PWHL 2026 Olympic Games Recap for February 6 | Pro Hockey News

The women’s ice hockey tournament at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics continued today, with more of the PWHL’s 61 Olympians taking the ice for the first time in the hunt for gold. Below is a summary of day two results, notable performances and a closer look at the action ahead.

SUMMARY OF FRIDAY’S PREPARATORY ROUND

SWITZERLAND (4) USA CZECH REPUBLIC (3) SO

Bostons Alina Muller led a third-period comeback for Switzerland with a goal and an assist in the final frame to erase a 3–1 deficit. The fleet’s alternate captain also scored in one of her two shootout attempts in the eight rounds, helping the Swiss side pick up two points in their opening match in Group A action. The Czech Republic earned one point, but suffered defeat in both of their first two matches. A pair of PWHL rookies scored for the Czechs in regulation, including New York Kristina Kaltounkova and that of Montreal Natalia Mlýnkováwhile veterans Klara Hymlárová of Minnesota and Katerina Mrazová of Ottawa picked up assists. This was the first time the countries had ever faced each other in women’s hockey at the Winter Olympics.

JAPAN (3) USA FRANCE (2)Japan broke a 1-1 draw in the third period with a pair of goals to emerge victorious in the first match of the tournament, while France fell to 0-0-0-2 in the Group B standings.

RECORDS AND MILESTONES

• Müller scored the 13th goal of her Olympic career in a multi-point performance, giving Stefanie Marty the all-time Olympic goals record for a member of the Swiss women’s national team. She is already the leading Winter Olympics scorer in program history and is one of only 13 players with 25 career points at the Winter Olympics.
• Kaltounkovawho leads the PWHL with 11 goals, scored her first goal in the second match of her Olympic career, becoming the ninth member of the Czech National Women’s Team to score a goal at the Winter Olympics.
• Mlynkova now has points in all matches of the Czech preliminary round, after scoring her first goal in Milan today.
• Hymlárová And Icy each recorded their first career Winter Olympics assists, with both players scoring in the 2022 tournament.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

JOCKS INTO JILLS

Next: Tune in if Jocks in Jills returns with the next live reaction show on Saturday, February 7, immediately following the day’s action, with the final match scheduled for 3:30 PM ET when Canada takes on Switzerland. To tune in, visit the PWHLs YouTube channel.

In case you missed it: Jocks in Jills debuted its first live reaction show on Thursday, following the day’s matches. The livestream will be available for replay on the PWHL YouTube channel here.

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