MILAN — The United States overcome a late tying goal, beat Sweden in an overtime thriller and is heading to the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey semifinals.
Quinn Hughes, who had missed last year's 4 Nations Face-Off with an injury, was the difference maker, scoring at 3:27 of overtime for a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Hughes was mobbed by USA teammates after the game, including his brother Jack.
The USA had appeared to be in control of the game and Dylan Larkin scored in the second period, set up by Jack and Quinn Hughes, and goalie Connor Hellebuyck was stopping everything that came his way.
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But Sweden connected after pulling Jacob Markstrom for the extra skater. Lucas Raymond, Sweden's best player at the Olympics, made a cross-ice pass to Mika Zibanejad for the tying goal with 1:31 left in the third period.
