MORNING SKATE
With a 9:10 p.m. game tonight, the U.S. had a brief skate this morning to fill the long day. Some members of the U.S. training staff paused to take a photo with the great cleaning crew that has been so kind to the U.S. team ahead of the team's arrival for practice.

PRELIMINARY ROUND CLOSES
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team outshot the Olympic Athletes from Russia 29-26, but was defeated 4-0 here tonight in its final preliminary round contest of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. Team USA will return to action in the qualification playoff round Tuesday, February 20. Time, opponent and television coverage of that contest are all to be determined, but the game will be live streamed on NBCOlympics.com.

Prior to the game, the U.S. coaching staff went up to the concourse to greet members of the U.S. military serving in South Korea.

Top 5 Songs on Playlist of Forward Brian Gionta
Humble and Kind - Tim McGraw
Holy Grail - Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake
Outsiders - Eric Church
Believer - Imagine Dragons
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica