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USA ekes out win over Sweden, advances to Olympic semifinal
- On Feb. 18, 2026, Team USA beat Sweden in a quarterfinal at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, with a 3:10 p.m. ET puck drop to advance to the semifinals.
- After prelims, Team USA advanced with a 3-0 Group C record, earning a bye, while Sweden reached the quarters by beating Latvia 5-1 in the qualification round as a lower seed via a goal-differential tiebreaker.
- In goal, Connor Hellebuyck gave Team USA steady goaltending while captain Auston Matthews and alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk led offensively with five points each, and Dylan Larkin called Hellebuyck `He's a gamer.`
- The victory keeps medal hopes alive, with semifinals set for Feb. 20, 2026, where quarterfinal winners are reseeded and losers are eliminated.
- NBC and Peacock broadcast the quarterfinal live, highlighting the broad U.S. broadcast reach for the USA vs Sweden Olympic matchup, the 16th meeting in history.
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US squeezes by Sweden into men's semifinals
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Whitefish's Jake Sanderson, Team USA on to Olympic semis with OT win over Sweden
BILLINGS Whitefish native Jake Sanderson and the United States men's hockey team are into the semifinal round of the Milan Cortina Olympics after a 2-1 overtime win in the quarterfinal round over Sweden on Wednesday at the Santagiulia Arena in Milan, Italy.Quinn Hughes' goal at 3:27 of the 3-on-3, 10-minute overtime period lifted Team USA into the semis, where it will face Slovakia at 1:10 p.m. Mountain on Friday on NBC.The Americans led 1-0 aft…
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The Press-EnterpriseTeam USA needs overtime to avoid upset by Sweden
MILAN — The much-anticipated Milano Cortina Olympic Games hockey gold medal final between Team USA and Team Canada was nearly derailed twice in Wednesday’s quarterfinal round. Both the U.S. and Canada needed overtime to move on to Friday’s semifinals. Quinn Hughes scored 3 minutes, 27 seconds into the extra period to secure a 2-1 U.S. victory over Sweden after the Americans gave up a goal with just over 90 seconds left in the third period. Canad…
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