MILAN – The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team is set to compete against Sweden tonight at Santaguilia Ice Arena in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. local time/3:10 p.m. ET. Viewers in the U.S. can watch the game live on NBC, with streaming available on Peacock.
The U.S. and Sweden have faced each other 15 times previously in the Olympic Winter Games. Team USA has secured victory six times in this matchup, while Sweden has claimed seven wins, with two encounters resulting in a tie. The last Olympic meeting between the teams occurred in Torino, Italy, in 2006, where Sweden achieved a 2-1 victory during the preliminary round on Feb. 19.
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TOP SPOT IN GROUP C
Team USA emerged victorious in all three of its preliminary round matches in regulation, securing the top position in Group C and the second overall seed for the playoff round. Its latest performance took place on Feb. 15, resulting in a 5-1 win against Germany. Sweden competed last night in the qualification round, defeating Latvia 5-1 to advance to tonight’s game. In the preliminary round, the Swedes triumphed over Italy (5-2) and Slovakia (5-3), while suffering a loss to Finland (4-1).
QUARTERFINAL HISTORY
The U.S. has lost its last two quarterfinal matches, both ending in a 3-2 shootout defeat — against Slovakia in 2022 and the Czech Republic in 2018. Historically, the U.S. holds a 4-5 record in quarterfinal games at the Olympics. Its most recent quarterfinal victory occurred in 2014 at the Sochi Games, where it defeated the Czech Republic 5-2. The U.S. has won three out of five quarterfinal matches featuring NHL players in the tournament.
Connor Hellebuyck will return as the starting goaltender for Team USA tonight. He currently ranks second in the tournament for both save percentage (.952) and goals against average (1.00) and has participated in two of Team USA’s three games thus far, including the last match on Sunday (Feb. 15), where he made 23 saves on 24 shots in the 5-1 victory over Germany.
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