kelemen of Slovakia during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Matus Sukel (C) of Slovakia competes against Gregory di Tomaso (3rd L) of Italy during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Davide Fadani, goalkeeper of Italy, makes a save during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Tomas Tatar (C) of Slovakia vies with Tommy Purdeller (R) and Luca Zanatta of Italy during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Players of both teams compete during the ice hockey men's preliminary round group B match between Italy and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)