USA Hockey just keeps getting hotter, blanking Finland 5-0 on Saturday to open the 2026 Winter Olympics on a 2-0 group-stage run.
Five-time Olympian and team captain Hilary Knight tied the US Olympic women's goal record with her 14th career tally in Saturday's win, with Alex Carpenter, Taylor Heise, Abbey Murphy, and Megan Keller also adding to the scoresheet.
"I just love scoring and just the pure elation of finding the back of the net," the 36-year-old said postgame. "It's pure excitement and it's fun to celebrate."
As a team, the US overwhelmingly outshot Finland 49-11, bringing the Stateside squad to a total of 18 straight Olympic wins against non-Canada opponents — a streak dating back nearly 20 years.
Unbeaten Team USA will next take on one-loss Switzerland on Monday afternoon, with the US looking to stay perfect ahead of Tuesday's showdown with rival Canada.
The pair last faced off in April, when the US downed the Swiss 5-0 at the 2025 IIHF World Championship — with Knight claiming the all-time Worlds assist record in the process.
Switzerland enters Monday's matchup on a split record, opening with a 4-3 shootout win over Czechia on Friday before losing their second group-stage clash 4-0 to Canada.
How to watch USA Hockey vs Switzerland tonight
Team USA faces off against Switzerland at 2:40 PM ET on Monday, airing live on USA Network.
