MILAN (AP) — Finland showed it has plenty of fight in reviving its Olympic campaign. Joel Armia scored a shorthanded goal and the Finns outmuscled archrival Sweden in a 4-1 group-stage victory Friday — 20 years after the sides squared off in the gold-medal game at the Turin Games.

Canucks' Kevin Lankinen and Finland lost 4-1 to Slovakia, while Elias Pettersson and Sweden won 5-2 against Italy in their first games of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Juuse Saros made 34 saves for Finland in a 4-1 win over Sweden in the preliminary round of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Just two days after needing a third-period rally to beat Italy, Team Sweden lost convincingly to its archrival Finland on Friday, 4-1, in a performance that ought to raise alarm bells for the 2006 gold medalists.

Win-or-go-home hockey begins today as the USA women’s team faces host nation Italy in the quarterfinals. “Quad God” Ilia Malinin takes the ice again, hoping to cement his status as the best male figure skater and win gold. All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event.

Team Finland returned to its DNA in an emotional victory against Team Sweden in the latest installment of one of hockey's most bitter international rivalries, winning 4-1 at Santagiulia Arena on Friday.