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Keller, Thompson soaking in Olympic experience with Team USA
MILAN — Clayton Keller and Tage Thompson didn't play for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off last season. Keller has appeared in the Stanley Cup Playoffs once in his NHL career. Thompson has never experienced the NHL playoffs.
Now they were on the third line for Team USA at practice Tuesday — Keller on the left, Thompson on the right, with Dylan Larkin at center — preparing to play single-elimination, best-on-best hockey at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
The U.S. will play in the quarterfinals against Team Sweden at Santagiulia Arena on Wednesday (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, NBC, ICI Tele, CBC Gem, SN, TSN).
Clayton Keller makes Olympic debut in recap of 5th day of men's hockey at the Olympics
After leading the United States to their first ever gold medal at the IIHF World Championships last year, Keller slid into the third line for the US, replacing Kyle Connor in the lineup against Germany.
Utah's captain didn't have a scoring impact in the US' 5-1 over Germany as they clinched Group B.
Team USA captain Auston Matthews led the way against the Germans. Matthews recorded three points on two goals and one assist. USA scored five goals before Germany was able to light the lamp.
Mammoth forward J.J. Peterka assisted on Tim Stutlze's third period goal for Germany, giving Peterka his third point of the Olympics.
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Why Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller thinks Team USA is set up for Olympic success
(Carolyn Kaster | AP) United States' Clayton Keller, right, during men's ice hockey practice at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. The Utah Mammoth captain is making his Olympic debut for the United States.
Chemistry among teammates is important in every sport, but Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller says it might be the single-most essential element in Team USA bringing home gold from the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
“The team that comes together and is the closest is the team that ultimately wins,†Keller said in January when he was announced as a member of an Olympic team for the first time in his career.
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