Canada vs Switzerland Prediction, Odds and Winter Olympics Men's Ice Hockey Picks for Today, 02/13/26

Team Canada defeated Czechia 5-0 in their first game of the tournament on Thursday. Not surprisingly, the Canadians showed few flaws against Czechia, as 5 different players scored goals and Jordan Binnington posted a 26-shot shutout between the pipes. Canada dominated puck possession and out-shot Czechia 36-26. Connor McDavid was all over the place and dished out a trio of assists while 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini made quite the Olympic debut by scoring Canada’s first goal of the tournament. It was truly was a dominating offensive performance, and more of the same can be expected against Switzerland.

Don’t be surprised if McDavid and company exceed the 5 goals they scored against Czechia in this matchup against Switzerland goaltender Akira Schmid. Schmid has taken on a larger role with the Golden Knights this season, but he still owns a save percentage of .895 through 29 games thus far. That doesn’t warrant much confidence that he will be able to stymie Canada’s elite forward group. Furthermore, the defensive group in front of him will be out-classed from top to bottom.

On the other side, while Binnington looked rock solid against Czechia, head coach Jon Cooper has hinted at a different starter getting the nod between the pipes against Switzerland. Logan Thompson seems like the ideal choice, but he missed multiple weeks with an upper body injury in January. He returned for one game before the Olympic break, but it’s possible the effect of the injury is still looming. Switzerland potted 4 goals in a shutout victory over France on Thursday, with Timo Meier leading the way with a pair of goals. Switzerland shouldn’t be expected to go crazy offensively, but there’s enough talent and enough question marks in goal for Canada for Switzerland to find at least some scoring success. With a total of 5.5, look to the over in this one.

Canada vs Switzerland prediction: Over 5.5 (-135) available at time of publishing. Playable to -140.

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