{"id":394616,"date":"2026-02-09T14:41:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=394616"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:41:58","slug":"czech-republic-vs-canada-preview-and-odds-olympic-mens-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/czech-republic-vs-canada-preview-and-odds-olympic-mens-hockey\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech Republic vs. Canada Olympic men&#8217;s hockey preview and betting odds: Projected lineups, start time for Feb. 12 game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Canadian Men&#8217;s Hockey Team begins its quest for gold at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Canada is a sizeable favourite over the Czech Republic in its first group stage game of the tournament. The return of best-on-best hockey sees superstars like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and David Pastrnak make their Olympic debuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our Czech Republic vs. Canada preview and betting odds for the match on Feb. 12 at 10:40 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the Winter Olympics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Czech Republic vs. Canada preview and betting odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada is -1,000 on the moneyline as of Monday afternoon, meaning bettors would have to wager $1,000 to net $100 of profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backing the Canadians to win by three-plus goals carries more palatable -125 odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Cooper&#8217;s squad is currently favoured to win gold (-106). The Czech Republic occupies the middle of the outright odds board (+2,500).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Market<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Betting odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Canada moneyline<\/td><td>-1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Czech Republic moneyline<\/td><td>+500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Canada -2.5<\/td><td>-125<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Czech Republic -2.5<\/td><td>-112<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over 6.5 goals<\/td><td>+100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Under 6.5 goals<\/td><td>-150<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on Canada to win gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Czech Republic vs. Canada odds as of 12 p.m. ET Feb. 9, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canada hockey Olympic preview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hockey fans got a taste of best-on-best action at the 4 Nations Face-Off last year, which culminated in a victory for Canada over the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of that Canadian roster has returned for the 2026 Olympics, with a few changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore sensation Macklin Celebrini headlines the newcomers alongside Bo Horvat, Nick Suzuki, Tom Wilson, Darcy Kuemper, and Logan Thompson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the projected lines for Team C heading into Thursday&#8217;s game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 lines at first practice of Milan Olympics <br><br>Celebrini &#8211; McDavid &#8211; Wilson <br>Marchand &#8211; MacKinnon &#8211; Suzuki <br>Stone &#8211; Crosby &#8211; Marner <br>Hagel &#8211; Horvat &#8211; Reinhart <br>Jarvis, Bennett <br><br>Toews &#8211; Makar <br>Morrissey &#8211; Parayko<br>Harley &#8211; Doughty<br>Theodore &#8211; Sanheim <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TSN_Sports<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark Masters (@markhmasters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markhmasters\/status\/2020579376778404145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">Jordan Binnington, who was lights out in the 4 Nations, is expected to start in goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">See full Czech Republic vs. Canada odds at NorthStar Bets<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">The Czech Republic has some elite star power up front with Pastrnak, Tomas Hertl and Martin Necas leading the charge, but the team lacks the depth to contend with Canada&#8217;s star-studded roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Lines and Pairings at the first practice for Team Czechia \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff <br><br>Necas &#8211; Hertl &#8211; Pastrnak<br>Palat &#8211; Kampf &#8211; Kase<br>Cervenka &#8211; Sedlak &#8211; Tomasek<br>Stransky &#8211; Faksa &#8211; Kubalik<br><br>Hronek &#8211; Simek<br>Kempny &#8211; Gudas<br>Spacek &#8211; Rutta<\/p>&mdash; Daily Faceoff &#8211; Fantasy (@DFOFantasy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DFOFantasy\/status\/2020587218675589596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukas Dostal is slated to start in goal for the Czech Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25-year-old struggled to begin the NHL season with the Anaheim Ducks, but he enters in strong form with a .930 SV% and 1.96 GAA in his last nine games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Men&#8217;s Hockey Team begins its quest for gold at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday. 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