Hilary Knight and the United States Women’s Hockey team are feeling good.
After their triumphant 5-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the first game of the preliminary round, the 1-0 club is ready to take on Petra Nieminen’s Finland today the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 10:40 am ET.
While the U.S. had a big start to their 2026 Winter Olympics campaign, Finland had a rough go to kick things off.
United States vs. Finland: what to know
- When: Feb. 7, 10:40 am ET
- Where: Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Channel: USA Network
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
Rather than play their first match against Canada on Thursday, they had to postpone after the team came down with norovirus and 14 players had to be quarantined.
“There’s a chance that if they would play then it would influence Team Canada and their health as well,” Finland’s Head Coach Tero Lehtera said. “I couldn’t risk my players.”
United States vs. Finland start time
The puck drops at 10:40 a.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 7 for the Canada vs. Finland showdown.
How to watch United States vs. Finland for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics for free.
DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching TV live for free — it has a five-day free trial and there are a ton of options for plans that include USA Network (and every other channel you’ll need for the Olympics), including genre packs that offer more flexibility at lower price points. USA Network is part of the MySports ($69.99/month) genre pack with 20+ channels.
You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.
United States and Finland team rosters
For a closer look, here are the US and Finland women’s hockey rosters.
United States
- Lee Stecklein (D)
- Cayla Barnes (D)
- Caroline Harvey (D)
- Megan Keller (D)
- Rory Guilday (D)
- Haley Winn (D)
- Laila Edwards (D)
- Kirsten Simms (F)
- Kelly Pannek (F)
- Grace Zumwinkle (F)
- Hayley Scamurra (F)
- Britta Curl-Salemme (F)
- Hilary Knight (F)
- Tessa Janecke (F)
- Hannah Bilka (F)
- Joy Dunne (F)
- Alex Carpenter (F)
- Kendall Coyne Schofield (F)
- Taylor Heise (F)
- Abbey Murphy (F)
- Ava McNaughton (F)
- Aerin Frankel (G)
- Gwyneth Philips (G)
Finland
- Siiri Yrjölä (D)
- Sanni Dantala (D)
- Elli Suoranta (D)
- Nelli Laitinen (D)
- Ronja Savolainen (D)
- Jenni Hiirikoski (D)
- Sini Karjalainen (D)
- Elisa Holopainen (F)
- Sanni Vanhanen (F)
- Petra Nieminen (F)
- Jenniina Nylund (F)
- Ida Kuoppala (F)
- Julia Schalin (F)
- Viivi Vainikka (F)
- Emilia Vesa (F)
- Michelle Karvinen (F)
- Noora Tulus (F)
- Susanna Tapani (F)
- Julia Liikaka (F)
- Emma Nuutinen (F)
- Sanni Ahola (G)
- Emilia Kyrkkö (G)
- Anni Keisala (G)
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
