In just a few days from now, this upcoming week, multiple players from the Los Angeles Kings' roster will be representing the franchise and their home countries for the first time in over a decade in the Winter Olympics from the league in the NHL. The first game played for the five Kings' players in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy this upcoming week will be on Feb. 11, early in the morning at 7:40 a.m. local time.
Five Kings players will be representing their countries in the 2026 Winter Olympics in men's hockey in Milan in the next few weeks upcoming in mid-to-late February this month. Those five Kings' players are winger Joel Armia (Finland), defenseman Drew Doughty (Canada), goalie Darcy Kuemper (Canada), winger Adrian Kempe (Sweden), and winger Kevin Fiala (Switzerland).
Doughty is the only Kings' player in the active roster lineup for LA and head coach Jim Hiller who has represented his country before in the Winter Olympics in men's ice hockey.
Here's a look at how to watch all the Kings' players representing their home countries in the 2026 Winter Olympics during this three-week break in Milan, Italy, this month, mid-to-late February, over the next few weeks.
How and where to watch Los Angeles Kings players in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for men's hockey
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Armia: Finland vs. Slovakia (7:40 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: USA, Peacock
Kempe: Sweden vs. Italy (12:10 p.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: USA, Peacock
Thursday, Feb. 12
Fiala: Switzerland vs. France (3:10 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: Peacock
Doughty/Kuemper: Canada vs. Czechia (7:40 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: USA, Peacock
Friday, Feb. 13
Armia/Kempe: Sweden vs. Finland (3:10 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: USA, Peacock
Fiala/Doughty/Kuemper: Switzerland vs. Canada (12:10 p.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: Peacock
Saturday, Feb. 14
Kempe: Sweden vs. Slovakia (3:10 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: Peacock
Armia: Finland vs. Italy (7:40 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: USA, Peacock
Sunday, Feb. 15
Fiala: Switzerland vs. Czechia (3:10 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: CNBC, Peacock
Doughty/Kuemper: Canada vs. France (7:40 a.m. PT)
TV/Streaming: USA, Peacock
At the conclusion of the round robin play in the Winter Olympics for men's ice hockey, the knockout stage will begin for the bottom eight teams in the standings. The top four teams in the round robin play will advance straight to the quarterfinals and get byes in the knockout stage in the Winter Olympics.