MILAN -- Josh Morrissey went to Team Canada's dressing room with an undisclosed injury early in the second period and did not return during a 5-0 win against Team Czechia in the Group A opening game for each team at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Santagiulia Arena on Thursday.

Connor McDavid and Team Canada are ready to begin their Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic run against Czechia on Feb. 12 at Santagiulia Arena in Milan. The game starts at 10:40 a.m. ET as Canada opens group play with NHL players in the Olympics for the first time since 2014.

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Nick Suzuki added a fifth insurance goal in the final minutes of the game to arrive at the 5-0 final score. Canada’s Jordan Binnington made 24 saves to earn the shutout. Martin Nečas was in the lineup for the Czechs and produced one shot on goal. The team will hope to craft more offense in their future matches.

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