US EditionUSA 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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U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team Advances After Overtime Thriller Against Sweden - Real News Now
The U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team is now just two wins away from a gold medal after edging Sweden in a dramatic 2 to 1 overtime victory in the quarterfinals. Team USA, which has captured Olympic gold only twice and not since the Miracle on Ice run in 1980, survived a tense battle that remained scoreless through the first period. The breakthrough came in the second when Dylan Larkin found the net off assists from Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes, wh…
The Americans had to fight Sweden to the end before Quinn Hughes scored 3 minutes and 27 seconds of the extra time for a 2-1 win against thousands of American followers at the Santagiulia Arena in Milan.
Connor Hellebuyck gives proud reaction as United States national team defeats Sweden in overtime Olympic quarterfinal game
NHL News: The US national team beat the Sweden national team in one of the most dramatic NHL games of the Olympic tournament. It was a close overtime battle. Go.
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