{"id":457382,"date":"2026-02-14T00:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457382\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:48:20","slug":"stars-thomas-harley-scores-as-canada-cruises-past-switzerland-at-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457382\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars\u2019 Thomas Harley scores as Canada cruises past Switzerland at Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby scored in a 5-1 victory over Switzerland as Canada improved to 2-0. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\">Dallas Stars<\/a> defenseman Thomas Harley along with Macklin Celebrini also scored for the tournament favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsday.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsday.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">McDavid scored his first Olympic goal when \u2014 on a first-period power play \u2014 he took a back-post pass from MacKinnon and beat goalie Akira Schmid with a wrist shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">About a minute later, Schmid made an acrobatic stop to deny Crosby on a breakaway by lifting his left skate in the air to block the Pittsburgh star\u2019s backhand attempt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">McDavid added an assist when he fed Harley, who snapped a shot through Schmid\u2019s pads for a 2-0 lead midway through the first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Pius Suter tapped in a power-play goal for Switzerland in the first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Celebrini made it 3-1 early in the second by taking MacKinnon\u2019s pass and scoring from close range shortly after Canada killed off a penalty. The San Jose Sharks center, at 19 the youngest player on Canada\u2019s team, also scored Thursday in a win over Czechia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In the third, Crosby scored by redirecting a hard pass to the crease by Mitch Marner. MacKinnon made it 5-1 with just under seven minutes left when he slid home a rebound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Switzerland\u2019s loss was made worse by a leg injury to forward Kevin Fiala of the Los Angeles Kings late in the game. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsday.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2026\/02\/13\/coyne-schofield-scores-twice-us-routs-italy-to-advance-to-olympic-womens-hockey-semifinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KUT7I5TXPRCMRIJIZQVBC3HPFU.jpg\" alt=\"Team United States players celebrate a goal by Kendall Coyne, second from left, during the...\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sportsday.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2026\/02\/13\/coyne-schofield-scores-twice-us-routs-italy-to-advance-to-olympic-womens-hockey-semifinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coppell\u2019s Hannah Bilka scores, U.S. routs Italy to advance to Olympic women\u2019s hockey semis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Group A-winning U.S. outscored its opponents by a combined 26-1, winning all five games.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsday.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2026\/02\/13\/stars-mikko-rantanen-scores-late-to-cap-off-finlands-win-over-sweden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771030100_375_QNHKSM25KBEZHBFISEJLZWZ75E.jpg\" alt=\"Finland's Nikolas Matinpalo, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides first...\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sportsday.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2026\/02\/13\/stars-mikko-rantanen-scores-late-to-cap-off-finlands-win-over-sweden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stars\u2019 Mikko Rantanen scores late to cap off Finland\u2019s win over Sweden  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rantanen is the first Dallas Star to score a goal at these Olympics; Roope Hintz was credited with a secondary assist on the play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby scored in a 5-1 victory over Switzerland as Canada improved to 2-0. 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