Olympic hockey 2018 schedule: Times, TV channels, and live stream info for Saturday, Feb. 10

The first day of hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics kicks off with the opening of the women’s tournament in Pyeongchang. The action begins extremely early in the morning for those of us in North America, and that will be common throughout the next few weeks, so get ready to make some coffee and watch hockey while everyone else is asleep.

All of the matchups will be streamed live by NBC, and many others will also receive live and/or tape-delayed television broadcasts.

The first game of the tournament will see Japan take on Sweden at 2:40 a.m. ET. The Swedish won Olympic medals in 2002 and 2006, including a shocking upset of Team USA in the semifinals 12 years ago, but they’ve finished fourth at the past two Olympic tournaments. Here’s more on Sweden from The Ice Garden, SB Nation’s women’s hockey blog.

Japan will be competing in its second straight Olympic women’s hockey tournament after finishing seventh in Sochi. They’re coming off a perfect showing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games, where they outscored opponents — and this is completely serious — by a combined score of 98-1.

That says more about the state of women’s hockey across Asia than anything about the dominance of Japan, though, so Sweden will be heavily favored.

The second game of the day sees Switzerland take on hosting Korea at 7:10 a.m. ET. That game will be broadcast live on USA Network in addition to its online coverage. Switzerland will be looking to defend the bronze medal it won in Sochi, although it finished seventh at the past two World Championships.

Women’s Group B: Japan vs. Sweden
Time: 2:40 a.m. ET
Live stream: NBC Olympics

Women’s Group B: Switzerland vs. Korea
Time: 7:10 a.m. ET
TV: USA Network
Live Stream: NBC Olympics