The start of the day for teams in the 2026 Winter Olympics to be potentially be eliminated in the quarterfinals playoff round starts on Wednesday, including Los Angeles Kings and Team Finland forward Joel Armia facing Team Switzerland late this morning (Feb. 18).
Multiple Kings players representing the franchise and their home country in the Winter Olympics in the middle of this week, including Armia with Team Finland and defenseman Drew Doughty with Team Canada, got byes straight through to the quarterfinals playoffs for this round playoffs.
Armia and Finland got the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals to get the last bye in the elimination round playoffs in the middle of this week. Finland faces a Switzerland team that shutout the host country in the Winter Olympics, Team Italy, by a score of 3-0 on the scoreboard yesterday.
Since this past week, Armia has been one of the most consistent and productive forwards in the active roster lineup for Team Finland on both ends of the ice offensively. Armia has registered a couple of goals and four total points in the Olympics for Finland since this past week.
Here's a look at the TV and streaming information, game time, and location for the Winter Olympics quarterfinals in the elimination playoffs round between Team Finland and Team Switzerland on Feb. 18.
How to watch Team Finland vs. Switzerland in the quarterfinals round in men's ice hockey in the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 9:10 a.m. PT
- Location: Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Live Streaming: Peacock app
- TV USA: Peacock
- TV Canada: CBC Gem, CBC
This morning's quarterfinals matchup on the ice between Team Switzerland and Team Finland will be broadcast live on Peacock in the United States and on CBC and CBC Gem in Canada.
Team Finland projected roster vs. Switzerland
Finland
Forwards
Mikko Rantanen - Roope Hintz - Mikael Granlund
Artturi Lehkonen - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Eetu Luostarinen- Anton Lundell - Kaapo Kakko
Eeli Tolvanen - Erik Haula - Joel Armia
Defensemen
Esa Lindell - Miro Heiskanen
Niko Mikkola - Rasmus Ristolainen
Olli Maatta - Nikolas Matinpalo
Goalies
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Switzerland
Forwards
Philipp Kurashev - Nico Hischier - Timo Meier
Sven Andrighetto - Pius Suter - Nino Niederreiter
Sandro Schmid - Calvin Thurkauf - Christoph Bertschy
Simon Knak - Ken Jager - Damien Riat
Defensemen
Roman Josi - J.J. Moser
Dean Kukan - Jonas Siegenthaler
Christian Marti - Michael Fora
Goalies
Akira Schmid
Leonardo Genoni
Projected starting goalies for Team Finland vs. Switzerland
Team Finland: Juuse Saros
Team Switzerland: Akira Schmid
Which Los Angeles Kings players are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Team Finland: Joel Armia (W)
Team Canada: Drew Doughty (D), Darcy Kuemper (G)
Team Sweden: Adrian Kempe (W)
Team Switzerland: Kevin Fiala (W)