Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal Odds Ahead of Playoff Qualification (USA and Canada Destined to Meet in Final)

The round robin round of the men's Olympic hockey competition is in the books, so it's time to look forward to the knockout stage.

If there's one thing we've learned from the group stage, it's that Canada and the United States are in a class of their own when it comes to international hockey. The betting market agrees, as those two countries have by far the best odds to win the gold medal. Let's take a look.

Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal Odds

Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook

Canada -140
USA +210
Finland +1000
Sweden +1600
Slovakia +3500
Switzerland +4000
Czechia +4500
Germany +7000
Denmark +75000
Latvia +100000
Italy +100000
France +100000

Canada enters the knockout stage at 58.33%. They have the top seed in the tournament, giving them the easiest path to the gold medal game. The only other team with a realistic shot at gold is the USA at +210, an implied probability of 32.26%.

The last time that NHL players competed at the Olympics was in 2010, which ended in a historic gold medal match between Canada and the USA, eventually ending with a game-winning goal by Sidney Crosby in overtime.

Now that the two countries have secured the top two seeds, they won't face each other until a potential gold medal game, setting up a big rematch of not only the 2010 gold medal game but also of last year's Four Nations final, another overtime win in favor of Canada.

Finland and Sweden both have a chance of making a deep run. Sweden will likely face the United States in the quarter-finals, which is a dangerous matchup for the Americans. Canada will be the big favorites in their quarter-final game against the winner of Czechia and Denmark, but they will have a tough semi-final matchup, likely against either Finland or the Swedes if they upset the United States.

Strap in, it's going to be a fun week of Olympic hockey.

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